---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act requiring persons who operate certain internet sites, applications, or a segment of an internet site or application that contains material pornographic for minors to perform reasonable age verification."
description: "A bill for an act requiring persons who operate certain internet sites, applications, or a segment of an internet site or application that contains material pornographic for minors to perform reasonable age verification."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 864"
citation: "Iowa HF 864 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["internet", "obscenity"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-07"
last_action: "2026-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/754163d5-4258-4e90-a605-44e43cfc1389"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 864&ga=91"
source_hash: "d6d8cb7ba815fa25f6ff3849323d66578533e7516d6d2870a60115d4d1e118af"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa HF 864 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act requiring persons who operate certain internet sites, applications, or a segment of an internet site or application that contains material pornographic for minors to perform reasonable age verification.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/HF864.html)
2. **Amendment H-8430** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8430.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-5012** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5012.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-5231** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5231.pdf)
5. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF864.html)
6. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF864_GovLetter.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF864.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **88–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-03-07** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-03-20** Passed House, yeas 88, nays 1. `passage`
- **2025-03-25** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-03-25** Explanations of votes.
- **2025-03-20** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-24** Message from House.
- **2025-03-24** Read first time, attached to SF 443. `reading-1`
- **2025-04-03** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-06-16** Referred to Technology. `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-21** Subcommittee: Alons, Bennett, and Taylor.
- **2026-01-20** Subcommittee Meeting: 01/22/2026 9:30AM Senate Lounge.
- **2026-01-22** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-17** Amendment S-5012 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-17** Placed on calendar.
- **2026-03-26** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2026-04-29** Amendment S-5231 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-29** Amendment S-5012 out of order.
- **2026-04-29** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-04-29** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-29** Message from Senate.
- **2026-04-29** Senate amendment H-8430 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-30** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8430.
- **2026-04-30** Passed House, yeas 82, nays 2. `passage`
- **2026-05-01** Explanation of vote.
- **2026-04-30** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-30** Message from House.
- **2026-05-13** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-06-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/754163d5-4258-4e90-a605-44e43cfc1389`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).