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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 56.15A, Code 1995, is amended to read 1 2 as follows: 1 3 56.15A PROHIBITING CONTRIBUTIONS DURING THE LEGISLATIVE 1 4 SESSION. 1 5 1. A lobbyist or political committee, other than a state 1 6 statutory political committee, county statutory political 1 7 committee, or a national political party, shall not contribute 1 8 to, act as an agent or intermediary for contributions to, or 1 9 arrange for the making of monetary or in-kind contributions to 1 10 the campaign of an elected state official, member of the 1 11 general assembly, or candidate for state office on any day 1 12 during the regular legislative session and, in the case of the 1 13 governor or a gubernatorial candidate, during the thirty days 1 14 following the adjournment of a regular legislative session 1 15 allowed for the signing of bills. Thissectionsubsection 1 16 shall not apply to the receipt of contributions by an elected 1 17 state official, member of the general assembly, or other state 1 18 official who has taken affirmative action to seek nomination 1 19 or election to a federal elective office. 1 20 Thissectionsubsection shall not apply to a candidate for 1 21 state office who filed nomination papers for an office for 1 22 which a special election is called or held during the regular 1 23 legislative session, if the candidate receives the 1 24 contribution at any time during the period commencing on the 1 25 date on which at least two candidates have been nominated for 1 26 the office and ending on the date on which the election is 1 27 held. A person who is an elected state official shall not, 1 28 however, solicit contributions during a legislative session 1 29 from any lobbyist or political committee, other than a state 1 30 statutory political committee, county statutory political 1 31 committee, or a national political party, for another 1 32 candidate for a state office for which a special election is 1 33 held. 1 34 2. A member of or candidate for the general assembly shall 1 35 not accept a contribution from an employee of the general 2 1 assembly or an agent or intermediary of an employee of the 2 2 general assembly, or arrange for the receipt of monetary or 2 3 in-kind contributions from an employee, or agent or 2 4 intermediary of an employee, of the general assembly on any 2 5 day during the regular legislative session. This subsection 2 6 shall not apply to the receipt of contributions by a member of 2 7 or candidate for the general assembly who has taken 2 8 affirmative action to seek nomination or election to a federal 2 9 office or by a candidate in a special election for a seat in 2 10 the general assembly who has filed nomination papers for the 2 11 office. A member of the general assembly shall not, however, 2 12 solicit contributions during a legislative session from any 2 13 employee of the general assembly for another candidate for the 2 14 general assembly for which a special election is held. 2 15 3. The governor or lieutenant governor or a candidate for 2 16 governor or lieutenant governor shall not receive a 2 17 contribution from an employee of the office of the governor or 2 18 lieutenant governor or an agent or intermediary of the 2 19 employee of the office of governor or lieutenant governor, or 2 20 arrange for the receipt of monetary or in-kind contributions 2 21 from an employee of the office of governor or lieutenant 2 22 governor, or an agent or intermediary of the employee on any 2 23 day during the regular legislative session or during the 2 24 thirty days following the adjournment of a regular legislative 2 25 session allowed for the signing of bills. This subsection 2 26 shall not apply to the receipt of contributions by a governor 2 27 or lieutenant governor who has taken affirmative action to 2 28 seek nomination or election to a federal office. 2 29 4. Notwithstanding section 56.16, persons violating 2 30 subsections 2 and 3 shall not be guilty of a serious 2 31 misdemeanor but shall be subject to the penalties provided 2 32 under section 68B.32D. 2 33 EXPLANATION 2 34 This bill prohibits candidates for or members of the 2 35 general assembly from receiving contributions from an employee 3 1 of the general assembly during the legislative session. The 3 2 prohibition does not extend to candidates for federal office 3 3 or candidates for the general assembly during special 3 4 elections which take place during session. The bill also 3 5 prohibits the governor or lieutenant governor from receiving 3 6 contributions from the office of governor or lieutenant 3 7 governor during the legislative session or the 30 days 3 8 following the adjournment of a regular legislative session. 3 9 The prohibition does not extend to campaigns of the governor 3 10 or lieutenant governor who run for federal office. 3 11 The officials and candidates to whom the new prohibitions 3 12 apply may be subject to a range of penalties by the ethics and 3 13 campaign disclosure board under section 68B.32D. The board 3 14 under that section may order a candidate, whether the person 3 15 is an incumbent or nonincumbent, to cease and desist from any 3 16 violations, take remedial actions, file any required report or 3 17 statement, or pay a fine of up to $2,000. The board may also 3 18 censure or reprimand a person, admonish a person, or recommend 3 19 that a person be removed from office. 3 20 LSB 1683HH 76 3 21 lh/sc/14
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