Senate File 2229 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  ZAUN, McKINLEY, WARD,
                                           HOUSER, BOETTGER, ZIEMAN,
                                           PUTNEY, KETTERING, HAHN,
                                           and HARTSUCH


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  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 6098SS 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 6098SS 82
  1 18 jr/rj/5