House File 644 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  WESSEL=KROESCHELL and
                                           HEDDENS


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the confidentiality of records of a
  2    governmental body relating to any form of housing assistance
  3    and making a penalty applicable.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 1873HH 83
  6 rh/sc/5

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 22.7, subsection 57, Code 2009, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    57.  The following information Information contained in the
  1  4 records of any governmental body relating to any form of
  1  5 housing assistance:
  1  6    a.  An applicant's social security number.
  1  7    b.  An applicant's personal financial history.
  1  8    c.  An applicant's personal medical history or records.
  1  9    d.  An applicant's current residential address when the
  1 10 applicant has been granted or has made application for a civil
  1 11 or criminal restraining order for the personal protection of
  1 12 the applicant or a member of the applicant's household shall
  1 13 be disclosed in the same manner as information of individuals
  1 14 receiving services or assistance from the department of human
  1 15 services pursuant to section 217.30.
  1 16                           EXPLANATION
  1 17    This bill provides that information contained in the
  1 18 records of any governmental body relating to any form of
  1 19 housing assistance shall be disclosed in the same manner as
  1 20 information of individuals receiving services or assistance
  1 21 from the department of human services (department) pursuant to
  1 22 Code section 217.30.  That Code section provides that names
  1 23 and addresses of individuals receiving services or assistance
  1 24 from the department, and the types of services or amounts of
  1 25 assistance provided, information concerning the social or
  1 26 economic conditions or circumstances of particular individuals
  1 27 who are receiving or have received services or assistance from
  1 28 the department, agency evaluations of information about a
  1 29 particular individual, and medical or psychiatric data,
  1 30 including diagnosis and past history of disease or disability,
  1 31 concerning a particular individual shall be confidential and
  1 32 shall not be disclosed except as specifically provided in that
  1 33 Code section.
  1 34    The bill subjects a person who violates the confidentiality
  1 35 provisions to a serious misdemeanor, punishable by confinement
  2  1 for no more than one year and a fine of at least $315 but not
  2  2 more than $1,875.
  2  3 LSB 1873HH 83
  2  4 rh/sc/5