Senate
File
498
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
498
BY
ZAUN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
repayment
and
cancellation
of
certain
1
fines
issued
pursuant
to
a
proclamation
of
disaster
2
emergency
relating
to
the
novel
coronavirus
pandemic
and
3
including
effective
date
provisions.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
5
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
12.29
Novel
coronavirus
pandemic
——
1
fines
——
repayment.
2
1.
The
treasurer
of
state
shall,
in
consultation
with
the
3
alcoholic
beverages
division
of
the
department
of
commerce
4
and
the
department
of
public
health,
adopt
by
rule
a
process
5
allowing
a
retailer,
restaurant,
or
bar
that
has
paid
a
fine
to
6
the
state
or
an
agency
or
department
of
the
state
as
a
result
of
7
the
enforcement
of
a
proclamation
of
disaster
emergency
issued
8
by
the
governor
in
response
to
the
novel
coronavirus
pandemic
9
to
submit
an
application
for
the
repayment
of
such
a
fine.
The
10
treasurer
of
state
shall
provide
public
notice
of
the
process.
11
2.
Upon
receipt
of
an
application
for
the
repayment
of
a
12
fine
submitted
pursuant
to
subsection
1,
the
treasurer
of
state
13
shall
verify
that
the
applicant
is
a
retailer,
restaurant,
or
14
bar
and
that
the
applicant
paid
a
fine
in
the
amount
claimed
15
in
the
application
due
to
the
enforcement
of
a
proclamation
16
of
disaster
emergency
issued
by
the
governor
in
response
to
17
the
novel
coronavirus
pandemic.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
18
of
law
to
the
contrary,
the
treasurer
of
state
shall
issue
a
19
payment
in
the
amount
of
such
a
fine
to
the
applicant.
20
3.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
“retailer”
means
the
21
same
as
defined
in
section
423.1.
22
Sec.
2.
PROCLAMATIONS
OF
DISASTER
EMERGENCY
——
CANCELLATION
23
OF
FINES.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
to
the
24
contrary,
the
state
of
Iowa
and
each
department
and
agency
of
25
the
state
shall
cancel
any
fine
issued
to
but
not
yet
paid
by
26
a
retailer,
restaurant,
or
bar
as
a
result
of
the
enforcement
27
of
a
proclamation
of
disaster
emergency
issued
by
the
governor
28
in
response
to
the
novel
coronavirus
pandemic
on
or
before
the
29
effective
date
of
this
Act.
30
Sec.
3.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
31
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
32
EXPLANATION
33
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
34
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
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This
bill
relates
to
fines
issued
to
retailers,
restaurants,
1
and
bars
as
a
result
of
the
enforcement
of
a
proclamation
of
2
disaster
emergency
issued
by
the
governor
in
response
to
the
3
novel
coronavirus
pandemic.
The
bill
requires
the
treasurer
of
4
state,
in
consultation
with
the
alcoholic
beverages
division
of
5
the
department
of
commerce
and
the
department
of
public
health,
6
to
adopt
by
rule
a
process
allowing
a
retailer,
restaurant,
or
7
bar
that
has
paid
a
fine
to
the
state
or
an
agency
or
department
8
of
the
state
to
submit
an
application
to
the
treasurer
of
state
9
for
the
repayment
of
such
a
fine.
The
treasurer
of
state
10
shall
verify
the
claims
of
each
applicant
prior
to
issuing
a
11
repayment.
12
The
bill
also
requires
the
state
and
each
agency
and
13
department
of
the
state
to
cancel
any
fine
issued
to
but
not
14
yet
paid
by
a
retailer,
restaurant,
or
bar
as
a
result
of
the
15
enforcement
of
a
proclamation
of
disaster
emergency
issued
by
16
the
governor
in
response
to
the
novel
coronavirus
pandemic
on
17
or
before
the
effective
date
of
the
bill.
18
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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