Bill Text: IA SF117 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the payment of dependent care expenses from campaign funds, and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-01-26 - Subcommittee: Bousselot, Salmon, and Weiner. S.J. 196. [SF117 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF117-Introduced.html
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BY
WEINER
,
PETERSEN
,
CELSI
,
JOCHUM
,
T.
TAYLOR
,
DONAHUE
,
KNOX
,
TRONE
GARRIOTT
,
BENNETT
,
WINCKLER
,
BISIGNANO
,
DOTZLER
,
GIDDENS
,
and
BOULTON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
payment
of
dependent
care
expenses
from
1
campaign
funds,
and
making
penalties
applicable.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
68A.303A
Dependent
care
expenses.
1
1.
In
addition
to
the
uses
permitted
under
sections
68A.302
2
and
68A.303,
a
candidate
or
candidate’s
committee
may
use
3
campaign
funds
to
pay
for
expenses
related
to
the
care
of
any
4
dependent
of
the
candidate
if
all
of
the
following
conditions
5
are
met:
6
a.
The
expense
is
incurred
as
a
direct
result
of
campaign
7
activity
or
as
a
direct
result
of
the
official
duties
of
the
8
candidate’s
office
if
the
candidate
wins
election
to
the
office
9
sought.
10
b.
The
candidate
would
not
have
needed
the
dependent
care
11
but
for
the
candidate’s
candidacy
for
office
or
election
to
12
that
office.
13
c.
The
payment
to
the
dependent
care
provider
is
reasonable
14
for
the
services
rendered.
15
d.
The
dependent
care
provider
is
not
the
spouse
or
16
dependent
child
of
the
candidate.
17
2.
A
candidate
using
campaign
funds
for
dependent
care
18
expenses
shall
keep
a
log
detailing
the
date,
campaign
or
19
official
purpose,
length
of
time
of
care,
name
of
dependent
20
care
provider,
and
cost
for
each
dependent
care
expense
paid
21
or
owed
by
the
campaign
or
candidate.
Total
dependent
care
22
expenses
shall
be
included
as
a
line-item
expense
in
a
report
23
submitted
pursuant
to
section
68A.402.
A
candidate’s
log
of
24
dependent
care
expenses
shall
be
provided
to
the
board
if
25
requested
during
the
course
of
an
audit.
The
candidate’s
26
committee
shall
preserve
a
dependent
care
log
for
five
years
27
following
the
submission
of
a
report
relating
to
the
log,
or
28
for
three
years
following
the
dissolution
of
the
candidate’s
29
committee.
30
3.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“dependent”
means
the
same
31
as
defined
in
the
Internal
Revenue
Code.
32
EXPLANATION
33
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
34
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
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This
bill
relates
to
the
payment
of
dependent
care
expenses
1
with
campaign
funds.
The
bill
permits
a
candidate
to
pay
for
2
dependent
care
expenses
using
campaign
funds
if
the
expense
is
3
incurred
as
a
direct
result
of
a
campaign
activity
or
official
4
duty
if
the
candidate
wins
election,
the
candidate
would
5
not
have
needed
the
dependent
care
but
for
the
candidate’s
6
candidacy
or
election,
the
payment
to
the
dependent
care
7
provider
is
reasonable,
and
the
dependent
care
provider
is
8
not
the
spouse
or
dependent
child
of
the
candidate.
The
bill
9
requires
the
candidate
to
keep
logs
relating
to
payment
for
any
10
such
services,
which
shall
be
provided
to
the
Iowa
ethics
and
11
campaign
disclosure
board
upon
request
during
the
course
of
an
12
audit.
The
bill
requires
the
candidate’s
committee
to
preserve
13
a
dependent
care
log
for
five
years
following
the
submission
of
14
a
report
relating
to
the
log,
or
for
three
years
following
the
15
dissolution
of
the
committee.
16
A
person
who
violates
a
provision
of
Code
chapter
68A
17
is
subject
to
civil
penalties
imposed
by
the
Iowa
ethics
18
and
campaign
disclosure
board,
including
remedial
action,
a
19
reprimand,
and
a
civil
penalty
up
to
$2,000.
In
addition,
a
20
person
who
willfully
violates
a
provision
of
Code
chapter
68A
21
is
guilty
of
a
serious
misdemeanor.
A
serious
misdemeanor
is
22
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
one
year
and
a
fine
23
of
at
least
$430
but
not
more
than
$2,560.
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