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: 4 TLSB 1199HV 81 5 tm/sh/8 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,oran 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,oran 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,oran 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,oran 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 disclosingthe 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 beforeJulyJanuary 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 precedingtwelve 3 1 calendar months, concluding on June 30 of each yearcalendar 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. 3 35 LSB 1199HV 81 4 1 tm:rj/sh/8