House Study Bill 11 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 the payment of a salary or other compensation 2 to a candidate's family member, and making a penalty 3 applicable. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1176DP 83 6 jr/rj/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 68A.302, subsection 2, Code 2009, is 1 2 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 3 NEW PARAGRAPH. k. Payment to a candidate or the 1 4 candidate's immediate family member as a salary, gratuity, or 1 5 other compensation. However, reimbursement of expenses as 1 6 otherwise authorized in this section is permitted. For 1 7 purposes of this paragraph, "immediate family member" means 1 8 the spouse or dependent child of a candidate. 1 9 EXPLANATION 1 10 Code section 68A.302, subsection 2, enumerates certain 1 11 purposes for which campaign funds cannot be used. This bill 1 12 adds to that enumeration a prohibition against payment to a 1 13 candidate or the candidate's spouse or dependent child of a 1 14 salary, gratuity, or other compensation. Reimbursement of 1 15 enumerated expenses, such as postage stamps or automobile 1 16 mileage used for campaign purposes, is still allowed. As 1 17 provided in Code section 68A.701, any person who willfully 1 18 violates any provisions of Code chapter 68A is guilty of a 1 19 serious misdemeanor. 1 20 LSB 1176DP 83 1 21 jr/rj/5