House File 77 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 77 BY KAJTAZOVIC A BILL FOR An Act relating to the identification of certain contributors 1 to persons making independent expenditures. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1535HH (2) 85 jr/sc

H.F. 77 Section 1. Section 68A.404, subsection 3, paragraph a, 1 subparagraph (2), Code 2013, is amended to read as follows: 2 (2) A report filed as a result of this paragraph “a” shall 3 not require the identification of individual members who 4 pay dues to a labor union, organization, or association, or 5 individual stockholders of a business corporation. A Except 6 as provided in subsection 5, paragraph “i” , a report filed as a 7 result of this paragraph “a” shall not require the disclosure 8 of any donor or other source of funding to the person making 9 the independent expenditure except when the donation or source 10 of funding, or a portion of the donation or source of funding, 11 was provided for the purpose of furthering the independent 12 expenditure. 13 Sec. 2. Section 68A.404, subsection 5, Code 2013, is amended 14 by adding the following new paragraphs: 15 NEW PARAGRAPH . h. The name and address of every contributor 16 or other source of funding in excess of twenty-five dollars 17 which was provided for the purpose of furthering the 18 independent expenditure. 19 NEW PARAGRAPH . i. If the person making the independent 20 expenditure receives a contribution from a person or individual 21 of five thousand dollars or more in the twelve months prior to 22 the independent expenditure being made and the contribution 23 was not given for the purpose of furthering the independent 24 expenditure, the names and addresses of the two contributors 25 who gave the largest and next largest contribution to the 26 person making the independent expenditure during the twelve 27 months prior to the independent expenditure being made. 28 Sec. 3. Section 68A.405, subsection 1, paragraph h, Code 29 2013, is amended to read as follows: 30 h. If the published material is the result of an independent 31 expenditure subject to section 68A.404 , the published material 32 shall include a statement that the published material was not 33 authorized by any candidate, candidate’s committee, or ballot 34 issue committee. The statement shall also identify the persons 35 -1- LSB 1535HH (2) 85 jr/sc 1/ 2

H.F. 77 or individuals described in section 68A.404, subsection 5, 1 paragraph “i” , if any. 2 EXPLANATION 3 This bill makes changes relating to independent 4 expenditures. 5 The bill requires that independent expenditure statements 6 filed with the ethics and campaign disclosure board include 7 the names and addresses of contributors who have contributed 8 more than $25 for the purpose of furthering the independent 9 expenditure. The bill also requires that the independent 10 expenditure statement include the names and addresses of 11 persons or individuals who gave the largest and next largest 12 contributions to the person making the independent expenditure 13 during the 12 months prior to the independent expenditure 14 being made if any contribution over that same time period 15 to the person making the independent expenditure was $5,000 16 or more and was not given for the purpose of furthering the 17 independent expenditure. The bill further requires that the 18 attribution statement on published material that is funded 19 by an independent expenditure must also identify those two 20 contributors. 21 -2- LSB 1535HH (2) 85 jr/sc 2/ 2