Bill Text: IA HF2353 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act removing prohibitions on emergency management organization employees from holding elective office. Effective 7-1-16.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2016-03-31 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 587. [HF2353 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-HF2353-Enrolled.html
House File 2353 - Enrolled HOUSE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 538) \5 A BILL FOR \1 House File 2353 AN ACT REMOVING PROHIBITIONS ON EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION EMPLOYEES FROM HOLDING ELECTIVE OFFICE. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: Section 1. Section 29C.16, Code 2016, is amended to read as follows: 29C.16 Political activity prohibited.1.A person employed by any organization for emergency management established under this chapter shall not:a.1. During working hours or when performing official duties or when using public equipment or at any time on public property, take part in any way in soliciting any contribution for any political party or any person seeking political office.The provisions of this section do not preclude any employee from holding any nonpartisan elective office for which no pay is received or any office for which only token pay is received.b.2. Seek or attempt to use any political endorsement in connection with any appointment to a position created under this chapter.c.3. Use any official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with an election or affecting the resultsthereofof an election.2. Any employee of an organization for emergency management shall not become a candidate for any partisan elective office.LINDA UPMEYER Speaker of the House PAM JOCHUM President of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 2353, Eighty=sixth General Assembly. CARMINE BOAL Chief Clerk of the House Approved , 2016 TERRY E. BRANSTAD Governor -1-