HSB 613 (LSB 5271YC (1) 86)

HOUSE FILE _____

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON VANDER LINDEN)

A BILL FOR

An Act permitting the state registrar of voters to retain fees charged by the registrar for furnishing certain voter registration services and information, and including effective date provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 47.8, subsection 4, Code 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   4.  The registration commission shall annually adopt a set of standard charges to be made for the services the registrar is required to offer to the several commissioners, and for furnishing of voter registration records which are requested by persons other than the registrar, the state commissioner, or any commissioner, pursuant to section 48A.38. These charges shall be sufficient to reimburse the state registrar for the actual cost of furnishing such services or information, and shall be specified by unit wherever possible retained by the registrar. The standard charges shall be adopted by the commission by January 15 of each calendar year.
    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT.  This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill permits the state registrar of voters (secretary of state) to retain fees charged by the registrar for providing voter registration-related services and records.
   Under current law, the state voter registration commission adopts a set of standard charges that the state registrar is required to charge to reimburse the state for providing voter registration services to county commissioners of elections and for furnishing voter registration records to persons who are not election officials. The bill requires that the registrar retain these charges.
   The bill takes effect upon enactment.