Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF207: A BILL FOR An Act relating to civil liability for certain commercial entities who publish or distribute obscene material on the internet
Status: In committee, February 26, 2025
An Act relating to civil liability for certain commercial entities who publish or distribute obscene material on the internet.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to civil liability for certain commercial entities who publish or distribute obscene material on the internet.
From the introduced text, February 4, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to civil liability for certain commercial entities who publish or distribute obscene material on the internet. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1708XS (12) dg/jh S.F. Section 1. NEW SECTION. 554I.1 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter: 1. "Covered platform" means a commercial entity for which it is in the regular course of the trade or business of the entity to create, host, or make available, on the internet, obscene material provided by the entity, a user, or other information content provider. 2. "Identifying information" means any representation of information that permits the identity of an individual to whom the information applies to be reasonably inferred by either direct or indirect means. 3. "Information content provider" means the same as defined in 47 U.S.C. §230. 4. "Interactive computer service" means the same as defined in 47 U.S.C. §230. 5. "Obscene material" means the same as defined in section 728.1. 6. "Provider" means an internet service provider, cloud service provider, wireless service provider, internet search engine, or an affiliate or subsidiary of an internet service provider, cloud service provider, wireless service provider, or internet search engine. 7. "Reasonable age verification" means verifying the age of an individual by using any of the following methods: a. Government-issued identification. b. …
Sponsors
- Kevin Alons (R, 7) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 443 . S.J. 371 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/10/2025 12:30PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- : Subcommittee: Alons, Bennett, and Campbell. S.J. 210 .
- : Introduced, referred to Technology. S.J. 189 .
Common questions
- What is SF207?
- SF207 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to civil liability for certain commercial entities who publish or distribute obscene material on the internet.
- What does SF207 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to civil liability for certain commercial entities who publish or distribute obscene material on the internet.
- What is the status of SF207?
- In committee as of February 26, 2025. Latest action: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 443 . S.J. 371 . (February 26, 2025).
- Who sponsored SF207?
- Kevin Alons (R, 7).
- Where is the official record for SF207?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+0207&ga=91
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