House File 326 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  RAECKER


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the improper influence of executive branch
  2    officials, executive branch employees, members of the general
  3    assembly, and legislative employees, and making penalties
  4    applicable.
  5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  6 TLSB 2390HH 81
  7 tm/sh/8

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  68B.22A  IMPROPER INFLUENCE.
  1  2    1.  An official or state employee shall not solicit or
  1  3 accept anything of value for the benefit of any state agency
  1  4 given pursuant to an understanding or arrangement that the
  1  5 thing of value will influence the act, vote, opinion,
  1  6 judgment, decision, or exercise of discretion of the person
  1  7 with respect to the person's services provided as an official
  1  8 or state employee.
  1  9    2.  A member of the general assembly or legislative
  1 10 employee shall not solicit or accept anything of value for the
  1 11 benefit of the general assembly given pursuant to an
  1 12 understanding or arrangement that the thing of value will
  1 13 influence the act, vote, opinion, judgment, decision, or
  1 14 exercise of discretion of the person with respect to the
  1 15 person's services provided as a member of the general assembly
  1 16 or legislative employee.
  1 17    3.  This section shall not apply to the application for or
  1 18 receipt of a grant obtained through a bona fide written grant
  1 19 application process.
  1 20
  1 21                           EXPLANATION
  1 22    This bill relates to the improper influence of executive
  1 23 branch officials, executive branch employees, members of the
  1 24 general assembly, and legislative employees.
  1 25    The bill prohibits an executive branch official, executive
  1 26 branch employee, member of the general assembly, or
  1 27 legislative employee from soliciting or accepting anything of
  1 28 value for the benefit of any state agency or the general
  1 29 assembly, respectively, given pursuant to an understanding or
  1 30 arrangement that the thing of value will influence the act,
  1 31 vote, opinion, judgment, decision, or exercise of discretion
  1 32 of the person with respect to the person's services as an
  1 33 executive branch official, executive branch employee, member
  1 34 of the general assembly, or legislative employee.
  1 35    The bill provides an exception for the application for or
  2  1 receipt of a grant obtained through a bona fide written grant
  2  2 application process.
  2  3    Pursuant to Code section 68B.25, a person who knowingly and
  2  4 intentionally violates a provision of the bill is guilty of a
  2  5 serious misdemeanor and may be reprimanded, suspended, or
  2  6 dismissed from the person's position or otherwise sanctioned.
  2  7 A serious misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more
  2  8 than one year and a fine of at least $250 but not more than
  2  9 $1,500.
  2 10 LSB 2390HH 81
  2 11 tm:rj/sh/8.1