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
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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:
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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.
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