Senate Study Bill 1044 



                                       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:
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  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.
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