HF2447 — A bill for an act relating to water and energy use for data centers, including reporting and tariff requirements, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2690.)
In committeeData CentersUpdated Feb 16, 2026
This bill requires data centers in Iowa to report on their water and energy usage and establishes specific tariff rules related to those resources. It creates new regulatory…
HSB294 — A bill for an act relating to artificial intelligence, including the use of artificial intelligence to create materials related to elections and protections in interactions with artificial intelligence systems, and making penalties applicable.
In committeeDeepfakesUpdated Mar 4, 2025
This Iowa bill regulates the use of AI to create election-related content, such as deepfakes or synthetic media that could mislead voters. It also establishes protections for…
SF2052 — A bill for an act relating to the issuance of driver's licenses and nonoperator's identification cards, including physical forms of such identification and noncompliance with federal requirements.
In committeePrivacyUpdated Jan 14, 2026
This bill deals with driver's licenses and state ID cards, including their physical format and federal compliance requirements. It is not related to AI regulation or data-center…
HF2110 — A bill for an act relating to the issuance of driver's licenses and nonoperator's identification cards, including physical forms of such identification and noncompliance with federal requirements.
In committeeGovernanceUpdated Jan 16, 2026
This bill deals with driver's licenses and state ID cards, including rules about physical identification and federal compliance. It has no relevance to AI regulation or…
HF2690 — A bill for an act relating to water and energy use for data centers, including reporting and tariff requirements, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HF 2447.)
FiledData CentersUpdated Feb 23, 2026
This Iowa bill requires data centers to report their water and energy usage and subjects them to specific utility tariff requirements. It imposes new oversight obligations on data…
HF2688 — A bill for an act relating to investment requirements for data center businesses that claim certain sales tax exemptions and sales and use tax refunds.(Formerly HSB 727.)
In committeeData CentersUpdated Feb 23, 2026
This bill adjusts the investment thresholds that data center businesses must meet to qualify for sales tax exemptions and refunds in Iowa. It is designed to encourage data center…
HSB727 — A bill for an act relating to investment requirements for data center businesses that claim certain sales tax exemptions and sales and use tax refunds.(See HF 2688.)
In committeeData CentersUpdated Feb 11, 2026
This bill adjusts the investment thresholds that data center businesses must meet in order to qualify for sales tax exemptions and refunds in Iowa. It is designed to encourage…
HF2001 — A bill for an act relating to water efficiency of data centers, including requirements for water-efficient cooling technologies and encouragement for the use of nonpotable and recycled water sources, providing civil penalties, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
In committeeData CentersUpdated Jan 13, 2026
This Iowa bill requires data centers to use water-efficient cooling technologies and encourages the use of recycled or non-drinking water sources. Data centers that fail to comply…
SSB3181 — A bill for an act making certain sales and use tax exemptions relating to nuclear electric generation facilities, web search portal businesses, and data center businesses contingent upon making contributions to institutions of higher education governed by the state board of regents.
In committeeData CentersUpdated Feb 25, 2026
This bill would require data centers, web search companies, and nuclear power facilities to make contributions to Iowa public universities in order to keep their current sales and…
SF2094 — A bill for an act relating to computer science and artificial intelligence education, including high school curricula and graduation requirements, practitioner preparation programs, and college admissions, and including applicability provisions.
In committeeEducationUpdated Jan 22, 2026
This Iowa bill would require high schools to include computer science and AI education in their curricula and graduation requirements, while also affecting teacher preparation…
HF2540 — A bill for an act relating to computer science and artificial intelligence education, including high school curricula and graduation requirements, and practitioner preparation programs, and including applicability provisions.(Formerly HSB 610.)
FiledEducationUpdated Feb 16, 2026
This Iowa bill requires high schools to include computer science and artificial intelligence in their curricula and graduation requirements, and updates teacher preparation…
SSB3013 — A bill for an act relating to the ownership of artificial intelligence output and trained artificial intelligence.(See SF 2199.)
In committeeGovernanceUpdated Jan 13, 2026
This bill addresses who legally owns the content created by AI systems and the AI models themselves after they have been trained. It establishes rules around intellectual property…

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Tracked legislation

HF2447 — A bill for an act relating to water and energy use for data centers, including reporting and tariff requirements, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2690.)

HSB294 — A bill for an act relating to artificial intelligence, including the use of artificial intelligence to create materials related to elections and protections in interactions with artificial intelligence systems, and making penalties applicable.

SF2052 — A bill for an act relating to the issuance of driver's licenses and nonoperator's identification cards, including physical forms of such identification and noncompliance with federal requirements.

HF2110 — A bill for an act relating to the issuance of driver's licenses and nonoperator's identification cards, including physical forms of such identification and noncompliance with federal requirements.

HF2690 — A bill for an act relating to water and energy use for data centers, including reporting and tariff requirements, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HF 2447.)

HF2688 — A bill for an act relating to investment requirements for data center businesses that claim certain sales tax exemptions and sales and use tax refunds.(Formerly HSB 727.)

HSB727 — A bill for an act relating to investment requirements for data center businesses that claim certain sales tax exemptions and sales and use tax refunds.(See HF 2688.)

HF2001 — A bill for an act relating to water efficiency of data centers, including requirements for water-efficient cooling technologies and encouragement for the use of nonpotable and recycled water sources, providing civil penalties, and including effective date and applicability provisions.

SSB3181 — A bill for an act making certain sales and use tax exemptions relating to nuclear electric generation facilities, web search portal businesses, and data center businesses contingent upon making contributions to institutions of higher education governed by the state board of regents.

SF2094 — A bill for an act relating to computer science and artificial intelligence education, including high school curricula and graduation requirements, practitioner preparation programs, and college admissions, and including applicability provisions.

HF2540 — A bill for an act relating to computer science and artificial intelligence education, including high school curricula and graduation requirements, and practitioner preparation programs, and including applicability provisions.(Formerly HSB 610.)

SSB3013 — A bill for an act relating to the ownership of artificial intelligence output and trained artificial intelligence.(See SF 2199.)

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