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IA SF2415: A bill for an act relating to provider requirements concerning the mental health of users of an artificial intelligence chatbot, and providing civil …

In Committee Iowa · 2025–2026 session

Last verified Oct 13, 2026 · official bill text

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A bill for an act relating to provider requirements concerning the mental health of users of an artificial intelligence chatbot, and providing civil penalties.

In one paragraph

Iowa's SF 2415 would bar AI chatbot providers from offering or simulating professional mental health advice or claiming to be a licensed professional, require crisis-referral protocols and repeated AI disclosures, and make violations unfair practices enforced by the attorney general. Referred to Senate Technology February 19, 2026; subcommittee named February 24, 2026; it has not passed either chamber.

Plain-English summary, written with AI assistance. The official text controls.

What it means for business

None yet: the bill has not been enacted. If enacted, companies operating AI chatbots available to Iowa users would need crisis protocols, recurring AI disclosures and could not present the bot as a mental health professional.

Key provisions

  1. New Code chapter 554J: providers (those who design, deploy or operate an AI chatbot accessible in Iowa) may not design or operate a chatbot to offer or simulate professional mental health advice or represent itself as a licensed professional.
  2. Providers must implement reasonable protocols to detect self-harm, suicidal ideation or emotional distress and refer users to crisis services.
  3. Each chatbot must disclose it is AI, not a human and not a substitute for professional mental health care at the start, at regular intervals, and when responding about mental health or self-harm.
  4. The attorney general enforces; a violation is an unfair practice under Code 714.16 (the explanation describes remedies including a civil penalty up to $40,000 per violation).
  5. The Department of Health and Human Services must adopt rules on detection standards, disclosure formats and safe use guidelines; educational institutions and libraries are not liable solely for providing general access.
  6. Status: introduced February 19, 2026, referred to Technology; subcommittee named February 24, 2026.

Latest legislative action

Feb 24, 2026. Subcommittee: McClintock, Bennett, and Sires. S.J. 393.

Sponsors

NameRoleDistrict
D Sponsor SD-039

Topics and industries

Related topics

User-Facing AIAI Healthcare

Affected industries

TechnologyHealthcareConsumer Protection

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