House
File
2550
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2550
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
2217)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
lobbyist’s
client
reports,
including
1
verification
of
and
the
filing
location
for
the
reports,
and
2
making
penalties
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
22.7,
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
the
1
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
74.
Documents
submitted
to
the
Iowa
3
ethics
and
campaign
disclosure
board
to
verify
the
information
4
contained
in
a
lobbyist’s
client’s
report
pursuant
to
section
5
68B.38.
6
Sec.
2.
Section
68B.38,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
7
follows:
8
68B.38
Lobbyist’s
client
reporting.
9
1.
On
or
before
July
31
of
each
year,
a
lobbyist’s
10
client
shall
electronically
file
with
the
general
assembly
11
board
a
report
that
contains
information
on
all
salaries,
12
fees,
retainers,
and
reimbursement
of
expenses
paid
by
the
13
lobbyist’s
client
to
the
lobbyist
for
lobbying
purposes
during
14
the
preceding
twelve
calendar
months,
concluding
on
June
30
15
of
each
year
,
as
well
as
all
documents
necessary
to
verify
16
the
information
in
the
report
.
The
amount
reported
to
the
17
general
assembly
board
shall
include
the
total
amount
of
all
18
salaries,
fees,
retainers,
and
reimbursement
of
expenses
paid
19
to
a
lobbyist
for
lobbying
both
the
legislative
and
executive
20
branches.
21
2.
The
chief
clerk
of
the
house
and
the
secretary
of
the
22
senate
board
shall
establish
an
internet
site
for
the
filing
of
23
lobbyist’s
client
reports
in
an
electronic
format.
24
2A.
The
board
shall
verify
the
information
submitted
in
the
25
report
filed
pursuant
to
this
section.
The
board
may
require
26
a
lobbyist’s
client
to
provide
additional
documents
necessary
27
to
verify
the
information,
which
a
lobbyist’s
client
shall
28
provide.
The
documents
provided
pursuant
to
this
section
and
29
used
for
verification
shall
be
kept
confidential.
30
3.
The
chief
clerk
of
the
house
and
the
secretary
of
31
the
senate
board
shall
post
all
lobbyist’s
client
reports
32
filed
pursuant
to
this
section
in
a
searchable
database
on
an
33
internet
site.
The
board
general
assembly
shall
establish
a
34
link
on
the
internet
site
of
the
board
general
assembly
to
the
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lobbyist’s
client
report
information
on
the
general
assembly’s
1
board’s
internet
site.
2
EXPLANATION
3
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
4
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
5
This
bill
relates
to
lobbyist’s
client
reports.
6
Under
current
law,
a
lobbyist’s
client
is
annually
required
7
to
file
with
the
general
assembly
a
report
that
contains
8
information
on
all
salaries,
fees,
retainers,
and
reimbursement
9
of
expenses
the
lobbyist’s
client
paid
to
the
lobbyist
for
10
lobbying
purposes
during
the
preceding
year.
The
bill
requires
11
that
the
reports
are
instead
filed
with
the
Iowa
ethics
and
12
campaign
disclosure
board
(board).
The
bill
also
requires
a
13
lobbyist’s
client
to
submit
all
documents
necessary
to
verify
14
the
information
and
the
board
to
verify
the
information.
The
15
board
may
require
a
lobbyist’s
client
to
provide
additional
16
documents,
which
the
client
must
provide.
Verification
17
documents
a
lobbyist’s
client
submits
to
the
board
are
18
confidential.
The
first
report
for
which
the
provisions
of
19
the
bill
will
apply
is
due
by
July
31,
2020,
for
the
reporting
20
period
of
July
1,
2019,
through
June
30,
2020.
21
A
person
who
knowingly
and
intentionally
violates
a
22
provision
of
the
bill
is
guilty
of
a
serious
misdemeanor
and
23
may
be
reprimanded,
suspended,
or
dismissed
from
the
person’s
24
position
or
otherwise
sanctioned.
A
serious
misdemeanor
is
25
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
one
year
and
a
fine
26
of
at
least
$315
but
not
more
than
$1,875.
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