SF 53 (LSB 1132XS (2) 88)

SENATE FILE 53

BY  CHAPMAN

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 from making a contribution to a committee.
   b.  Require an employee to receive approval prior to making a contribution to a committee.
   c.  Limit the amount of any contribution 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.
   2.  This section does not apply to an employee if the political affiliation or viewpoint of the employee is a bona fide occupational qualification of the employment.
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 to political committees or candidates’ committees. The bill does not apply to an employee for whom a particular political viewpoint or affiliation is a bona fide qualification of the employment. 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.