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HOUSE
FILE
544
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
110)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
matters
before
the
Iowa
ethics
and
campaign
1
disclosure
board,
including
campaign
finance
filings
and
2
attribution
statements.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
68A.201,
subsection
2,
paragraphs
a
and
1
b,
Code
2025,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
a.
The
name,
purpose,
mailing
address,
electronic
mail
3
address,
and
telephone
number
of
the
committee.
The
committee
4
name
shall
not
duplicate
the
name
of
another
committee
5
organized
under
this
section
.
For
candidate’s
committees
6
filing
initial
statements
of
organization
on
or
after
July
7
1,
1995,
the
candidate’s
name
shall
be
contained
within
the
8
committee
name.
9
b.
The
name,
mailing
address,
electronic
mail
address,
and
10
position
of
the
committee
officers.
11
Sec.
2.
Section
68A.201A,
subsection
6,
Code
2025,
is
12
amended
to
read
as
follows:
13
6.
The
verified
statement
shall
be
filed
by
4:30
in
an
14
electronic
format
no
later
than
11:59
p.m.
of
the
day
the
15
filing
is
due.
16
Sec.
3.
Section
68A.303,
subsection
5,
Code
2025,
is
amended
17
to
read
as
follows:
18
5.
A
candidate,
candidate’s
committee,
or
any
other
person
19
shall
not
directly
or
indirectly
receive
or
transfer
campaign
20
funds
with
the
intent
of
circumventing
the
requirements
of
this
21
section
.
A
candidate
for
statewide
or
legislative
office
shall
22
not
establish,
direct,
or
maintain
a
political
committee.
23
Sec.
4.
Section
68A.401,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
24
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
25
a.
A
state
statutory
political
committee,
a
county
statutory
26
political
committee,
a
political
committee,
and
a
candidate’s
27
committee
shall
file
all
statements
and
reports
in
an
28
electronic
format
by
4:30
no
later
than
11:59
p.m.
of
the
day
29
the
filing
is
due
and
according
to
rules
adopted
by
the
board.
30
Sec.
5.
Section
68A.405,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
31
subparagraph
(3),
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
32
(3)
“Published
material”
means
any
newspaper,
magazine,
33
shopper,
outdoor
advertising
facility,
poster,
direct
mailing,
34
brochure,
internet
site,
campaign
sign,
or
any
other
form
of
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printed
or
electronic
general
public
political
advertising.
1
“Published
material”
includes
radio,
television,
video,
or
2
motion
picture
internet
advertising.
3
Sec.
6.
Section
68B.32,
subsection
3,
Code
2025,
is
amended
4
to
read
as
follows:
5
3.
The
board
shall
annually
elect
one
member
to
serve
as
6
the
chairperson
of
the
board
and
one
member
to
serve
as
vice
7
chairperson.
The
vice
chairperson
shall
act
as
the
chairperson
8
in
the
absence
or
disability
of
the
chairperson
or
in
the
9
event
of
a
vacancy
in
that
office.
The
chairperson
and
vice
10
chairperson
shall
not
be
members
of
the
same
political
party.
11
EXPLANATION
12
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
This
bill
relates
to
matters
before
the
Iowa
ethics
and
15
campaign
disclosure
board
(board).
16
The
bill
requires
a
political
committee
and
a
candidate’s
17
committee
to
provide
an
electronic
mail
address
along
with
the
18
name,
purpose,
mailing
address,
and
telephone
number
of
the
19
committee
when
the
committee
files
a
statement
of
organization
20
with
the
board.
When
a
committee
or
organization
is
not
21
organized
under
Code
section
68A.201,
the
committee
officers
22
are
also
required
to
provide
an
electronic
mail
address
when
23
filing
full
disclosure
reports
of
all
financial
activities
with
24
the
federal
election
commission
or
another
state’s
disclosure
25
commission.
26
The
bill
extends
the
deadline
for
required
filings
to
be
27
submitted
electronically
to
the
board
from
4:30
p.m.
to
11:59
28
p.m.
on
the
day
the
filings
are
due.
By
operation
of
law,
29
in
computing
time,
the
first
day
is
excluded
and
the
last
30
included,
unless
the
last
falls
on
Sunday
or
holiday,
in
which
31
case
the
time
prescribed
is
extended
so
as
to
include
the
32
whole
of
the
following
Monday,
or
day
after
the
holiday,
as
33
applicable.
34
The
bill
prohibits
all
candidates
from
establishing,
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directing,
or
maintaining
a
political
committee.
Under
current
1
law,
the
prohibition
only
applies
to
candidates
for
statewide
2
or
legislative
office.
3
The
bill
adds
radio
and
internet
advertising
to
the
4
definition
of
“published
material”
as
used
in
Code
chapter
68A,
5
and
strikes
motion
picture
advertising
from
the
definition.
6
“Published
material”,
including
radio
and
internet
advertising
7
under
the
bill,
that
is
designed
to
expressly
advocate
the
8
nomination,
election,
or
defeat
of
a
candidate
for
public
9
office
or
the
passage
or
defeat
of
a
ballot
issue
is
required
10
to
include
an
attribution
statement
disclosing
who
is
11
responsible
for
the
material.
12
Current
law
requires
the
board
to
annually
elect
one
member
13
to
serve
as
the
chairperson
of
the
board
and
one
member
to
14
serve
as
vice
chairperson.
The
bill
prohibits
the
chairperson
15
and
vice
chairperson
from
being
members
of
the
same
political
16
party.
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