Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF2415: A BILL FOR An Act relating to provider requirements concerning the mental health of users of an artificial intelligence chatbot, and providing civil penalties
Status: In committee, February 24, 2026
An Act relating to provider requirements concerning the mental health of users of an artificial intelligence chatbot, and providing civil penalties.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to provider requirements concerning the mental health of users of an artificial intelligence chatbot, and providing civil penalties.
From the introduced text, February 19, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to provider requirements concerning the mental health of users of an artificial intelligence chatbot, and providing civil penalties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6724XS (5) dg/jh S.F. 2415 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 554J.1 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter: 1. "Artificial intelligence chatbot" means a software program or application that uses natural language processing or similar machine-learning techniques to simulate human conversation or generate human-like responses to user input. 2. "Mental health advice" means a statement, recommendation, or response purporting to diagnose, treat, mitigate, or address emotional distress, a psychological disorder, self-harm, suicidal ideation, or another mental health concern. 3. "Provider" means a person that designs, deploys, or operates an artificial intelligence chatbot that is accessible to users in this state. Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 554J.2 Prohibited conduct ---- crisis intervention required. 1. A provider shall not design or operate an artificial intelligence chatbot in a manner that allows the artificial intelligence chatbot to offer or simulate professional mental health advice. 2. An artificial intelligence chatbot shall not represent itself as a licensed professional or offer services that would require licensure under chapter 154B or 154D. 3. A provider shall implement reasonable protocols to have the provider's artificial intelligence chatbot detect expressions of self-harm, suicidal ideation, …
Sponsors
- Liz Bennett (D, 39) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee: McClintock, Bennett, and Sires. S.J. 393 .
- : Introduced, referred to Technology. S.J. 330 .
Subjects: artificial intelligence, mental health, technology, disclosure, health and human services department, computers and software, civil liability
Common questions
- What is SF2415?
- SF2415 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to provider requirements concerning the mental health of users of an artificial intelligence chatbot, and providing civil penalties.
- What does SF2415 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to provider requirements concerning the mental health of users of an artificial intelligence chatbot, and providing civil penalties.
- What is the status of SF2415?
- In committee as of February 24, 2026. Latest action: Subcommittee: McClintock, Bennett, and Sires. S.J. 393 . (February 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored SF2415?
- Liz Bennett (D, 39).
- Where is the official record for SF2415?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+2415&ga=91
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