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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 56.14A DISCLOSURES RELATED TO 1 2 POLITICAL TELEPHONE CALLS. 1 3 1. A candidate, or the authorized representative of a 1 4 candidate or the candidate's committee, who engages either in 1 5 a telephone communication for the purpose of soliciting 1 6 contributions or in a telephone communication that has the 1 7 effect of promoting or opposing the nomination or election of 1 8 a candidate for public office or the passage of a 1 9 constitutional amendment or public measure, shall disclose all 1 10 of the following at the commencement of the telephone call: 1 11 a. The identity of the individual who is calling and the 1 12 entity with which the individual is affiliated, if any. 1 13 b. The individual or entity that paid for the telephone 1 14 communication. If a committee has paid for or authorized the 1 15 telephone communication, the name of the committee shall be 1 16 disclosed. If any person other than the candidate or 1 17 candidate's committee has paid for the telephone 1 18 communication, the communication shall also state whether or 1 19 not the communication has been authorized by the candidate 1 20 intended to benefit from the communication. 1 21 c. The name, telephone number, and address of an 1 22 individual whom the call recipient can contact for further 1 23 information regarding the telephone communication. 1 24 2. An individual who, on behalf of, at the direction of, 1 25 or in cooperation with a political committee, engages either 1 26 in a telephone communication for the purpose of soliciting 1 27 contributions or in a telephone communication that has the 1 28 effect of promoting or opposing the nomination or election of 1 29 a candidate for public office or the passage of a 1 30 constitutional amendment or public measure shall disclose all 1 31 of the following at the commencement of the telephone call: 1 32 a. The identity of the individual who is calling and the 1 33 entity with which the individual is affiliated, if any. 1 34 b. The individual or entity that paid for the telephone 1 35 communication. If a committee has paid for or authorized the 2 1 telephone communication, the name of the committee shall be 2 2 disclosed. If any person other than the candidate or 2 3 candidate's committee has paid for the telephone 2 4 communication, the communication shall also state whether or 2 5 not the communication has been authorized by the candidate 2 6 intended to benefit from the communication. 2 7 c. The name, telephone number, and address of an 2 8 individual whom the call recipient can contact for further 2 9 information regarding the telephone communication. 2 10 EXPLANATION 2 11 This bill creates a new Code section that requires the 2 12 disclosure of certain information at the commencement of 2 13 political telephone calls that solicit contributions or that 2 14 have the effect of promoting or opposing a candidate or ballot 2 15 issue. The name and affiliation of the caller, the name of 2 16 the individual or entity that paid for the phone call, whether 2 17 a candidate that will benefit from the call has authorized the 2 18 call, and the name, address, and telephone number of an 2 19 individual whom the person can contact for further information 2 20 regarding the call must be disclosed. 2 21 Violations of this provision are punishable under Code 2 22 section 56.16 as a serious misdemeanor, which carries a 2 23 penalty of a fine of $250 to $1,500, and may also include a 2 24 sentence of up to one year in jail. 2 25 LSB 1454YH 78 2 26 jj/cf/24
Text: HF00112 Text: HF00114 Text: HF00100 - HF00199 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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