Senate File 2124 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2124 BY CHELGREN A BILL FOR An Act relating to lobbying restrictions on former members of 1 the general assembly. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5965XS (2) 87 tm/rj
S.F. 2124 Section 1. Section 68B.5A, subsection 4, Code 2018, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 4. A Except for a member of the general assembly, a person 3 who is subject to the requirements of subsection 1 shall not 4 within two years after the termination of service or employment 5 become a lobbyist. 6 Sec. 2. Section 68B.5A, Code 2018, is amended by adding the 7 following new subsection: 8 NEW SUBSECTION . 4A. A member of the general assembly shall 9 not within five years after the termination of service become 10 a lobbyist. 11 EXPLANATION 12 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 13 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 14 This bill relates to lobbying restrictions on former members 15 of the general assembly. Currently, a member of the general 16 assembly cannot become a lobbyist within two years following 17 the termination of service. A lobbyist is defined in Code 18 section 68B.2, subsection 13, as a person who conducts one of 19 four specified activities. The bill extends the prohibition to 20 five years following the termination of service. 21 -1- LSB 5965XS (2) 87 tm/rj 1/ 1