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HF 2507 — IA, US
HF 2507 is an AI governance legislation from IA, currently introduced. The introduced bill establishes new disclosure, minor protection, and crisis protocol requirements for public-facing conversational AI services [1]. AIGI tracks 1 primary-source update on this bill; the most recent was published on 2026-02-16.
Status & timeline
- Regulatory stage
- introduced
- Bill status
- introduced
- Authority / governing body
- Iowa Legislature
- Chamber
- house
- Document type
- legislation
Next deadline: No explicit date — effective upon enactment.
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Full obligation matrix
| Actor | Obligation | Deadline | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| operator | Clearly and conspicuously disclose to a minor account holder that they are interacting with artificial intelligence via a persistent visible disclaimer. | — | — |
| operator | Clearly and conspicuously disclose to a minor account holder that they are interacting with artificial intelligence via a disclaimer that appears at the beginning of each interaction. | — | — |
| operator | Clearly and conspicuously disclose to a minor account holder that they are interacting with artificial intelligence via a disclaimer that appears at least once every three hours of continuous interaction. | — | — |
| operator | Not provide a minor user with points or similar rewards at unpredictable intervals with the intent to encourage increased engagement. | — | — |
| operator | Institute reasonable measures to prevent the conversational AI service from producing visual depictions of sexually explicit material for minor account holders. | — | — |
| operator | Institute reasonable measures to prevent the conversational AI service from stating that a minor account holder should engage in sexually explicit conduct. | — | — |
| operator | Institute reasonable measures to prevent the conversational AI service from sexually objectifying a minor account holder. | — | — |
| operator | Institute reasonable measures to prevent the conversational AI service from generating statements that would lead a reasonable individual to believe that they are interacting with a human, specifically for minor account holders (e.g., claims of sentience, simulating emotional dependence, romantic interaction, sexual innuendo, adult-minor romantic role-playing). | — | — |
| operator | Offer tools for minor account holders to manage their privacy and account settings. | — | — |
| operator | Offer tools for the parent or guardian of a minor account holder (if under thirteen years of age) to manage the minor account holder’s privacy and account settings. | — | — |
| operator | Offer tools for the parent or guardian of a minor account holder (if the minor has additional risk factors identified by the attorney general by rule) to manage the minor account holder’s privacy and account settings. | — | — |
| operator | Clearly and conspicuously disclose using a persistent visible disclaimer that the conversational AI service is artificial intelligence if a reasonable individual would believe that the individual is interacting with a human. | — | — |
| operator | Adopt protocols for the conversational AI service for responding to user prompts regarding suicidal ideation or self-harm, including making reasonable efforts to refer the user to crisis service providers. | — | — |
| operator | Not knowingly and intentionally cause or program a conversational AI service to make a representation or statement that would lead a reasonable individual to believe that the conversational AI service is designed to provide professional psychology or behavioral health services requiring licensure. | — | — |
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Enforcement risk score
25
/ 100
Announced regulation; enforcement footprint still forming.
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Role-based compliance checklist
- compliance_officer Monitor the bill's legislative progress in the Iowa Legislature.
- product_manager Review current conversational AI services to identify interactions with minor account holders.
- engineering Assess technical feasibility for implementing AI disclosure mechanisms for minor and general users (persistent visible disclaimers or timed disclaimers).
- engineering Evaluate and implement content filtering or safety mechanisms to prevent the production of sexually explicit material, objectification, or harmful statements for minors.
- product_manager Design or enhance privacy and account management tools for minors and their parents/guardians.
- legal Develop or update internal protocols for the AI service's response to user prompts regarding suicidal ideation or self-harm, including referral to crisis services.
- legal Review AI service marketing and programming to ensure no claims of providing licensed psychological or behavioral health services are made.
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Vendor impact assessment
- Vendor risk class
- high
- Procurement categories
- customer_service_ai, content_moderation, productivity_assistants, ai_agents
Vendors providing conversational AI services that are accessible to the public, particularly those interacting with minors, will need to demonstrate strong safeguards for content filtering, age verification (if applicable to meet 'minor' definition), clear AI disclosures, and robust privacy controls. Compliance with self-harm protocols and avoiding false medical claims is also critical.
Sample vendor questions
- How does your conversational AI service identify and handle interactions with minors?
- What mechanisms are in place to ensure clear and conspicuous disclosure that the user is interacting with AI?
- Does your service have robust content moderation capabilities to prevent the generation or display of sexually explicit content, objectification, or inappropriate romantic/dependent interactions for minors?
- What privacy and account management tools are offered for minors and their parents/guardians?
- Do your services include protocols for responding to user prompts regarding suicidal ideation or self-harm, and how are these implemented?
- How do you ensure your AI services do not make claims of providing professional licensed mental health services?
Intelligence briefs (1)
legislation introduced 2/16/2026
Iowa Bill HF 2507: New Requirements for Conversational AI Services, Minor Protections
The introduced bill establishes new disclosure, minor protection, and crisis protocol requirements for public-facing conversational AI services [1].
This bill introduces state-level obligations for deployers of certain generative AI systems, impacting compliance frameworks related to user safety and transparency.
Deadline: No explicit date — effective upon enactment.
Primary source →Frequently asked questions
- What is HF 2507?
- Iowa House File 2507 (HF 2507) introduces requirements for public-facing conversational AI services, focusing on protections for minors and general consumer disclosures. The bill mandates clear AI interaction disclosures to minors and prohibits certain types of simulated human interaction [1]. Operators must also establish suicide and self-harm response protocols [4] and avoid misrepresenting AI as professional mental health services [5]. Primary source →
- Why does HF 2507 matter?
- This bill introduces state-level obligations for deployers of certain generative AI systems, impacting compliance frameworks related to user safety and transparency. Primary source →
- Who does HF 2507 affect?
- This bill primarily impacts operators of “conversational AI services” accessible to the general public, designed to simulate human conversation through text, audio, or visual communication. This definition explicitly excludes AI primarily for R&D, narrow topics, B2B customer assistance, voice assistants, or internal business use. Deployers of general-purpose chatbots, social AI, or companion AI services are in scope, particularly those with minor users. The requirements bear on product development, legal, and compliance functions for these organizations. Primary source →
- What are the key dates for HF 2507?
- No explicit date — effective upon enactment. Primary source →
- What is the current status of HF 2507?
- As of the last published update, HF 2507 is at the "introduced" stage, with bill status "introduced". Primary source →
- Where can I find the primary source for HF 2507?
- The primary source for the most recent update is at https://www.legis.iowa.gov/publications/search/document?fq=id:1600798&q=artificial+intelligence. AIGI publishes the full citation chain plus every approved brief on this bill. Primary source →
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