Bill Text: IA HF339 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to campaign finance and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-31 - END OF 2011 ACTIONS [HF339 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-HF339-Introduced.html
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BY
ISENHART
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
campaign
finance
and
making
penalties
1
applicable.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
68A.102,
Code
2011,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
014.
“Election
cycle”
includes
the
first
3
of
January
in
an
odd-numbered
year
to
the
thirty-first
day
of
4
December
in
the
following
even-numbered
year.
5
Sec.
2.
Section
68A.401,
Code
2011,
is
amended
by
adding
the
6
following
new
subsections:
7
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5.
Any
person
who
is
or
has
been
registered
8
with
any
state
or
federal
government
body
as
a
lobbyist
or
9
government
liaison
at
any
time
over
the
current
or
previous
10
election
cycle,
shall
be
required
to
file
a
report
of
all
11
contributions
to
Iowa
candidate
and
political
committees
if
12
the
sum
of
such
contributions
is
seven
hundred
fifty
dollars
13
or
more
during
an
election
cycle.
In
addition
to
other
14
requirements
of
this
section,
the
report
shall
identify
the
15
individuals
or
groups
that
the
lobbyist
represents.
16
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6.
Any
person
engaged
to
raise
funds
for
17
a
candidate
or
campaign
regulated
under
Iowa
law
shall
be
18
required
to
file
a
report
of
all
contributions
received
by
or
19
on
behalf
of
one
or
more
candidates
or
campaigns
if
the
sum
20
of
such
contributions
is
seven
hundred
fifty
dollars
or
more
21
in
an
election
cycle.
The
report
shall
identify
the
person
22
making
the
solicitation,
the
persons
or
groups
making
the
23
contributions,
and
the
candidate
or
committee
receiving
the
24
contributions.
Cities,
counties,
school
boards,
and
other
25
public
jurisdictions
may
apply
similar
reporting
requirements
26
for
city,
county,
school
board,
and
other
elections,
in
27
coordination
with
the
board.
28
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7.
If
a
person
is
or
has
been
party
to
a
29
contract
with
the
state
government
or
any
of
its
jurisdictions,
30
and
that
person
has
or
will
directly
or
indirectly
receive
31
ten
thousand
dollars
or
more
of
public
funds
in
consideration
32
according
to
that
contract,
such
person
shall
report
all
33
contributions
made
to
candidates
or
campaigns
regulated
under
34
this
chapter
if
the
sum
of
such
contributions
is
seven
hundred
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fifty
dollars
or
more
during
an
election
cycle
occurring
five
1
years
before
or
after
the
contract
was
entered
into.
Cities,
2
counties,
school
boards,
and
other
public
jurisdictions
may
3
apply
similar
reporting
requirements
for
city,
county,
school
4
board
and
other
public
elections,
in
coordination
with
the
5
board.
6
Sec.
3.
Section
68A.402A,
subsection
1,
paragraph
h,
Code
7
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
8
h.
The
amount
and
nature
of
debts
and
obligations
owed
by
9
the
committee
in
excess
of
the
applicable
amounts
specified
in
10
the
schedule
in
paragraph
“b”
.
Loans
made
to
a
committee
and
11
reported
under
paragraph
“e”
shall
not
be
considered
a
debt
or
12
obligation
under
this
paragraph.
A
loan
made
by
a
committee
13
to
any
person
shall
be
considered
a
disbursement.
Debts
and
14
obligations,
whether
incurred
orally
or
in
writing,
shall
be
15
listed
by
the
date
that
the
debt
or
obligation
is
incurred.
16
Sec.
4.
Section
68A.402A,
subsection
1,
Code
2011,
is
17
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
18
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0k.
A
candidate
or
committee
receiving
19
contributions
shall
report
the
occupation
and
employer
of
any
20
contributor
making
contributions
of
two
hundred
fifty
dollars
21
or
more
in
an
election
cycle.
22
Sec.
5.
Section
68A.402A,
Code
2011,
is
amended
by
adding
23
the
following
new
subsection:
24
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
The
board
shall
cooperate
with
local
25
jurisdictions
establishing
reporting
requirements.
The
board
26
may
assess
reasonable
fees
to
such
jurisdictions
for
disclosure
27
and
reporting
services.
28
Sec.
6.
Section
68A.404,
Code
2011,
is
amended
by
adding
the
29
following
new
subsections:
30
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1A.
The
maximum
amount
an
individual
can
31
contribute
to
a
person
that
has
made
or
intends
to
make
an
32
independent
expenditure
is
seven
hundred
fifty
dollars.
The
33
maximum
amount
a
corporation
can
contribute
to
a
person
that
34
has
made
or
intends
to
make
an
independent
expenditure
is
one
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thousand
five
hundred
dollars.
1
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1B.
A
person
that
is
not
registered
and
2
filing
full
disclosure
reports,
and
who
has
made
one
or
more
3
independent
expenditures
totaling
seven
hundred
fifty
dollars
4
or
more
in
an
election
cycle,
shall
be
required
to
register
5
with
the
board
and,
in
addition
to
any
other
requirements
6
already
imposed,
file
regular
reports
with
the
board
on
the
7
same
basis
as,
and
reporting
the
same
information
as,
other
8
political
committees
required
to
register.
Such
entities
shall
9
register
within
ten
days
of
making
or
exceeding
the
expenditure
10
threshold
in
this
subsection.
11
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1C.
