House File 644 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY WESSEL=KROESCHELL and
HEDDENS
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to the confidentiality of records of a
2 governmental body relating to any form of housing assistance
3 and making a penalty applicable.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
5 TLSB 1873HH 83
6 rh/sc/5
PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 22.7, subsection 57, Code 2009, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 57. The following information Information contained in the
1 4 records of any governmental body relating to any form of
1 5 housing assistance:
1 6 a. An applicant's social security number.
1 7 b. An applicant's personal financial history.
1 8 c. An applicant's personal medical history or records.
1 9 d. An applicant's current residential address when the
1 10 applicant has been granted or has made application for a civil
1 11 or criminal restraining order for the personal protection of
1 12 the applicant or a member of the applicant's household shall
1 13 be disclosed in the same manner as information of individuals
1 14 receiving services or assistance from the department of human
1 15 services pursuant to section 217.30.
1 16 EXPLANATION
1 17 This bill provides that information contained in the
1 18 records of any governmental body relating to any form of
1 19 housing assistance shall be disclosed in the same manner as
1 20 information of individuals receiving services or assistance
1 21 from the department of human services (department) pursuant to
1 22 Code section 217.30. That Code section provides that names
1 23 and addresses of individuals receiving services or assistance
1 24 from the department, and the types of services or amounts of
1 25 assistance provided, information concerning the social or
1 26 economic conditions or circumstances of particular individuals
1 27 who are receiving or have received services or assistance from
1 28 the department, agency evaluations of information about a
1 29 particular individual, and medical or psychiatric data,
1 30 including diagnosis and past history of disease or disability,
1 31 concerning a particular individual shall be confidential and
1 32 shall not be disclosed except as specifically provided in that
1 33 Code section.
1 34 The bill subjects a person who violates the confidentiality
1 35 provisions to a serious misdemeanor, punishable by confinement
2 1 for no more than one year and a fine of at least $315 but not
2 2 more than $1,875.
2 3 LSB 1873HH 83
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