On March 28, 2023, Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law Senate
File 262 (SF 262) after unanimous passage in the Iowa House and
Senate. The bill goes into effect January 1, 2025. SF 262 provides
comprehensive data privacy regulations, and in doing so Iowa joins
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Indiana, Montana, Tennessee,
Texas, Utah, and Virginia as one of ten states to enact
comprehensive consumer data privacy laws. The risks of
confidentiality breaches and data loss are higher than ever before
in our rapid, ever-changing tech landscape. Accordingly, these laws
are of crucial importance to both consumers and businesses.
Iowa Consumers... Why Should You Care?
Legal restrictions on the expansive power of those that collect
consumer data, who are often called "controllers" and are
people that determine the purpose and means of processing personal
data, provide consumers with security and newfound confidence in
both commerce and the rule of law. Under the new Iowa
