House File 93 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY HUSER and RAECKER Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the electronic and written filing of personal 2 financial disclosure statements, lobbyist registration 3 statements, lobbyist reports, and lobbyist's client reports 4 with the Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board and the 5 general assembly. 6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 7 TLSB 1631HH 81 8 tm/sh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 68B.35A, Code 2005, is amended by 1 2 striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof the 1 3 following: 1 4 68B.35A ELECTRONIC FILINGS == FEES == INTERNET ACCESS. 1 5 1. The board and each house of the general assembly shall 1 6 accept electronic filings of disclosure statements, 1 7 registration statements, and reports required under sections 1 8 68B.35, 68B.36, 68B.37, and 68B.38. If a person subject to 1 9 such filing requirements elects to file electronically, the 1 10 person shall file the disclosure statement, registration 1 11 statement, or report with the board and, if the person is 1 12 required to file the disclosure statement, registration 1 13 statement, or report with a house of the general assembly, the 1 14 board shall immediately transmit a copy of the electronic 1 15 filing to the appropriate house of the general assembly. For 1 16 a person required to file with a house of the general 1 17 assembly, the date the filing is received by the board is 1 18 considered the date the filing is received by a house of the 1 19 general assembly. 1 20 2. If a written disclosure statement, registration 1 21 statement, or report is filed with a house of the general 1 22 assembly, a copy of the disclosure statement, registration 1 23 statement, or report shall be transmitted to the board for 1 24 purposes of inclusion on an internet website as required in 1 25 subsection 4. 1 26 3. The board may charge a filing fee not to exceed twenty 1 27 dollars for each electronic filing. The board and each house 1 28 of the general assembly shall charge a filing fee of twenty= 1 29 five dollars or more for each written filing. 1 30 4. The board shall record all written and electronic 1 31 filings received by the board and each house of the general 1 32 assembly as required under sections 68B.35, 68B.36, 68B.37, 1 33 and 68B.38, on an internet website. 1 34 5. The board and each house of the general assembly shall 1 35 agree on uniform electronic filing forms for disclosure 2 1 statements, registration statements, and reports required 2 2 under sections 68B.35, 68B.36, 68B.37, and 68B.38. 2 3 EXPLANATION 2 4 This bill relates to the electronic and written filing of 2 5 personal financial disclosure statements, lobbyist 2 6 registration statements, lobbyist reports, and lobbyist's 2 7 client reports with the Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure 2 8 board and the general assembly. 2 9 The bill requires the board and each house of the general 2 10 assembly to accept electronic filings of personal financial 2 11 disclosure statements, lobbyist registration statements, 2 12 lobbyist reports, and lobbyist's client reports. The bill 2 13 provides that, if a person subject to the filing requirements 2 14 elects to file electronically, the person shall file the 2 15 disclosure statement, registration statement, or report with 2 16 the board and, if the person is required to file the 2 17 disclosure statement, registration statement, or report with a 2 18 house of the general assembly, the board shall immediately 2 19 transmit a copy of the electronic filing to the appropriate 2 20 house of the general assembly. The bill provides that, for a 2 21 person required to file with a house of the general assembly, 2 22 the date the filing is received by the board is considered the 2 23 date the filing is received by a house of the general 2 24 assembly. 2 25 The bill provides that, if a written disclosure statement, 2 26 registration statement, or report is filed with a house of the 2 27 general assembly, a copy of the disclosure statement, 2 28 registration statement, or report shall be transmitted to the 2 29 board for purposes of inclusion on an internet website. The 2 30 bill requires the board to record all written and electronic 2 31 filings received by the board and the general assembly on an 2 32 internet website. 2 33 The bill allows the board to charge a filing fee not to 2 34 exceed $20 for each electronic filing. The bill requires the 2 35 board and each house of the general assembly to charge a 3 1 filing fee of $25 or more for each written filing. 3 2 The bill requires the board and each house of the general 3 3 assembly to agree on uniform electronic filing forms for 3 4 disclosure statements, registration statements, and reports. 3 5 LSB 1631HH 81 3 6 tm:rj/sh/8