68B.8  Lobbying activities by state agencies.
  1.  A state agency of the executive branch of state government shall not employ a person through the use of its public funds whose position with the agency is primarily representing the agency relative to the passage, defeat, approval, or modification of legislation that is being considered by the general assembly.
  2.  A state agency of the executive branch of state government shall not use or permit the use of its public funds for a paid advertisement or public service announcement thirty days prior to or during a legislative session for the purpose of encouraging the passage, defeat, approval, or modification of a bill that is being considered, or was considered during the previous legislative session, by the general assembly.
2008 Acts, ch 1116, §1; 2011 Acts, ch 122, §4, 5
NEW subsection 1 and former unnumbered paragraph 1 designated as subsection 2