House File 2443 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY HOFFMAN, MAY, VAN ENGELENHOVEN, RASMUSSEN, L. MILLER, WORTHAN, WATTS, GRANZOW, TYMESON, ARNOLD, FORRISTALL, HEATON, TJEPKES, STRUYK, UPMEYER, PETTENGILL, WIENCEK, SODERBERG, RAYHONS, DRAKE, JACOBS, SCHICKEL, CLUTE, LUKAN, and RAECKER (COMPANION TO LSB 6098SS BY ZAUN) Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act prohibiting state agencies from engaging in political 2 advertising. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 6098YH 82 5 jr/rj/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 68A.506 POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENTS 1 2 BY THE STATE PROHIBITED. 1 3 A state agency shall not engage, directly or indirectly, in 1 4 any advertisement, public service announcement, or other 1 5 public communication that does any of the following: 1 6 1. Refers to a clearly identified candidate for public 1 7 office and has the effect of encouraging or discouraging the 1 8 election or defeat of the candidate. 1 9 2. Has the effect of encouraging or discouraging the 1 10 passage or defeat of a clearly identified ballot issue. 1 11 EXPLANATION 1 12 This bill prohibits a state agency from engaging in any 1 13 type of advertisement or public communication that either 1 14 encourages or discourages the election or defeat of a 1 15 candidate for public office, or either encourages or 1 16 discourages the passage or defeat of a ballot issue. 1 17 LSB 6098YH 82 1 18 jr/rj/5