Bill Text: IA HF53 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to independent expenditures.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-01-17 - Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 114. [HF53 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF53-Introduced.html
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BY
ISENHART
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
independent
expenditures.
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BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
68A.404,
subsection
1,
Code
2023,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
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1.
As
used
in
this
section
,
“independent
expenditure”
means
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one
or
more
expenditures
in
excess
of
one
thousand
dollars
in
4
the
aggregate
for
a
communication
that
expressly
advocates
5
the
nomination,
election,
or
defeat
of
a
clearly
identified
6
candidate
or
the
passage
or
defeat
of
a
ballot
issue
that
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is
made
without
the
prior
approval
or
coordination
with
a
8
candidate,
candidate’s
committee,
a
political
party
as
defined
9
in
section
43.2,
or
a
ballot
issue
committee.
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EXPLANATION
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The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
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the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
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This
bill
changes
the
definition
of
“independent
14
expenditure”
for
purposes
of
campaign
finance
to
include
one
15
or
more
expenditures
in
excess
of
$1,000
in
the
aggregate
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for
a
communication
that
expressly
advocates
the
nomination,
17
election,
or
defeat
of
a
clearly
identified
candidate
or
the
18
passage
or
defeat
of
a
ballot
issue
that
is
made
without
the
19
prior
approval
or
coordination
with
a
political
party.
Under
20
current
law,
persons
making
independent
expenditures
are
21
subject
to
certain
reporting
requirements.
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