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Read. Follow. Verify.Iowa Senate File 2415 regulates AI chatbots and requires crisis referrals for mental health distress
Last action · February 24, 2026: Subcommittee: McClintock, Bennett, and Sires. S.J. 393 .Sponsor: Liz Bennett
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What This Bill Would Do
Iowa Senate File 2415 prohibits s from offering professional or representing themselves as licensed professionals. The bill requires chatbot providers to implement detection protocols for self-harm and provide mandatory disclosures, empowering the attorney general to enforce violations under consumer fraud laws.
Changes compliance requirements for companies operating artificial intelligence software in Iowa by imposing mandatory AI disclosures and establishing civil penalties of up to $40,000 per violation.
- State legislatures across the country have increasingly considered regulatory frameworks addressing artificial intelligence technologies, particularly regarding mental health interactions and consumer protection. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Artificial intelligence chatbot providers
Providers must redesign software to include mandatory disclaimers, implement self-harm detection protocols, and refrain from simulating professional mental health advice.
Educational institutions and libraries
They receive specific liability protections when providing access to general-use software or the internet.
Chatbot users
Users receive explicit disclosures regarding AI limitations and automatic referrals to crisis services upon expressing distress.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 24, 2026SenateSubcommittee: McClintock, Bennett, and Sires. S.J. 393 .
- Feb 19, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced, referred to Technology. S.J. 330 .
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Expansion of Consumer Fraud Enforcement to AI
The bill integrates AI chatbot compliance directly into existing consumer fraud frameworks under section 714.16.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz65Current news / social attention level
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