Legislation that recently advanced from an Iowa Senate subcommittee seeks to limit the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the state’s government agencies.
As the Iowa Capital Dispatch reported, Senate Study Bill 3014 would require state agencies to disclose the use of artificial intelligence tools while prohibiting its use in matters that affect state employees’ employment status, bargaining rights, wages, transfer or eligible hours.
Speaking to the Senate subcommittee, Sen. Charlie McClintock said the legislation is “setting some guidelines in the use of AI” in Iowa government.
For example, the bill would establish an inventory of AI systems used by Iowa state agencies, and would oblige state agencies to publish a list of automated employment decision-making tools on their agency websites within 90 days of the tool’s use. State agencies would also have to submit an annual report on such usage, to be submitted to the state’s general assembly by Jan. 15 of each year.
“In short, this bill outlines things that basically humans do now, that AI has kind of reached into both now and into the future that could take over those practices,” added McClintock, who introduced the legislation.
According to the Dispatch, McClintock said the bill would move forward, with the understanding that additional work was needed to address concerns raised before bringing it to the committee.
“AI is not going away,” McClintock said. “It’s only going to continue to be brought forth in technology … so we’ll just keep addressing it. We can improve this bill and we certainly will.”
12 February 2026
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