House File 569 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 569 BY COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 115) A BILL FOR An Act concerning authorized investment vehicles in a 1 tax-sheltered investment program established by the 2 department of administrative services. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2200HV (3) 87 ec/sc/rj
H.F. 569 Section 1. Section 8A.438, subsection 1, Code 2017, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 1. The director may establish a tax-sheltered investment 3 program for eligible employees. The director may arrange for 4 the provision of investment vehicles authorized under section 5 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as defined in section 6 422.3 . If the director establishes a tax-sheltered investment 7 program pursuant to this section, the program shall include 8 investment vehicles authorized under section 403(b) of the 9 Internal Revenue Code provided by any insurance company or 10 investment company that is recommended for inclusion in the 11 program by a person licensed as an insurance producer under 12 chapter 522B, or registered as a securities agent or investment 13 advisor representative under chapter 502, by the insurance 14 division of the department of commerce. To be eligible for 15 inclusion in the program, an insurance company shall have 16 filed with, and had the company’s contract and forms approved 17 by, the insurance division of the department of commerce, and 18 an investment company shall be registered with the federal 19 securities and exchange commission. The department may 20 offer the tax-sheltered investment program to eligible public 21 employers in the state of Iowa. 22 EXPLANATION 23 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 24 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 25 This bill provides that if the director of the department of 26 administrative services establishes a tax-sheltered investment 27 program under section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, the 28 program shall include investment vehicles from any insurance 29 company or investment company recommended for inclusion in 30 the program by a licensed insurance producer or registered 31 securities agent or investment advisor representative. The 32 bill provides that to be eligible for inclusion in the 33 program, the insurance company shall have filed with, and had 34 the company’s contract and forms approved by, the insurance 35 -1- LSB 2200HV (3) 87 ec/sc/rj 1/ 2
H.F. 569 division of the department of commerce, and an investment 1 company shall be registered with the federal securities and 2 exchange commission. 3 -2- LSB 2200HV (3) 87 ec/sc/rj 2/ 2