House Journal: Page 278: Tuesday, February 6, 2001
10 advocate the passage or defeat of a ballot issue in
11 this state and which is not interested in issues
12 before the general assembly.
13 For the purpose of this rule, a political action
14 committee means a committee, but not a candidate's
15 committee, which accepts contributions, makes
16 expenditures, or incurs indebtedness in the aggregate
17 of more than five hundred dollars in any one calendar
18 year for the purpose of supporting or opposing to
19 expressly advocate the nomination, election, or defeat
20 of a candidate for public office or to expressly
21 advocate the passage or defeat of a ballot issue or
22 for the purpose of influencing legislative action.
23 e. A member or employee of the house shall not
24 solicit employment on behalf of the member or
25 employee, or on behalf of another legislator or
26 employee, as a lobbyist while the general assembly is
27 in session.
28 f. Certain goods or services. A member or
29 employee of the house shall not solicit or obtain
30 goods or services from another person under
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1 circumstances where the member or employee knows or
2 should know that the goods or services are being
3 offered or sold with the intent to influence the
4 member's or employee's conduct in the performance of
5 official duties. If a member or employee of the house
6 is afforded goods or services by another person at a
7 price that is not available to other members or
8 classes of members of the general public or is
9 afforded goods or services that are not available to
10 other members or classes of members of the general
11 public by another person where the member or employee
12 knows or should know that the other person intends to
13 influence the member's or employee's official conduct,
14 the member or employee shall not take or purchase the
15 goods or services.
16 3. APPEARANCE BEFORE STATE AGENCY. A member or
17 employee of the house may appear before a state agency
18 in any representation case but shall not act as a
19 lobbyist with respect to the passage, defeat,
20 approval, veto, or modification of any legislation,
21 rule, or executive order. Whenever a member or
22 employee of the house appears before a state agency,
23 the member or employee shall carefully avoid all
24 conduct which might in any way lead members of the
25 general public to conclude that the member or employee
26 is using the member's or employee's official position
27 to further the member's or employee's professional
28 success or personal financial interest.
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League of Women Voters of Iowa
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