HF 2043 (LSB 5242YH (8) 91)

HOUSE FILE 2043

BY  WILLS

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the payment of dues by the general assembly for membership in professional organizations by members of the general assembly, and including effective date provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  2.34  Membership in professional organizations —— dues payments.
   1.  The general assembly shall not pay membership dues to a professional organization on behalf of all members of the general assembly, including but not limited to the national conference of state legislatures or the council of state governments.
   2.  The general assembly shall, on an annual basis, calculate the amount of dues that the general assembly would pay for membership in the national conference of state legislatures and the council of state governments and equally distribute the same amount of moneys to the members of the general assembly. A member of the general assembly shall only expend these moneys for the purpose of joining the national conference of state legislatures, the council of state governments, the American legislative exchange council, the national association of Christian lawmakers, Americans for prosperity, the education freedom alliance, the heritage foundation, the state legislative leaders foundation, the state policy network, the states project, or women in government.
    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act takes effect upon the convening of the first session of the Ninety-second General Assembly.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the payment of dues by the general assembly for membership in professional organizations by members of the general assembly. The bill prohibits the general assembly from paying membership dues to a professional organization on behalf of all members of the general assembly, including but not limited to the national conference of state legislatures and the council of state governments. The bill requires the general assembly to instead calculate, on an annual basis, the amount of dues that the general assembly would pay for membership in the national conference of state legislatures and the council of state governments and equally distribute the same amount of moneys to the members of the general assembly. Members of the general assembly shall only expend the moneys for the purpose of joining certain specified organizations, listed in the bill.
   Pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Iowa, the bill takes effect upon the convening of the first session of the 92nd General Assembly.