HSB 635 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to the ownership of artificial intelligence output and trained artificial intelligence.

This Iowa bill defines key terms like "input" (user-provided data/directions), "output" (AI-generated content like text or images), and "trained artificial intelligence" (the AI model after training). It states that a user who provides input owns the AI-generated output, unless it infringes on third-party copyrights. A person who trains an AI owns the resulting model if the training data was lawfully acquired and ownership wasn't transferred via contract. If an employee uses AI within their job duties under employer direction, the employer owns the output or trained AI, provided it doesn't infringe existing intellectual property rights.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 28, 2026 Last action Feb 23, 2026
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Total actions
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Committee
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Feb 23, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2691.
legislature
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 18. Nays, 1. Excused, 2.
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Feb 3, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/05/2026 12:00PM RM 103.
legislature
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Sorensen, Madison and Wood.
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Economic Growth and Technology.
lower
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