House
File
2019
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2019
BY
GASKILL
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
regulation
of
lobbyists
engaged
in
1
lobbying
activities
before
the
general
assembly.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
68B.36,
subsection
1,
Code
2009,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
All
lobbyists
shall,
on
or
before
the
day
their
lobbying
3
activity
begins,
register
by
filing
a
lobbyist’s
registration
4
statement
at
times
and
in
the
manner
provided
in
this
section.
5
Lobbyists
engaged
in
lobbying
activities
before
the
general
6
assembly
shall
file
the
statement
with
the
chief
clerk
of
7
the
house
of
representatives
or
the
secretary
of
the
senate.
8
Lobbyists
engaged
in
lobbying
activities
before
the
office
of
9
the
governor
or
any
state
agency
shall
file
the
statement
with
10
the
board.
The
chief
clerk
of
the
house
and
the
secretary
11
of
the
senate
shall
provide
appropriate
registration
forms
12
to
lobbyists
before
the
general
assembly.
The
board
shall
13
prescribe
appropriate
registration
forms
for
lobbyists
before
14
the
office
of
the
governor
and
state
agencies.
While
engaged
15
in
lobbying
activities
before
the
general
assembly,
a
lobbyist
16
shall
wear,
in
a
clearly
visible
manner,
a
tag
or
badge
bearing
17
the
lobbyist’s
name
and
designating
the
lobbyist
as
such.
18
EXPLANATION
19
This
bill
relates
to
the
regulation
of
lobbyists
engaged
in
20
lobbying
activities
before
the
general
assembly.
21
The
bill
requires
lobbyists
engaged
in
lobbying
activities
22
before
the
general
assembly
to
wear
a
tag
or
badge
bearing
the
23
lobbyist’s
name
and
designating
the
lobbyist
as
such.
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