H.F. 2150 Section 1. Section 68A.405, Code 2026, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 5. a. Published material generated through 3 the use of artificial intelligence and designed to expressly 4 advocate the nomination, election, or defeat of a candidate 5 for public office or the passage or defeat of a ballot issue 6 must contain a disclosure on the published material that the 7 published material was generated using artificial intelligence. 8 The disclosure must include the words “this material was 9 generated using artificial intelligence”. 10 b. For purposes of this subsection, “artificial 11 intelligence” means a machine-based system that can, for a 12 given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, 13 recommendations, or decisions influencing real or virtual 14 environments. 15 c. The board shall adopt rules to implement this subsection. 16 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 68A.507 Endorsements —— generation by 17 artificial intelligence prohibited. 18 A person shall not publish published material, as defined in 19 section 68A.405, that includes an endorsement of a candidate or 20 ballot measure by a representation of a person that has been 21 generated using artificial intelligence, as defined in section 22 68A.405. 23 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION . 68B.40 Artificial intelligence 24 limitations. 25 1. For the purposes of this section: 26 a. “Artificial intelligence” means the same as defined in 27 section 68A.405. 28 b. “Political committee” means the same as defined in 29 section 68A.102. 30 c. “State statutory political committee” means the same as 31 defined in section 68A.102. 32 2. A candidate, candidate’s committee, political committee, 33 public official, or state statutory political committee shall 34 not use artificial intelligence to depict a candidate or public 35 -1- LSB 5310YH (3) 91 ss/ns 1/ 4

H.F. 2150 official engaging in behavior that the candidate or public 1 official would be unlikely to engage in or that would likely 2 diminish the public perception of the candidate or public 3 official. 4 3. A candidate, that candidate’s committee, or a public 5 official shall not use artificial intelligence to depict the 6 candidate or public official in an event or situation that did 7 not occur. 8 4. A public official shall not use artificial intelligence 9 to manipulate depictions of events of statewide or national 10 importance that a reasonable person would conclude was 11 intended to influence public opinion about a defined group or 12 influence the outcome of an election or the passage or defeat 13 of legislation. 14 5. A candidate, candidate’s committee, political committee, 15 public official, or state statutory political committee shall 16 not knowingly share material generated by a third party using 17 artificial intelligence. A candidate, candidate’s committee, 18 political committee, public official, or state statutory 19 political committee does not violate this subsection if the 20 candidate, candidate’s committee, political committee, public 21 official, or state statutory political committee makes a 22 good-faith effort to remove material that the candidate, 23 candidate’s committee, political committee, public official, 24 or state statutory political committee discovers was generated 25 using artificial intelligence and informs the public that the 26 material was generated using artificial intelligence. 27 6. a. The board may impose a fine of up to five thousand 28 dollars on a candidate or public official for a first violation 29 of this section and a fine of up to one and one-half times the 30 previous fine for each subsequent violation of this section. 31 b. The board may impose a fine of up to fifty thousand 32 dollars on a candidate’s committee, political committee, or 33 state statutory political committee for a first violation of 34 this section and a fine of up to two times the previous fine for 35 -2- LSB 5310YH (3) 91 ss/ns 2/ 4

H.F. 2150 each subsequent violation of this section. 1 c. A fine collected by the board pursuant to this subsection 2 shall be deposited in the general fund of the state. 3 EXPLANATION 4 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 5 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 6 This bill relates to the use of artificial intelligence 7 for purposes associated with elections, ballot issues, and 8 public officials. The bill amends Code chapter 68A (campaign 9 finance) to require published material generated through the 10 use of artificial intelligence, defined in the bill as a 11 machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined 12 objectives, make predictions, recommendations, or decisions 13 influencing real or virtual environments, that is designed 14 to expressly advocate for or against a candidate or ballot 15 issue to include a disclosure that the published material was 16 generated using artificial intelligence. The bill prohibits 17 published material from including an endorsement of a candidate 18 or ballot measure by a representation of a person that has been 19 generated using artificial intelligence. By operation of law, 20 a person who willfully violates Code chapter 68A is guilty of a 21 serious misdemeanor. A serious misdemeanor is punishable by 22 confinement for no more than one year and a fine of at least 23 $430 but not more than $2,560. 24 The bill enacts new Code section 68B.40 (artificial 25 intelligence limitations) to prohibit a candidate, candidate’s 26 committee, political committee, public official, or 27 state statutory political committee from using artificial 28 intelligence to depict a candidate or public official engaging 29 in behavior that the candidate or public official would be 30 unlikely to engage in or that would likely diminish the public 31 perception of the candidate or public official. The bill 32 also prohibits a candidate, that candidate’s committee, or a 33 public official from using artificial intelligence to depict 34 the candidate or public official in an event or situation 35 -3- LSB 5310YH (3) 91 ss/ns 3/ 4

H.F. 2150 that did not occur and from sharing material generated by a 1 third party using artificial intelligence. A person does not 2 violate the prohibition on sharing material generated by a 3 third party using artificial intelligence if the person makes a 4 good-faith effort to remove material that the person discovers 5 was generated by artificial intelligence and informs the public 6 that the material was generated using artificial intelligence. 7 The bill prohibits a public official from using artificial 8 intelligence to manipulate depictions of events of statewide or 9 national importance to influence public opinion about a defined 10 group or influence the outcome of an election or the passage or 11 defeat of legislation. 12 The Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board (board) may 13 impose a fine of up to $5,000 on a candidate or public official 14 for a first violation of new Code section 68B.40 and a fine 15 of up to one and one-half times the previous fine for each 16 subsequent violation. The board may impose a fine of up to 17 $50,000 on a candidate’s committee, political committee, or 18 state statutory political committee for a first violation of 19 new Code section 68B.40 and a fine of up to two times the 20 previous fine for each violation. A fine collected by the 21 board pursuant to this provision of the bill shall be deposited 22 in the general fund of the state. 23 -4- LSB 5310YH (3) 91 ss/ns 4/ 4