A bill for an act relating to contracts between a publisher and a library for electronic literary materials, and providing civil penalties.

HF 466 sets rules for contracts between publishers and Iowa libraries for digital books and audiobooks (e.g., ebooks, digital audiobooks). It prohibits publishers from restricting libraries’ standard lending practices, such as limiting loan duration, frequency, interlibrary loans, or the ability to make preservation copies. The bill allows publishers to set limits on simultaneous borrower access or require technical protections to prevent extended use beyond loan periods. Libraries must be able to share contract terms with other Iowa libraries, and contracts cannot force libraries to violate other laws. The Iowa Attorney General can enforce these rules and impose civil penalties up to $100,000 per violation for noncompliant publishers.