Iowa HF 864

Law takes effect July 1, 2026

Age verification mandate for websites where 33% or more of the “data publicly available” is material that is “pornographic for minors”.

Relevant features:

• Age verification mechanisms allowed:
  • digital identification
  • a “method that is commercially reasonable given a person’s scope of business and that relies on transactional data to verify an individual’s age”
  • a “method approved by the attorney general by rule”
• Enforcement and penalties:
  • Attorney general may bring actions for injunctions or civil penalties
    • Up to $1,000 per violation, maximum of $10,000 per day
  • “Each time an individual accesses an internet site or application not in compliance with this chapter shall constitute a separate violation.”