House File 2594 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 664) Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the filing of reports and statements with the 2 ethics and campaign disclosure board and the use of certain 3 resources for political campaign purposes. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 6403HV 81 6 jr/je/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 68A.402, subsection 1, Code Supplement 1 2 2005, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 1. FILING METHODS. Each committee shall file with the 1 4 board reports disclosing information required under this 1 5 section on forms prescribed by rule. Reports shall be filed 1 6 on or before the required due dates by using any of the 1 7 following methods: mail bearing a United States postal 1 8 service postmark, hand=delivery, facsimile transmission, or 1 9 electronic filing as prescribed by rule. A report that is 1 10 required to be filed five days before an election must be 1 11 physically received by the board to be considered timely 1 12 filed. This requirement does not apply to a supplementary 1 13 report under subsection 2, paragraph "b". 1 14 Sec. 2. Section 68A.503, subsection 2, Code Supplement 1 15 2005, is amended to read as follows: 1 16 2. Except as provided in subsection 3, it is unlawful for 1 17 a member of a committee, or its employee or representative, 1 18 except a ballot issue committee, or for a candidate for office 1 19 or the representative of the candidate, to solicit, request, 1 20 or knowingly receive from an insurance company, savings and 1 21 loan association, bank, credit union, or corporation organized 1 22 pursuant to the laws of this state, the United States, or any 1 23 other state, territory, or foreign country, whether for profit 1 24 or not, or its officer, agent, or representative, any money, 1 25 property, or thing of value belonging to the insurance 1 26 company, savings and loan association, bank, or corporation 1 27 for campaign expenses, or to expressly advocate that the vote 1 28 of an elector be used to nominate, elect, or defeat a 1 29 candidate for public office. This section does not restrain 1 30 or abridge the freedom of the press or prohibit the 1 31 consideration and discussion in the press of candidacies, 1 32 nominations, public officers, or public questions. The board 1 33 shall adopt rules concerning the use of resources belonging to 1 34 an incorporated media organization where the publisher, owner, 1 35 or editor of the incorporated media organization is a 2 1 candidate for public office. 2 2 EXPLANATION 2 3 This bill makes a number of revisions to Iowa's campaign 2 4 disclosure=income tax checkoff Act. With the exception of 2 5 certain supplementary reports, any other report which is 2 6 required to be filed five days prior to an election must be 2 7 physically received to be considered timely filed. A second 2 8 revision requires the ethics and campaign disclosure board to 2 9 adopt rules relating to the use of resources belonging to an 2 10 incorporated media organization when the publisher, owner, or 2 11 editor of the organization is a candidate. 2 12 LSB 6403HV 81 2 13 jr:nh/je/5