Senate
File
2083
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2083
BY
JOHNSON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
use
of
public
moneys
by
nongovernmental
1
entities
for
lobbying
purposes
and
making
a
penalty
2
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
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Section
1.
Section
68B.38,
Code
2009,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1A.
If
a
client
of
a
lobbyist
receives
3
state
or
federal
moneys,
the
client
shall
file
an
affidavit
4
with
the
general
assembly
or
the
board
within
thirty
days
of
5
receipt
of
the
moneys.
The
affidavit
shall
identify
the
entity
6
from
which
the
state
or
federal
moneys
were
received,
the
date
7
of
receipt
of
the
moneys,
and
a
statement
that
the
moneys
8
will
not
be
expended
for
purposes
of
encouraging
the
passage,
9
defeat,
approval,
veto,
or
modification
of
legislation,
a
rule,
10
or
an
executive
order
before
the
general
assembly,
a
state
11
agency,
or
any
statewide
elected
official.
This
subsection
12
shall
not
apply
to
a
client
that
is
a
state,
federal,
or
local
13
government
entity.
14
Sec.
2.
Section
68B.38,
subsection
2,
Code
2009,
is
amended
15
to
read
as
follows:
16
2.
Reports
and
affidavits
by
a
lobbyist’s
clients
shall
be
17
filed
with
the
same
entity
with
which
the
lobbyist
filed
the
18
lobbyist’s
registration.
19
EXPLANATION
20
This
bill
relates
to
the
use
of
public
moneys
by
21
nongovernmental
entities
for
lobbying
purposes.
22
The
bill
provides
that
if
a
client
of
a
lobbyist
receives
23
state
or
federal
moneys,
the
client
shall
file
an
affidavit
24
with
the
general
assembly
or
the
board
within
30
days
of
25
receipt
of
the
moneys.
The
affidavit
shall
identify
the
entity
26
from
which
the
state
or
federal
moneys
were
received,
the
date
27
of
receipt
of
the
moneys,
and
a
statement
that
the
moneys
28
will
not
be
expended
for
purposes
of
encouraging
the
passage,
29
defeat,
approval,
veto,
or
modification
of
legislation,
a
rule,
30
or
an
executive
order
before
the
general
assembly,
a
state
31
agency,
or
any
statewide
elected
official.
32
The
bill
does
not
apply
to
a
client
that
is
a
state,
federal,
33
or
local
government
entity.
34
A
person
knowingly
and
intentionally
violating
a
provision
35
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of
this
bill
is
guilty
of
a
serious
misdemeanor
pursuant
to
1
Code
section
68B.34.
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