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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
286
BY
TUREK
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
limiting
campaign
contributions
to
political
committees,
1
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.507
Contribution
limits
for
1
political
committees.
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
political
committee
shall
10
not
accept,
any
contribution
which
will
cause
the
total
amount
11
of
the
person’s
contributions
to
the
political
committee
to
12
exceed
five
thousand
dollars.
13
EXPLANATION
14
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
15
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
16
This
bill
imposes
campaign
contribution
limits
for
political
17
committees.
In
an
election
campaign
cycle,
a
person
shall
not
18
contribute
more
than
$5,000
to
a
political
committee,
and
a
19
political
committee
shall
not
accept
more
than
$5,000
from
a
20
person.
21
A
person
who
violates
the
bill
is
subject
to
penalties
22
pursuant
to
Code
section
68B.32D.
A
person
who
willfully
23
violates
the
bill
is
guilty
of
a
serious
misdemeanor
(Code
24
section
68A.701).
A
serious
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
25
confinement
for
no
more
than
one
year
and
a
fine
of
at
least
26
$430
but
not
more
than
$2,560.
27
A
variety
of
civil
remedies
are
also
available
in
Code
28
section
68B.32D
for
a
violation
of
Code
chapter
68A
or
rules
29
of
the
ethics
and
campaign
disclosure
board,
ranging
from
a
30
reprimand
to
a
civil
penalty
of
not
more
than
$2,000.
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