If
a
candidate
or
candidate’s
committee
12
either
directly
or
indirectly
supplies
information
to
a
person
13
who
has
made
or
subsequently
makes
an
independent
expenditure
14
in
favor
of
such
candidate,
or
against
such
candidate’s
15
opponent,
or
otherwise
to
the
benefit
of
the
candidate,
then
16
the
candidate
or
candidate’s
committee
shall
provide
that
17
information
to
the
board.
If
the
information
was
provided
18
orally,
then
a
recording
of
the
oral
delivery
of
information
19
shall
be
supplied.
The
board
shall
report
the
information
in
20
connection
with
both
the
candidate
and
the
person
making
the
21
expenditure.
22
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7A.
A
person
making
an
independent
23
expenditure
for
or
against
a
candidate
or
campaign
following
24
the
last
quarterly
reporting
deadline
before
an
election
shall
25
simultaneously
and
directly
report
such
independent
expenditure
26
to
the
candidate
or
campaigns
supported
or
opposed,
if
such
27
expenditure
is
required
to
be
reported
to
the
board.
28
Sec.
7.
Section
68A.405,
Code
2011,
is
amended
by
adding
the
29
following
new
subsection:
30
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3A.
An
attribution
statement
shall,
in
31
addition
to
other
requirements,
contain
the
name
of
the
person
32
who
is
the
largest
monetary
contributor
during
the
election
33
cycle
to
the
candidate
or
person
paying
for
the
communication.
34
EXPLANATION
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This
bill
defines
an
election
cycle
to
include
the
first
day
1
of
January
in
an
odd-numbered
year
to
the
31st
day
of
December
2
in
the
following
even-numbered
year.
3
The
bill
requires
lobbyists
to
report
all
contributions
to
4
Iowa
candidate
and
political
committees
if
the
sum
of
such
5
contributions
is
$750
and
to
identify
the
individuals
or
groups
6
that
the
lobbyist
represents.
7
The
bill
requires
campaign
fund-raisers
to
file
a
report
8
of
all
contributions
received
by
or
on
behalf
of
one
or
more
9
candidates
or
campaigns
if
the
sum
of
such
contributions
is
10
$750
or
more
in
an
election
cycle.
The
report
shall
identify
11
the
person
making
the
solicitation,
the
persons
or
groups
12
making
the
contributions,
and
the
candidate
or
committee
13
receiving
the
contributions.
14
The
bill
requires
a
person
who
contracts
with
the
state
and
15
has
or
will,
directly
or
indirectly,
receive
$10,000
or
more
16
of
public
funds
in
consideration
according
to
that
contract,
17
to
report
all
contributions
made
to
candidates
or
campaigns
18
regulated
under
Iowa
law
if
the
sum
of
such
contributions
is
19
$750
or
more.
20
The
bill
requires
that
campaign
debts
and
obligations
be
21
listed
on
the
report
by
the
date
that
the
debt
or
obligation
is
22
incurred.
23
The
bill
requires
that
a
person
or
committee
receiving
24
contributions
shall
report
the
occupation
and
employer
of
any
25
contributor
making
contributions
of
$250
or
more
in
an
election
26
cycle.
27
The
bill
requires
the
board
to
cooperate
with
local
28
jurisdictions
establishing
reporting
requirements.
29
The
bill
provides
that
the
maximum
amount
an
individual
30
can
contribute
to
a
person
who
has
made
or
intends
to
make
31
an
independent
expenditure
is
$750,
and
the
maximum
amount
a
32
corporation
can
make
to
a
person
who
has
made
or
intends
to
33
make
an
independent
expenditure
is
$1,500.
34
The
bill
requires
any
person
that
is
not
registered
and
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filing
full
disclosure
reports,
and
who
has
made
one
or
more
1
independent
expenditures
totaling
$750
or
more,
to
register
2
with
the
board
and
file
regular
reports
on
the
same
basis
3
as,
and
reporting
the
same
information
as,
other
political
4
committees
required
to
register
and
file.
5
The
bill
provides
that
if
a
candidate
or
candidate’s
6
committee
either
directly
or
indirectly
supplies
information
7
to
a
person
who
has
made
or
subsequently
makes
an
independent
8
expenditure
in
favor
of
such
candidate,
the
candidate
or
9
candidate’s
committee
shall
provide
that
information
to
the
10
ethics
and
campaign
disclosure
board.
11
The
bill
requires
that
a
person
making
an
independent
12
expenditure
for
or
against
a
candidate
or
campaign
following
13
the
last
quarterly
reporting
deadline
before
an
election
shall
14
simultaneously
and
directly
report
such
independent
expenditure
15
to
the
candidate
or
campaigns
supported
or
opposed.
16
The
bill
requires
that
a
disclaimer
shall
contain
the
name
17
of
the
person
who
is
the
largest
monetary
contributor
during
18
the
election
cycle
to
the
candidate
or
person
paying
for
the
19
communication.
20
As
provided
in
Code
section
68A.701,
a
willful
violation
of
21
any
provision
of
the
campaign
finance
law,
Code
chapter
68A,
22
is
a
serious
misdemeanor
punishable
by
confinement
for
up
to
23
one
year
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$315
but
not
more
than
$1,875.
24
A
variety
of
civil
remedies
are
also
available
in
Code
section
25
68B.32D
for
a
violation
of
Code
chapter
68A
or
rules
of
the
26
ethics
and
campaign
disclosure
board,
ranging
from
a
reprimand
27
to
a
civil
penalty
of
not
more
than
$2,000.
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