House File 2469 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  ANDERSON and SWAIM


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to political campaigns for the Iowa senate and
  2    house of representatives by limiting campaign contributions.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 6122HH 81
  5 jr/cf/24

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  1  1    Section 1.   NEW SECTION.  68A.506  CONTRIBUTIONS ==
  1  2 LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNTS IN LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS.
  1  3    1.  The aggregate amount of contributions made to a
  1  4 candidate for the senate or the house of representatives and
  1  5 the candidate's committee by a committee or a person other
  1  6 than the candidate shall not exceed a total of one thousand
  1  7 dollars in cash and one thousand dollars in in=kind
  1  8 contributions for each primary election, or in lieu thereof a
  1  9 convention of a political party, and an equal amount for each
  1 10 general election.
  1 11    2.  The aggregate amount of the contributions made to a
  1 12 candidate for the senate or the house of representatives and
  1 13 the candidate's committee by a political party, as defined in
  1 14 section 43.2, shall not exceed a total of two thousand five
  1 15 hundred dollars in cash and two thousand five hundred dollars
  1 16 in in=kind contributions for each primary election, or in lieu
  1 17 thereof a convention of a political party, and an equal amount
  1 18 for each general election.
  1 19    3.  As used in this section, the term "cash" includes but
  1 20 is not limited to a check, money order, or other negotiable
  1 21 instrument.
  1 22                           EXPLANATION
  1 23    This bill imposes contribution limits on state legislative
  1 24 campaigns.  The bill would limit the total amount of
  1 25 contributions by persons other than the candidate.  The limit
  1 26 for a candidate for the senate or house of representatives is
  1 27 $1,000 in cash and $1,000 in in=kind contributions for each
  1 28 primary election, or in lieu thereof a convention of a
  1 29 political party, and an equal amount for each general
  1 30 election.
  1 31    The bill also limits contributions made by a political
  1 32 party to a candidate for the senate or house of
  1 33 representatives, to a total of $2,500 in cash and $2,500 in
  1 34 in=kind contributions for each primary election, or in lieu
  1 35 thereof a convention of a political party, and an equal amount
  2  1 of each general election.
  2  2 LSB 6122HH 81
  2  3 jr:nh/cf/24