Bill Text: IA SF338 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the sale or lease of real estate by regulatory agency officials and employees to persons subject to the agency's regulatory authority, and making penalties applicable.(Formerly SSB 1113.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-04-07 - Withdrawn. S.J. 816. [SF338 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SF338-Introduced.html
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1113)
(COMPANION
TO
1329HV
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
sale
or
lease
of
real
estate
by
1
regulatory
agency
officials
and
employees
to
persons
subject
2
to
the
agency’s
regulatory
authority,
and
making
penalties
3
applicable.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
68B.4,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
An
official
or
employee
of
any
regulatory
agency
shall
3
not
sell
or
lease,
either
directly
or
indirectly,
any
goods
,
4
real
estate,
or
services
to
individuals,
associations,
or
5
corporations
subject
to
the
regulatory
authority
of
the
agency
6
of
which
the
person
is
an
official
or
employee,
except
when
the
7
official
or
employee
has
met
all
of
the
following
conditions:
8
a.
The
consent
of
the
regulatory
agency
for
which
the
9
person
is
an
official
or
employee
is
obtained
and
the
person
is
10
not
the
official
or
employee
with
the
authority
to
determine
11
whether
agency
consent
is
to
be
given
under
this
section
.
12
b.
The
duties
or
functions
performed
by
the
official
13
or
employee
for
the
regulatory
agency
are
not
related
to
14
the
regulatory
authority
of
the
agency
over
the
individual,
15
association,
or
corporation,
or
the
selling
or
leasing
of
16
goods
,
real
estate,
or
services
by
the
official
or
employee
17
to
the
individuals,
associations,
or
corporations
does
not
18
affect
the
official’s
or
employee’s
duties
or
functions
at
the
19
regulatory
agency.
20
c.
The
selling
or
leasing
of
any
goods
,
real
estate,
21
or
services
by
the
official
or
employee
to
an
individual,
22
association,
or
corporation
does
not
include
advocacy
on
23
behalf
of
the
individual,
association,
or
corporation
to
24
the
regulatory
agency
in
which
the
person
is
an
official
or
25
employee.
26
d.
The
selling
or
leasing
of
any
goods
,
real
estate,
27
or
services
by
the
official
or
employee
to
an
individual,
28
association,
or
corporation
does
not
cause
the
official
or
29
employee
to
sell
or
lease
goods
,
real
estate,
or
services
to
30
the
regulatory
agency
on
behalf
of
the
individual,
association,
31
or
corporation.
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
governmental
ethics
by
prohibiting
1
state
regulatory
agency
officials
and
employees
from
selling
2
or
leasing
real
estate
to
persons
subject
to
the
agency’s
3
regulatory
authority
unless
certain
conditions
are
met.
4
Under
current
law,
officials
and
employees
of
state
5
regulatory
agencies
are
prohibited
from
selling
or
leasing
6
goods
or
services
to
individuals,
associations,
or
corporations
7
subject
to
the
agency
authority
of
which
the
person
is
an
8
official
or
employee.
However,
this
prohibition
does
not
apply
9
if
consent
for
such
sale
or
lease
is
obtained
from
the
agency
10
consistent
with
rules
adopted
by
the
Iowa
ethics
and
campaign
11
disclosure
board;
if
the
official’s
or
employee’s
agency
duties
12
are
not
related
to
the
regulatory
authority
of
the
agency
over
13
the
individual,
association,
or
corporation;
if
the
selling
or
14
leasing
of
the
goods
or
services
does
not
include
advocacy
on
15
behalf
of
the
individual,
association,
or
corporation
to
the
16
agency;
and
if
the
selling
or
leasing
of
the
goods
or
services
17
does
not
cause
the
official
or
employee
to
sell
or
lease
18
goods
or
services
to
the
agency
on
behalf
of
the
individual,
19
association,
or
corporation.
The
bill
extends
this
prohibition
20
and
the
exception
to
the
sale
or
lease
of
real
estate.
21
A
person
who
knowingly
and
intentionally
violates
the
bill
22
is
guilty
of
a
serious
misdemeanor
and
may
be
reprimanded,
23
suspended,
or
dismissed
from
the
person’s
position
or
otherwise
24
sanctioned.
A
serious
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
25
for
no
more
than
one
year
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$430
but
not
26
more
than
$2,560.
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