Bill Text: IA HSB552 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act prohibiting counties and cities from providing guaranteed income programs, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2319.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-02-05 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2319. [HSB552 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HSB552-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
552
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
HOLT)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
prohibiting
counties
and
cities
from
providing
1
guaranteed
income
programs,
and
including
effective
date
2
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
13.2,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
1
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
q.
Enforce
the
prohibitions
on
guaranteed
3
income
programs
as
described
in
section
331.301,
subsection
23,
4
and
section
364.3,
subsection
18.
5
Sec.
2.
Section
331.301,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
6
following
new
subsection:
7
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
23.
a.
Unless
expressly
authorized
by
8
state
law,
a
county
shall
not
adopt,
enforce,
or
maintain
an
9
ordinance,
order,
or
rule
for
the
purpose
of
making
payments
to
10
individuals
under
a
guaranteed
income
program.
11
b.
The
attorney
general
shall
send
a
cease
and
desist
order
12
to
any
county
that
adopts
or
enforces
an
ordinance,
order,
or
13
rule
in
violation
of
this
subsection.
14
c.
If
the
county
fails
to
comply
with
the
cease
and
desist
15
order,
the
attorney
general
shall
bring
an
action
in
the
name
16
of
the
state
for
injunctive
relief
against
any
county
that
17
has
adopted
an
ordinance,
order,
or
rule
in
violation
of
this
18
subsection.
19
d.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
the
term
“guaranteed
20
income
program”
means
a
program
under
which
individuals
are
21
provided
with
regular
periodic
cash
payments
that
are
unearned
22
and
that
may
be
used
for
any
purpose,
but
does
not
include
a
23
program
under
which
an
individual
is
required
to
perform
work
24
or
attend
training.
25
Sec.
3.
Section
364.3,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
26
following
new
subsection:
27
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
18.
a.
Unless
expressly
authorized
by
28
state
law,
a
city
shall
not
adopt,
enforce,
or
maintain
an
29
ordinance,
order,
or
rule
for
the
purpose
of
making
payments
to
30
individuals
under
a
guaranteed
income
program.
31
b.
The
attorney
general
shall
send
a
cease
and
desist
order
32
to
any
city
that
adopts
or
enforces
an
ordinance,
order,
or
33
rule
in
violation
of
this
subsection.
34
c.
If
the
city
fails
to
comply
with
the
cease
and
desist
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order,
the
attorney
general
shall
bring
an
action
in
the
name
1
of
the
state
for
injunctive
relief
against
any
city
that
has
2
adopted
an
ordinance,
order,
or
rule
in
violation
of
this
3
subsection.
4
d.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
the
term
“guaranteed
5
income
program”
means
a
program
under
which
individuals
are
6
provided
with
regular
periodic
cash
payments
that
are
unearned
7
and
that
may
be
used
for
any
purpose,
but
does
not
include
a
8
program
under
which
an
individual
is
required
to
perform
work
9
or
attend
training.
10
Sec.
4.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
11
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
12
EXPLANATION
13
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
14
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
15
This
bill
prohibits
a
county
or
city
from
providing
a
16
guaranteed
income
program
unless
expressly
authorized
by
state
17
law.
The
attorney
general
shall
enforce
the
prohibition
on
18
the
adoption,
enforcement,
or
maintenance
of
a
county
or
city
19
ordinance,
order,
or
rule
that
provides
a
guaranteed
income
20
program
by
sending
the
county
or
city
a
cease
and
desist
order.
21
If
the
county
or
city
fails
to
comply,
the
attorney
general
22
shall
bring
an
action
for
injunctive
relief
against
the
county
23
or
city.
24
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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