A bill for an act relating to chatbots, including deployer requirements and interactions with minors.

This Iowa bill (HF 2715) sets safety rules for public-facing chatbots, primarily affecting companies that deploy them. It requires deployers to clearly disclose when users interact with AI (not humans), implement safety protocols for self-harm risks, and limit data collection. For minors, it mandates age-verification methods (without requiring ID), parental notifications for self-harm, and strict criteria for therapeutic chatbots - requiring professional recommendations, clinical evidence, and safety testing before use by minors. The bill does not ban chatbots but imposes compliance requirements for deployers to protect user safety.