Senate Study Bill 3150 SENATE/HOUSE FILE BY (PROPOSED ETHICS AND CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE BOARD BILL) 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: 5 TLSB 5487XD 82 6 av/rj/5 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), (5) is 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. 2 31 LSB 5487XD 82 2 32 av/rj/5