House
Study
Bill
674
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
GOVERNMENT
OVERSIGHT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
KAUFMANN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
governmental
ethics
and
the
regulation
of
1
lobbyists
and
gifts.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
68B.2,
subsection
13,
paragraph
b,
1
subparagraph
(7),
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
(7)
An
individual
who
is
a
member,
director,
trustee,
3
officer,
or
committee
member
of
a
business,
trade,
labor,
farm,
4
professional,
religious,
education,
or
charitable
association,
5
foundation,
or
organization
who
either
is
not
paid
compensation
6
or
and
is
not
specifically
designated
as
provided
in
paragraph
7
“a”
,
subparagraph
(1)
or
(2).
8
Sec.
2.
Section
68B.22,
subsection
4,
paragraph
p,
9
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
10
follows:
11
Gifts
of
food
Food
,
beverages,
travel,
or
lodging
received
12
by
a
public
official
or
public
employee
if
all
of
the
following
13
apply:
14
Sec.
3.
Section
68B.22,
subsection
4,
paragraph
s,
Code
15
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
16
s.
Gifts
of
food
Food
,
beverage,
and
entertainment
received
17
at
a
function
where
every
member
of
the
general
assembly
has
18
been
invited
to
attend,
when
the
function
takes
place
during
19
a
regular
session
of
the
general
assembly.
A
sponsor
of
a
20
function
under
this
paragraph
shall
file
a
registration
prior
21
to
the
function
taking
place
identifying
the
sponsor
and
the
22
date,
time,
and
location
of
the
function.
The
registration
23
shall
be
filed
with
the
person
or
persons
designated
by
the
24
secretary
of
the
senate
and
the
chief
clerk
of
the
house
and
25
with
the
board.
After
a
function
takes
place,
the
sponsor
of
26
the
function
shall
file
a
report
disclosing
the
total
amount
27
expended,
including
in-kind
expenditures,
on
food,
beverage,
28
and
entertainment
for
the
function.
The
report
shall
be
filed
29
with
the
person
or
persons
designated
by
the
secretary
of
the
30
senate
and
the
chief
clerk
of
the
house
and
with
the
board
31
within
twenty-eight
calendar
days
following
the
date
of
the
32
function.
33
EXPLANATION
34
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
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the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
1
This
bill
relates
to
governmental
ethics
and
the
regulation
2
of
lobbyists
and
gifts.
3
Currently,
the
definition
of
“lobbyist”
includes
eight
4
exceptions.
One
of
the
exceptions
provides
that
a
person
is
5
not
a
lobbyist
if
the
person
is
an
individual
who
is
a
member,
6
director,
trustee,
officer,
or
committee
member
of
a
business,
7
trade,
labor,
farm,
professional,
religious,
education,
or
8
charitable
association,
foundation,
or
organization
who
either
9
is
not
paid
compensation
or
is
not
specifically
designated
as
10
a
lobbyist.
The
bill,
in
order
for
the
exception
to
apply,
11
requires
the
person
to
both
not
be
paid
compensation
and
not
be
12
specifically
designated
as
a
lobbyist.
13
The
bill
amends
two
exceptions
to
the
gift
law
by
eliminating
14
wording
redundancies.
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