Conversational Artificial Intelligence Services Act (2026 SF 2417)

Iowa's 2026 companion-chatbot law requires public conversational AI services to disclose to minors that they are talking to AI, block sexual content and human-like emotional or romantic manipulation of minors, avoid variable engagement rewards for minors, and give minors and parents privacy and account controls. For all users, operators must disclose AI status when a reasonable person could think it is human, keep suicide and self-harm referral protocols, and not present the bot as a licensed mental health provider. It applies from July 1, 2027.