Bill Text: IA HF2353 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to permissible honoraria from restricted donors to public officials and public employees and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-13 - Subcommittee Meeting: 02/17/2020 1:30PM House Lounge. [HF2353 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF2353-Introduced.html
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BY
JACOBSEN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
permissible
honoraria
from
restricted
1
donors
to
public
officials
and
public
employees
and
making
2
penalties
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
68B.23,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
1
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
a.
The
honorarium
consists
of
payment
,
not
to
exceed
four
3
hundred
ninety-nine
dollars
per
day,
of
actual
expenses
of
a
4
donee
for
registration,
food,
beverages,
travel,
and
lodging
5
paid
in
return
for
participation
in
a
panel
or
speaking
6
engagement
at
a
meeting
when
the
expenses
relate
directly
to
7
the
day
or
days
on
which
the
recipient
has
participation
or
8
presentation
responsibilities.
9
EXPLANATION
10
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
11
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
12
This
bill
relates
to
permissible
honoraria
from
restricted
13
donors
to
public
officials
and
public
employees.
14
Under
Code
chapter
68B
(government
ethics
and
lobbying),
15
a
public
official
or
public
employee
is
prohibited
from
16
seeking
or
accepting
an
honorarium
from
a
restricted
donor,
17
subject
to
certain
exceptions.
One
such
exception
permits
a
18
public
official
or
public
employee
to
accept
an
honorarium
if
19
the
honorarium
consists
of
payment
for
the
public
official
20
or
public
employee’s
actual
expenses
for
registration,
21
food,
beverages,
travel,
and
lodging
paid
in
return
for
22
participation
in
a
panel
or
speaking
engagement
when
the
23
expenses
relate
directly
to
the
day
or
days
on
which
the
public
24
official
or
public
employee
has
participation
or
presentation
25
responsibilities.
The
bill
provides
that
a
public
official
or
26
public
employee
may
not
accept
an
honorarium
that
is
payment
27
for
actual
expenses
in
exchange
for
a
panel
or
speaking
28
engagement
if
the
payment
exceeds
$499
per
day.
29
A
knowing
and
intentional
violation
of
the
limitations
on
30
accepting
an
honorarium
is
a
serious
misdemeanor.
A
serious
31
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
one
32
year
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$315
but
not
more
than
$1,875.
33
In
addition,
a
person
who
accepts
an
honorarium
in
34
violation
of
Code
chapter
68B
is
subject
to
civil
penalties
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