Bill Text: IA SSB3111 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to electronic filing requirements for statements and reports filed with the ethics and campaign disclosure board.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2018-01-31 - Subcommittee Meeting: 02/01/2018 1:30PM Senate Lobbyist Lounge [SSB3111 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-SSB3111-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
3111
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
ETHICS
AND
CAMPAIGN
DISCLOSURE
BOARD
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
electronic
filing
requirements
for
1
statements
and
reports
filed
with
the
ethics
and
campaign
2
disclosure
board.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
68A.201A,
subsection
6,
Code
2018,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
6.
Effective
January
1,
2011,
the
The
verified
statement
3
shall
be
filed
in
an
electronic
format
by
4:30
p.m.
of
the
day
4
the
filing
is
due.
5
Sec.
2.
Section
68A.401,
subsection
1,
Code
2018,
is
amended
6
to
read
as
follows:
7
1.
All
statements
and
reports
required
to
be
filed
under
8
this
chapter
shall
be
filed
with
the
board
as
provided
in
this
9
section
and
section
68A.402,
subsection
1
.
The
board
shall
10
post
on
its
internet
site
all
statements
and
reports
filed
11
under
this
chapter
.
For
purposes
of
this
section
,
the
term
12
“statement”
does
not
include
a
bank
statement.
13
a.
A
state
statutory
political
committee,
a
county
statutory
14
political
committee,
a
political
committee
expressly
advocating
15
for
or
against
the
nomination,
election,
or
defeat
of
a
16
candidate
for
statewide
office
or
the
general
assembly
,
and
a
17
candidate’s
committee
of
a
candidate
for
statewide
office
or
18
the
general
assembly
shall
file
all
statements
and
reports
in
19
an
electronic
format
by
4:30
p.m.
of
the
day
the
filing
is
due
20
and
according
to
rules
adopted
by
the
board.
21
b.
Any
other
candidate
or
committee
involved
in
a
county,
22
city,
school,
or
other
political
subdivision
election
that
23
accepts
monetary
or
in-kind
contributions
in
excess
of
two
24
thousand
dollars,
or
incurs
indebtedness
in
excess
of
two
25
thousand
dollars
in
the
aggregate
in
a
calendar
year,
or
makes
26
expenditures
in
excess
of
two
thousand
dollars
in
a
calendar
27
year
to
expressly
advocate
for
or
against
a
clearly
identified
28
candidate
or
ballot
issue
shall
file
all
statements
and
reports
29
in
an
electronic
format
by
4:30
p.m.
of
the
day
the
filing
is
30
due
and
according
to
rules
adopted
by
the
board.
The
committee
31
shall
continue
to
file
subsequent
statements
and
reports
in
32
an
electronic
format
until
being
certified
as
dissolved
under
33
section
68A.402B
.
34
c.
Effective
January
1,
2016,
any
other
candidate
or
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political
committee
not
described
in
paragraphs
“a”
and
“b”
1
shall
file
all
statements
and
reports
in
an
electronic
format
2
by
4:30
p.m.
of
the
day
the
filing
is
due
according
to
rules
3
adopted
by
the
board
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
.
4
d.
b.
If
the
board
determines
that
a
violation
of
this
5
subsection
has
occurred,
the
board
may
impose
any
of
the
6
remedies
or
penalties
provided
for
under
section
68B.32D
,
7
except
that
the
board
shall
not
refer
any
complaint
or
8
supporting
information
of
a
violation
of
this
section
to
the
9
attorney
general
or
any
county
attorney
for
prosecution.
10
Sec.
3.
Section
68A.402,
subsection
1,
Code
2018,
is
amended
11
to
read
as
follows:
12
1.
Filing
methods.
Each
committee
shall
electronically
file
13
with
the
board
reports
disclosing
information
required
under
14
this
section
on
forms
prescribed
by
rule.
Except
as
set
out
15
in
section
68A.401
,
reports
shall
be
filed
on
or
before
the
16
required
due
dates
by
using
any
of
the
following
methods:
mail
17
bearing
a
United
States
postal
service
postmark,
hand-delivery,
18
facsimile
transmission,
electronic
mail
attachment,
or
19
electronic
filing
as
prescribed
by
rule.
Any
report
that
is
20
required
to
be
filed
five
days
or
less
prior
to
an
election
21
must
be
physically
received
by
the
board
to
be
considered
22
timely
filed.
For
purposes
of
this
section
,
“physically
23
received”
means
the
report
is
either
electronically
filed
using
24
the
board’s
electronic
filing
system
or
is
received
by
the
25
board
prior
to
4:30
p.m.
on
the
report
due
date.
26
Sec.
4.
Section
68A.403,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
27
follows:
28
68A.403
Reports
signed
and
preserved.
29
1.
Unless
filed
in
an
electronic
format,
a
report
or
30
statement
required
to
be
filed
under
this
chapter
shall
be
31
signed
by
the
person
filing
the
report.
32
2.
A
copy
of
every
report
or
statement
shall
be
preserved
33
by
the
person
filing
it
or
the
person’s
successor
for
at
least
34
three
years
following
the
filing
of
the
report
or
statement.
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EXPLANATION
1
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
2
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
3
This
bill
makes
changes
related
to
electronic
filing
4
requirements
for
statements
and
reports
filed
with
the
Iowa
5
ethics
and
campaign
disclosure
board
(board).
6
The
bill
makes
technical
changes
to
provisions
requiring
7
state
statutory
political
committees,
county
statutory
8
political
committees,
political
committees,
and
candidate’s
9
committees
to
file
all
statements
and
reports
with
the
board
in
10
an
electronic
format.
Since
January
1,
2016,
all
candidates
11
and
committees
have
been
required
to
file
statements
and
12
reports
in
an
electronic
format.
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