Senate File 2193 - Introduced
SENATE FILE
BY COMMITTEE ON STATE
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3150)
Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to conflicts of interest, lobbying activities,
2 and receipt of gifts by certain government officials and
3 employees.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 68B.2A, Code 2007, is amended by adding
1 2 the following new subsection:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. The board shall adopt rules pursuant
1 4 to chapter 17A further delineating particular situations where
1 5 outside employment or activity of officials and state
1 6 employees of the executive branch will be deemed to create an
1 7 unacceptable conflict of interest.
1 8 Sec. 2. Section 68B.5A, subsections 2 and 5, Code 2007,
1 9 are amended to read as follows:
1 10 2. The head of a major subunit of a department or
1 11 independent state agency whose position involves substantial
1 12 exercise of administrative discretion or the expenditure of
1 13 public funds, a full=time employee of an office of a statewide
1 14 elected official whose position involves substantial exercise
1 15 of administrative discretion or the expenditure of public
1 16 funds, or a legislative employee whose position involves a
1 17 substantial exercise of administrative discretion or the
1 18 expenditure of public funds, shall not, during the time in
1 19 which the person serves or is employed by the state, act as a
1 20 lobbyist before the agency in which the person is employed or
1 21 before state agencies, officials, or employees with whom the
1 22 person has substantial or regular contact as part of the
1 23 person's duties, unless the person is designated, by the
1 24 agency in which the person serves or is employed, to represent
1 25 the official position of the agency.
1 26 5. The head of a major subunit of a department or
1 27 independent state agency whose position involves substantial
1 28 exercise of administrative discretion or the expenditure of
1 29 public funds, a full=time employee of an office of a statewide
1 30 elected official whose position involves substantial exercise
1 31 of administrative discretion or the expenditure of public
1 32 funds, or a legislative employee whose position involves a
1 33 substantial exercise of administrative discretion or the
1 34 expenditure of public funds, shall not, within two years after
1 35 termination of employment, become a lobbyist before the agency
2 1 in which the person was employed or before state agencies or
2 2 officials or employees with whom the person had substantial
2 3 and regular contact as part of the person's former duties.
2 4 Sec. 3. Section 68B.22, subsection 4, Code Supplement
2 5 2007, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
2 6 NEW PARAGRAPH. hh. Food and beverages provided at a meal
2 7 that is part of a bona fide event or program at which the
2 8 recipient is being honored for public service.
2 9 EXPLANATION
2 10 This bill relates to conflicts of interest, lobbying
2 11 activities, and receipt of gifts by certain government
2 12 officials and employees.
2 13 Code section 68B.2A(4) is amended to require the Iowa
2 14 ethics and campaign disclosure board to adopt administrative
2 15 rules further delineating particular situations where outside
2 16 employment or activity of officials and state employees of the
2 17 executive branch will be deemed to create an unacceptable
2 18 conflict of interest.
2 19 Code section 68B.5A(2) and (5) are amended to ban certain
2 20 lobbying activities by the head of a major subunit of a
2 21 department or independent state agency, or by a full=time
2 22 employee of an office of a statewide elected official, if such
2 23 person's position involves a substantial exercise of
2 24 administrative discretion or the expenditure of public funds.
2 25 Code section 68B.22(4) is amended to provide that food and
2 26 beverages provided at a meal that is part of a bona fide event
2 27 or program at which the recipient is being honored for public
2 28 service may be received by a public official, public employee,
2 29 candidate, or members of the immediate family of the public
2 30 official, public employee, or candidate.
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