Bill Text: IA HF2276 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the transfer of campaign funds, and making penalties applicable.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-04 - Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 190. [HF2276 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2021-HF2276-Introduced.html
House File 2276 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2276 BY JACOBSEN A BILL FOR An Act relating to the transfer of campaign funds, and making 1 penalties applicable. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 6065YH (2) 89 ss/jh
H.F. 2276 Section 1. Section 68A.303, subsection 1, paragraphs b and 1 e, Code 2022, are amended to read as follows: 2 b. Contributions to national, state, or local political 3 party central committees, or to partisan political committees 4 organized to represent persons within the boundaries of a 5 congressional district , but only as reimbursement for goods 6 transferred or services rendered to the candidate’s committee . 7 e. Contributions to another candidate’s committee when 8 the candidate for whom both committees are formed is the same 9 person , but only as reimbursement for goods transferred or 10 services rendered to the candidate’s committee . 11 EXPLANATION 12 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 13 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 14 This bill relates to the transfer of campaign funds from 15 a candidate’s committee. The bill prohibits a candidate’s 16 committee from transferring campaign funds to national, state, 17 or local political party central committees, partisan political 18 committees, or a candidate’s committee when the candidate for 19 whom both committees are formed is the same person, except as 20 reimbursement for goods transferred or services rendered to the 21 candidate’s committee. 22 By operation of law, a person who violates a provision of the 23 bill is guilty of a serious misdemeanor. A serious misdemeanor 24 is punishable by confinement for no more than one year and a 25 fine of at least $430 but not more than $2,560. 26 -1- LSB 6065YH (2) 89 ss/jh 1/ 1
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