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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
261)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
monetary
donations
that
may
be
received
and
1
gifted
by
local
officials
and
local
employees
to
offset
2
medical
or
health
care
expenses,
and
making
penalties
3
applicable.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
68B.22,
subsection
4,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
t.
Moneys
received
by
a
local
official
3
or
local
employee
in
the
form
of
donations
from
other
local
4
officials
or
local
employees
to
offset
medical
or
health
5
care
expenses
as
a
result
of
a
diagnosed
condition,
if
such
6
donations
are
made
and
received
through
the
use
of
an
online
7
crowdfunding
or
fundraising
platform.
An
authorized
donation
8
from
a
donor
to
a
recipient
under
this
paragraph
shall
not
9
exceed
one
hundred
dollars
per
calendar
year.
10
EXPLANATION
11
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
12
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
13
Generally
under
current
law,
a
public
official,
public
14
employee,
or
candidate,
or
that
person’s
immediate
family
15
member
is
prohibited
from
accepting
or
receiving
any
gift
or
16
series
of
gifts
from
a
restricted
donor.
Certain
monetary
17
gifts
are
authorized
under
Code
section
68B.22(4).
This
bill
18
authorizes
local
officials
and
local
employees
to
receive
19
moneys
in
the
form
of
donations
made
by
other
local
officials
20
or
local
employees
to
offset
medical
or
health
care
expenses
21
as
a
result
of
a
diagnosed
condition.
Such
donations
are
22
authorized
if
they
are
made
and
received
through
the
use
of
an
23
online
crowdfunding
or
fundraising
platform.
An
authorized
24
donation
from
a
donor
to
a
recipient
under
the
bill
cannot
25
exceed
$100
per
calendar
year.
26
When
used
in
Code
chapter
68B
(government
ethics
and
27
lobbying),
including
in
the
bill,
“local
employee”
means
a
28
person
employed
by
a
political
subdivision
but
does
not
include
29
an
independent
contractor;
and
“local
official”
means
an
30
officeholder
of
a
political
subdivision.
31
By
operation
of
law,
a
person
who
knowingly
and
32
intentionally
violates
Code
section
68B.22,
as
amended
by
the
33
bill,
commits
a
serious
misdemeanor
and
may
be
reprimanded,
34
suspended,
or
dismissed
from
the
person’s
position
or
otherwise
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sanctioned.
A
serious
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
1
for
no
more
than
one
year
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$430
but
not
2
more
than
$2,560.
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