House File 727 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 62)
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to activities by lobbyists and clients of
2 lobbyists and providing an effective date.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 68B.2, subsection 13, paragraph a, Code
1 2 2005, is amended to read as follows:
1 3 a. "Lobbyist" means an individual who, by acting directly,
1 4 does any of the following:
1 5 (1) Receives compensation to encourage the passage,
1 6 defeat, approval, veto, or modification of legislation, a
1 7 rule, or an executive order, or the receipt or denial of a
1 8 pari=mutuel wagering or gambling license under chapter 99D or
1 9 99F by the members of the general assembly, a state agency, or
1 10 any statewide elected official.
1 11 (2) Is a designated representative of an organization
1 12 which has as one of its purposes the encouragement of the
1 13 passage, defeat, approval, veto, or modification of
1 14 legislation, a rule, or an executive order, or the receipt or
1 15 denial of a pari=mutuel wagering or gambling license under
1 16 chapter 99D or 99F before the general assembly, a state
1 17 agency, or any statewide elected official.
1 18 (3) Represents the position of a federal, state, or local
1 19 government agency, in which the person serves or is employed
1 20 as the designated representative, for purposes of encouraging
1 21 the passage, defeat, approval, veto, or modification of
1 22 legislation, a rule, or an executive order, or the receipt or
1 23 denial of a pari=mutuel wagering or gambling license under
1 24 chapter 99D or 99F by members of the general assembly, a state
1 25 agency, or any statewide elected official.
1 26 (4) Makes expenditures of more than one thousand dollars
1 27 in a calendar year, other than to pay compensation to an
1 28 individual who provides the services specified under
1 29 subparagraph (1) or to communicate with only the members of
1 30 the general assembly who represent the district in which the
1 31 individual resides, to communicate in person with members of
1 32 the general assembly, a state agency, or any statewide elected
1 33 official for purposes of encouraging the passage, defeat,
1 34 approval, veto, or modification of legislation, a rule, or an
1 35 executive order, or the receipt or denial of a pari=mutuel
2 1 wagering or gambling license under chapter 99D or 99F.
2 2 Sec. 2. Section 68B.37, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
2 3 2005, is amended to read as follows:
2 4 a. The lobbyist's clients before the general assembly.
2 5 Sec. 3. Section 68B.37, subsection 1, paragraph d,
2 6 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2005, is amended to read as
2 7 follows:
2 8 Expenditures made by the lobbyist for the purposes of
2 9 providing the services enumerated under section 68B.2,
2 10 subsection 13, paragraph "a", before the general assembly.
2 11 Sec. 4. Section 68B.37, subsection 2, Code 2005, is
2 12 amended to read as follows:
2 13 2. A lobbyist before a state agency or the office of the
2 14 governor shall file with the board, on forms prescribed by the
2 15 board, a report disclosing the same items described in
2 16 subsection 1. all of the following:
2 17 a. The lobbyist's clients before the executive branch.
2 18 b. Contributions made to candidates for state office by
2 19 the lobbyist during calendar months during the reporting
2 20 period when the general assembly is not in session.
2 21 c. The recipient of the campaign contributions.
2 22 d. Expenditures made by the lobbyist for the purposes of
2 23 providing the services enumerated under section 68B.2,
2 24 subsection 13, paragraph "a", before the executive branch.
2 25 For purposes of this subsection, "expenditures" does not
2 26 include expenditures made by any organization for publishing a
2 27 newsletter or other informational release for its members.
2 28 Sec. 5. Section 68B.38, subsection 1, Code 2005, is
2 29 amended to read as follows:
2 30 1. a. On or before July January 31 of each year, a
2 31 lobbyist's client shall file with the general assembly or
2 32 board a report that contains information on all salaries,
2 33 fees, retainers, and reimbursement of expenses paid or
2 34 anticipated to be paid by the lobbyist's client to the
2 35 lobbyist for lobbying purposes during the preceding twelve
3 1 calendar months, concluding on June 30 of each year calendar
3 2 year.
3 3 b. The report filed on or before January 31, 2006, shall
3 4 include information for the time period commencing on July 1,
3 5 2004, and ending on December 31, 2005. This paragraph is
3 6 repealed July 1, 2006.
3 7 Sec. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1 of this Act, being
3 8 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
3 9 EXPLANATION
3 10 This bill relates to activities by lobbyists and clients of
3 11 lobbyists.
3 12 The bill expands the types of activities that define a
3 13 person as acting as a lobbyist to include encouraging the
3 14 passage, defeat, approval, veto, or modification of the
3 15 receipt or denial of a pari=mutuel wagering or gambling
3 16 license under Code chapter 99D or 99F. These provisions take
3 17 effect upon enactment.
3 18 The bill amends lobbyist reporting requirements. The bill
3 19 provides that a lobbyist before a state agency or the office
3 20 of the governor shall file a report with the ethics and
3 21 campaign disclosure board disclosing the lobbyist's clients
3 22 before the executive branch, contributions made to candidates
3 23 for state office by the lobbyist during calendar months during
3 24 the reporting period when the general assembly is not in
3 25 session, the recipient of the campaign contributions, and
3 26 expenditures made by the lobbyist for the purposes of
3 27 providing services as a lobbyist.
3 28 Currently, a lobbyist's client is required to file a report
3 29 with the general assembly or the board on or before July 31 of
3 30 each year. The bill changes the filing date to on or before
3 31 January 31 of each year. The bill provides that the report
3 32 filed on or before January 31, 2006, shall include information
3 33 for the time period commencing on July 1, 2004, and ending on
3 34 December 31, 2005.
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