SF 336 (LSB 1132SV (3) 88)

SENATE FILE 336

BY  COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT

(SUCCESSOR TO SF 53)

A BILL FOR

An Act prohibiting employer control of employee political contributions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  68A.507  Employer control of employee contributions prohibited.
   1.  An employer employing persons in Iowa shall not do any of the following:
   a.  Prohibit an employee or a family member of an employee from making a contribution to a committee.
   b.  Require an employee or a family member of an employee to receive approval prior to making a contribution to a committee.
   c.  Limit the amount of any contribution an employee or a family member of an employee makes to a committee.
   d.  Take any adverse action against an employee for an employee’s contributing to or failing to contribute to a committee or for a family member of an employee contributing or failing to contribute to a committee.
   2.  This section does not prohibit an employer from prohibiting an employee from making a contribution that would be a violation of a federal or state law or regulation. Such a policy shall not exceed the requirements of the relevant federal or state law or regulation.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill prohibits an employer who employs people in Iowa from prohibiting, limiting, or requiring approval for the contributions of employees or family members of employees to political committees or candidates’ committees. The bill does not prohibit an employer from maintaining a policy limiting those contributions that violate a federal or state law or regulation. By operation of law, a person who violates the bill is guilty of a serious misdemeanor. A serious misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than one year and a fine of at least $315 but not more than $1,875.