Bill Text: IA SF2240 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act limiting campaign contributions, and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-02-12 - Subcommittee: Schultz, Bisignano, and Salmon. S.J. 269. [SF2240 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF2240-Introduced.html
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SENATE
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2240
BY
WAHLS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
limiting
campaign
contributions,
and
making
penalties
1
applicable.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
68A.507
Contribution
limits
for
1
candidates.
2
1.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
“election
campaign
3
cycle”
means
the
time
period
between
elections
for
a
particular
4
office.
Each
primary,
general,
and
special
election
is
a
5
separate
election
campaign
cycle.
Separate
contribution
limits
6
for
each
type
of
election
for
a
particular
office,
including
7
primary,
general,
and
special
elections,
apply
in
an
election
8
campaign
cycle.
9
2.
A
person
shall
not
make,
and
a
candidate,
candidate’s
10
committee,
or
anyone
acting
on
behalf
of
any
candidate
or
11
candidate’s
committee
shall
not
accept,
any
contribution
which
12
will
cause
the
total
amount
of
the
person’s
contributions
to
13
a
candidate
or
candidate’s
committee
to
exceed
the
amounts
14
set
forth
in
11
C.F.R.
pt.
110
in
an
election
campaign
15
cycle.
16
3.
This
section
applies
to
candidates
for
any
public
office
17
in
this
state.
18
EXPLANATION
19
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
20
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
21
This
bill
imposes
campaign
contribution
limits
on
candidates
22
for
public
office
that
are
identical
to
those
set
forth
in
23
federal
campaign
finance
regulations.
24
A
person
who
willfully
violates
the
bill
is,
pursuant
to
Code
25
section
68A.701,
guilty
of
a
serious
misdemeanor.
A
serious
26
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
one
27
year
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$430
but
not
more
than
$2,560.
28
A
variety
of
civil
remedies
are
also
available
in
Code
29
section
68B.32D
for
a
violation
of
the
bill,
ranging
from
a
30
reprimand
to
a
civil
penalty
of
not
more
than
$2,000.
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