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House Journal: Page 1908: Wednesday, April 22, 1998

39     1.  For the purposes of this section, "election
40   campaign cycle" shall mean the period of time
41   following the day of one general election through the
42   day of the next general election.
43     2.  Contributions to a political candidate for the
44   General Assembly, or to the candidate's committee,
45   including independent expenditures attributed to a
46   candidate as the General Assembly may by law define,
47   shall not exceed the following amounts:
48     a.  Two hundred dollars from any individual, during
49   an election campaign cycle.
50     b.  Two thousand dollars from any political

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 1   committee, during an election campaign cycle.
 2     3.  In addition, contributions to a candidate
 3   during an election campaign cycle pursuant to
 4   subsection 2, paragraph "b", in the aggregate may not
 5   exceed thirty-five percent of the candidate's maximum
 6   expenditure limitation, as determined in section 1."
 7     2.  Title page, line 4, by inserting after the
 8   word "changes" the following:  ", and relating to
 9   political campaigns by setting reasonable limitations
10   on certain campaign contributions and expenditures".
11     3.  By renumbering as necessary.
Larson of Linn rose on a point of order that amendment H-9113
was not germane.
The Speaker ruled the point well taken and amendment H-9113 not
germane.
Bernau of Story offered amendment H-9114 filed by him as follows:

H-9114

 1     Amend Senate Joint Resolution 2004, as passed by
 2   the Senate, as follows:
 3     1.  Page 4, by inserting after line 11 the
 4   following:
 5     "Sec. 3.  The following amendment to the
 6   Constitution of the State of Iowa is proposed:
 7     The Constitution of the State of Iowa is amended by
 8   adding the following new section to new Article XIII:
 9     PROHIBITION ON STATE MANDATES.  Section 1.  If a
10   state mandate is enacted by the General Assembly, or
11   otherwise imposed on a political subdivision and the
12   state mandate requires a political subdivision to
13   engage in any new activity, to provide any new
14   service, or to provide any service beyond that
15   required by any law, and the state does not
16   appropriate moneys to fully fund the cost of the state

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