Senate
Study
Bill
1042
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
WEBSTER)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
prohibiting
political
subdivisions
from
using
certain
1
moneys
to
hire
lobbyists,
and
providing
penalties.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
68B.9
Lobbyist
employment
——
1
political
subdivision
restrictions.
2
A
political
subdivision
shall
not
use
moneys
received
from
3
the
imposition
of
a
tax
to
employ
or
compensate
a
lobbyist.
4
Sec.
2.
Section
68B.34,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
5
follows:
6
68B.34
Additional
penalty.
7
In
addition
to
any
penalty
contained
in
any
other
provision
8
of
law,
a
person
who
knowingly
and
intentionally
violates
a
9
provision
of
sections
68B.2A
through
68B.8
68B.9
,
sections
10
68B.22
through
68B.24
,
or
sections
68B.35
through
68B.38
11
is
guilty
of
a
serious
misdemeanor
and
may
be
reprimanded,
12
suspended,
or
dismissed
from
the
person’s
position
or
otherwise
13
sanctioned.
14
EXPLANATION
15
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
16
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
17
This
bill
prohibits
a
political
subdivision
from
using
18
moneys
received
from
the
imposition
of
a
tax
to
employ
or
19
compensate
a
lobbyist.
20
When
used
in
Code
chapter
68B
(government
ethics
and
21
lobbying),
“lobbyist”
means
an
individual
who,
by
acting
22
directly,
receives
compensation
to
encourage
the
passage,
23
defeat,
approval,
veto,
or
modification
of
legislation,
a
24
rule,
or
an
executive
order
by
the
members
of
the
general
25
assembly,
a
state
agency,
or
any
statewide
elected
official;
26
is
a
designated
representative
of
an
organization
which
has
as
27
one
of
its
purposes
the
encouragement
of
the
passage,
defeat,
28
approval,
veto,
or
modification
of
legislation,
a
rule,
or
an
29
executive
order
before
the
general
assembly,
a
state
agency,
30
or
any
statewide
elected
official;
represents
the
position
of
31
a
federal,
state,
or
local
government
agency,
in
which
the
32
person
serves
or
is
employed
as
the
designated
representative,
33
for
purposes
of
encouraging
the
passage,
defeat,
approval,
34
veto,
or
modification
of
legislation,
a
rule,
or
an
executive
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order
by
members
of
the
general
assembly,
a
state
agency,
or
1
any
statewide
elected
official;
or
makes
expenditures
of
more
2
than
$1,000
in
a
year,
other
than
to
pay
another
lobbyist
or
3
to
communicate
with
only
the
members
of
the
general
assembly
4
who
represent
the
district
in
which
the
individual
resides,
to
5
communicate
in
person
with
members
of
the
general
assembly,
a
6
state
agency,
or
any
statewide
elected
official
for
purposes
7
of
encouraging
the
passage,
defeat,
approval,
veto,
or
8
modification
of
legislation,
a
rule,
or
an
executive
order.
9
A
person
who
knowingly
and
intentionally
violates
the
10
bill
is
guilty
of
a
serious
misdemeanor
and
if
the
person
11
is
a
lobbyist,
the
person
may
be
reprimanded,
suspended,
or
12
dismissed
from
the
person’s
position
or
otherwise
sanctioned.
13
A
serious
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
14
than
one
year
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$430
but
not
more
than
15
$2,560.
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