Bill Text: IA SF2124 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to lobbying restrictions on former members of the general assembly.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-07 - Subcommittee: Brown, Bisignano, and Schultz. S.J. 255. [SF2124 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-SF2124-Introduced.html
Senate File 2124 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY CHELGREN A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to lobbying restrictions on former members of 2 the general assembly. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5965XS (2) 87 tm/rj PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 68B.5A, subsection 4, Code 2018, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 4.AExcept for a member of the general assembly, a person 1 4 who is subject to the requirements of subsection 1 shall not 1 5 within two years after the termination of service or employment 1 6 become a lobbyist. 1 7 Sec. 2. Section 68B.5A, Code 2018, is amended by adding the 1 8 following new subsection: 1 9 NEW SUBSECTION. 4A. A member of the general assembly shall 1 10 not within five years after the termination of service become 1 11 a lobbyist. 1 12 EXPLANATION 1 13 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 14 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 1 15 This bill relates to lobbying restrictions on former members 1 16 of the general assembly. Currently, a member of the general 1 17 assembly cannot become a lobbyist within two years following 1 18 the termination of service. A lobbyist is defined in Code 1 19 section 68B.2, subsection 13, as a person who conducts one of 1 20 four specified activities. The bill extends the prohibition to 1 21 five years following the termination of service. LSB 5965XS (2) 87 tm/rj
