H.F. 309 Section 1. Section 22.7, Code 2021, is amended by adding the 1 following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 74. Personal information as defined in 3 section 22A.1. 4 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 22A.1 Definitions. 5 1. “Personal information” means any list, record, 6 register, registry, roll, roster, or other compilation of 7 data that directly or indirectly identifies a person as a 8 member, supporter, or volunteer of, or donor of financial 9 or nonfinancial support to, any entity which is exempt from 10 taxation under section 501(c) of the federal Internal Revenue 11 Code. “Personal information” does not include information 12 reportable to the secretary of state pursuant to section 13 504.1613 or information provided to the attorney general or 14 state auditor pursuant to chapter 504 or 537, or section 15 714.16. 16 2. “Public agency” means all of the following: 17 a. A state or municipal governmental unit, including but not 18 limited to the state of Iowa, and a department, agency, office, 19 commission, board, or division of the state. 20 b. A political subdivision of the state, including but not 21 limited to a county, city, township, village, school district, 22 or community college merged area. 23 c. An agency, authority, council, board, or commission of a 24 political subdivision of the state. 25 d. A state or local court, tribunal, or other judicial or 26 quasi-judicial body. 27 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION . 22A.2 Personal information protected. 28 1. A public agency shall not do any of the following: 29 a. Require an entity which is exempt from taxation under 30 section 501(c) of the federal Internal Revenue Code to provide 31 the public agency with personal information. 32 b. Release, publicize, or otherwise disclose personal 33 information in the possession of the public agency without 34 the express, written permission of every member, supporter, 35 -1- LSB 1731HV (2) 89 cm/rh 1/ 5

H.F. 309 volunteer, and donor of the tax-exempt entity identified in the 1 information and the tax-exempt entity. 2 c. Request or require a current or prospective contractor 3 with the public agency to provide the public agency with a 4 list of entities exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of 5 the federal Internal Revenue Code to which the contractor has 6 provided financial or nonfinancial support. 7 2. This section does not prohibit any of the following: 8 a. Disclosure of personal information pursuant to a lawful 9 warrant issued by a court of competent jurisdiction. 10 b. Disclosure of personal information pursuant to a lawful 11 request for discovery if all of the following requirements are 12 met: 13 (1) The requestor demonstrates a compelling need for the 14 personal information by clear and convincing evidence. 15 (2) The requestor obtains a protective order barring 16 disclosure of personal information to any person not directly 17 involved in the litigation. 18 c. Disclosure of personal information pursuant to an 19 agreement between a public agency and an entity which is exempt 20 from taxation under section 501(c) of the federal Internal 21 Revenue Code. 22 d. Disclosure of personal information included in judicial 23 proceedings that are public pursuant to section 602.1601. 24 However, upon petition of an entity which is exempt from 25 taxation under section 501(c) of the federal Internal Revenue 26 Code, the court shall seal a case file that is otherwise 27 public pursuant to section 602.1601 to protect the personal 28 information contained in that file. 29 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION . 22A.3 Civil penalties. 30 1. A person alleging a violation of this chapter, section 31 504.1604, subsection 5, or section 504.1605, subsection 5, may 32 bring a civil action for injunctive relief, damages, or both. 33 Damages may include either of the following: 34 a. Not less than two thousand five hundred dollars in 35 -2- LSB 1731HV (2) 89 cm/rh 2/ 5

H.F. 309 compensatory damages for injury and loss for each violation. 1 b. For an intentional violation, not more than three times 2 the amount described in paragraph “a” for each violation. 3 2. A court may, in its discretion, award all or a portion of 4 the costs of litigation, including reasonable attorney fees and 5 witness fees, to the complainant. 6 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION . 22A.4 Criminal penalties. 7 A person who knowingly violates a provision of this 8 chapter, section 504.1604, subsection 5, or section 504.1605, 9 subsection 5, is guilty of a serious misdemeanor punishable by 10 imprisonment for not more than ninety days or a fine of not 11 more than one thousand dollars, or both. 12 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION . 22A.5 Campaign disclosure Act not 13 affected. 14 This chapter shall not affect any provision of chapter 68A. 15 Sec. 7. Section 504.1604, Code 2021, is amended by adding 16 the following new subsection: 17 NEW SUBSECTION . 5. If the court orders inspection of 18 records containing personal information as defined in section 19 22A.1, such inspection shall be made under seal from public 20 disclosure. A person who violates this subsection is subject 21 to civil penalties under section 22A.3. A person who knowingly 22 violates this subsection is subject to criminal penalties under 23 section 22A.4. 24 Sec. 8. Section 504.1605, Code 2021, is amended by adding 25 the following new subsection: 26 NEW SUBSECTION . 5. To obtain personal information 27 as defined in section 22A.1. A person who violates this 28 subsection is subject to civil penalties under section 22A.3. 29 A person who knowingly violates this subsection is subject to 30 criminal penalties under section 22A.4. 31 EXPLANATION 32 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 33 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 34 This bill relates to certain personal information in 35 -3- LSB 1731HV (2) 89 cm/rh 3/ 5

H.F. 309 the possession of certain tax-exempt and governmental 1 entities. The bill prohibits a public agency, defined in 2 the bill to include any governmental entity of Iowa or a 3 political subdivision, from seeking the disclosure of personal 4 information from an organization exempt from taxation under 5 section 501(c) of the federal Internal Revenue Code that 6 would directly or indirectly reveal the identity of a member, 7 supporter, volunteer, or donor of the organization, or from 8 requesting from a current or potential contractor a list of 9 tax-exempt organizations that the contractor has supported. 10 The bill also prohibits a public agency from publishing any 11 such information that the public agency possesses. 12 The bill allows the disclosure of personal information 13 pursuant to a lawful warrant or discovery request. However, 14 the bill requires the proponent of such a discovery request 15 to show a compelling need for the information by clear and 16 convincing evidence and to obtain a protective order barring 17 unnecessary disclosure of the information. 18 The bill allows disclosure of personal information pursuant 19 to an agreement between an organization and a public agency. 20 The bill exempts from the definition of “personal information” 21 information that must be reported to the secretary of state, 22 attorney general, or state auditor pursuant to certain 23 specified provisions of law. 24 The bill allows disclosure of personal information included 25 in public judicial proceedings, however, upon petition of an 26 entity which is exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of 27 the federal Internal Revenue Code, the court shall seal the 28 case file. 29 The bill amends the revised Iowa nonprofit corporation Act 30 to require any inspection of corporate records containing 31 personal information to be made under seal from public 32 disclosure. The bill also prohibits corporate records from 33 being used to obtain personal information. 34 The bill exempts personal information for purposes of the 35 -4- LSB 1731HV (2) 89 cm/rh 4/ 5

H.F. 309 bill from the definition of public records under Code chapter 1 22. 2 A person who violates a provision of the bill is subject to 3 a civil penalty of not less than $2,500 per violation, and not 4 more than three times that amount for an intentional violation. 5 The bill allows a court to award to a prevailing plaintiff an 6 amount equal to all or a portion of the costs of litigation, 7 including attorney and witness fees. 8 A person who knowingly violates a provision of the bill is 9 guilty of a serious misdemeanor punishable by confinement for 10 not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than $1,000, or 11 both. 12 The bill does not affect any provision of Code chapter 68A, 13 which relates to campaign finance. 14 -5- LSB 1731HV (2) 89 cm/rh 5/ 5