HF 2019 (LSB 5523HH (3) 83)

HOUSE FILE 2019

BY  GASKILL

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the regulation of lobbyists engaged in lobbying activities before the general assembly.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 68B.36, subsection 1, Code 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  All lobbyists shall, on or before the day their lobbying activity begins, register by filing a lobbyist’s registration statement at times and in the manner provided in this section. Lobbyists engaged in lobbying activities before the general assembly shall file the statement with the chief clerk of the house of representatives or the secretary of the senate. Lobbyists engaged in lobbying activities before the office of the governor or any state agency shall file the statement with the board. The chief clerk of the house and the secretary of the senate shall provide appropriate registration forms to lobbyists before the general assembly. The board shall prescribe appropriate registration forms for lobbyists before the office of the governor and state agencies.  While engaged in lobbying activities before the general assembly, a lobbyist shall wear, in a clearly visible manner, a tag or badge bearing the lobbyist’s name and designating the lobbyist as such.
EXPLANATION
   This bill relates to the regulation of lobbyists engaged in lobbying activities before the general assembly.
   The bill requires lobbyists engaged in lobbying activities before the general assembly to wear a tag or badge bearing the lobbyist’s name and designating the lobbyist as such.