HF 2132 (LSB 5692YH (4) 83)

HOUSE FILE 2132

BY  WINDSCHITL

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the use of public moneys by nongovernmental entities for lobbying purposes and making a penalty applicable.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 68B.38, Code 2009, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  1A.  If a client of a lobbyist receives state or federal moneys, the client shall file an affidavit with the general assembly or the board within thirty days of receipt of the moneys. The affidavit shall identify the entity from which the state or federal moneys were received, the date of receipt of the moneys, and a statement that the moneys will not be expended for purposes of encouraging the passage, defeat, approval, veto, or modification of legislation, a rule, or an executive order before the general assembly, a state agency, or any statewide elected official. This subsection shall not apply to a client that is a state, federal, or local government entity.
    Sec. 2.  Section 68B.38, subsection 2, Code 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  Reports and affidavits by a lobbyist’s clients shall be filed with the same entity with which the lobbyist filed the lobbyist’s registration.
EXPLANATION
   This bill relates to the use of public moneys by nongovernmental entities for lobbying purposes.
   The bill provides that if a client of a lobbyist receives state or federal moneys, the client shall file an affidavit with the general assembly or the board within 30 days of receipt of the moneys. The affidavit shall identify the entity from which the state or federal moneys were received, the date of receipt of the moneys, and a statement that the moneys will not be expended for purposes of encouraging the passage, defeat, approval, veto, or modification of legislation, a rule, or an executive order before the general assembly, a state agency, or any statewide elected official.
   The bill does not apply to a client that is a state, federal, or local government entity.
   A person knowingly and intentionally violating a provision of this bill is guilty of a serious misdemeanor pursuant to Code section 68B.34.