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Senate
File
437
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
437
BY
WEINER
,
BENNETT
,
DONAHUE
,
DOTZLER
,
WINCKLER
,
CELSI
,
TOWNSEND
,
PETERSEN
,
and
QUIRMBACH
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
certain
persons
who
leave
legislative
or
1
executive
branch
service,
including
prohibiting
certain
2
employment,
lobbying
activities,
and
use
of
influence,
and
3
making
penalties
applicable.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
68B.5A,
subsection
4,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
4.
A
person
who
is
subject
to
the
requirements
of
subsection
3
1
shall
not
do
any
of
the
following
within
two
years
after
the
4
termination
of
service
or
employment
become
:
5
a.
Become
a
lobbyist.
6
b.
Directly
authorize
or
permit
lobbying
by
another
7
individual
as
part
of
the
person’s
employment.
8
Sec.
2.
Section
68B.7,
subsection
1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
9
to
read
as
follows:
10
1.
A
person
who
has
served
as
an
official,
state
employee
of
11
a
state
agency,
member
of
the
general
assembly,
or
legislative
12
employee
shall
not
do
any
of
the
following
within
a
period
of
13
two
years
after
the
termination
of
such
service
or
employment
:
14
a.
Obtain
employment
in
which
the
person
will
take
direct
15
advantage,
unavailable
to
others,
or
receive
compensation
16
for
any
services
rendered
on
behalf
of
any
person,
firm,
17
corporation,
or
association
in
relation
to
any
case,
18
proceeding,
or
application
with
respect
to
which
the
person
19
was
directly
concerned
and
personally
participated
during
the
20
period
of
service
or
employment.
21
b.
Be
interested
in
a
contract
with
this
state
or
a
22
political
subdivision
of
this
state
if,
during
the
legislative
23
session
in
which
the
person
ends
service
or
employment,
the
24
contract
was
authorized
by
an
enacted
law
or
order
made
by
any
25
board
of
which
the
person
was
a
member.
26
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
68B.9
State
agency
restrictions.
27
A
state
agency
or
local
government
agency
shall
not
enter
28
into
a
contract
with
or
take
any
action
favorably
selecting
29
any
business
or
person
represented
by
a
person
who
served
as
30
a
statewide
elected
official,
the
executive
or
administrative
31
head
of
an
agency
of
state
government,
the
deputy
executive
32
or
administrative
head
of
an
agency
of
state
government,
or
a
33
member
of
the
general
assembly
within
the
preceding
year
if
the
34
value
of
the
contract
or
action
is
over
one
thousand
dollars
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and
the
contract
is
a
direct
result
of
an
official
act
by
the
1
person.
2
Sec.
4.
Section
68B.34,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
3
follows:
4
68B.34
Additional
penalty.
5
In
addition
to
any
penalty
contained
in
any
other
provision
6
of
law,
a
person
who
knowingly
and
intentionally
violates
a
7
provision
of
sections
68B.2A
through
68B.8
68B.9
,
sections
8
68B.22
through
68B.24
,
or
sections
68B.35
through
68B.38
9
is
guilty
of
a
serious
misdemeanor
and
may
be
reprimanded,
10
suspended,
or
dismissed
from
the
person’s
position
or
otherwise
11
sanctioned.
12
EXPLANATION
13
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
14
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
15
This
bill
relates
to
former
statewide
elected
officials,
16
heads
and
deputy
heads
of
an
agency,
members
of
the
general
17
assembly,
persons
who
served
as
an
official,
employees
of
a
18
state
agency,
and
legislative
employees.
19
Under
current
law,
former
statewide
elected
officials,
heads
20
and
deputy
heads
of
an
agency,
and
members
of
the
general
21
assembly
are
prohibited
from
becoming
a
lobbyist
within
two
22
years
after
the
termination
of
service
or
employment.
The
23
bill
also
prohibits
such
persons
from
directly
authorizing
24
or
permitting
lobbying
by
another
individual
as
part
of
such
25
person’s
employment.
26
Under
current
law,
a
person
who
has
served
as
an
official,
27
state
employee
of
a
state
agency,
member
of
the
general
28
assembly,
or
legislative
employee
is
prohibited
from
receiving
29
compensation
for
any
services
rendered
on
behalf
of
any
person,
30
firm,
corporation,
or
association
in
relation
to
any
case,
31
proceeding,
or
application
with
respect
to
which
the
person
was
32
directly
concerned
and
personally
participated
within
a
period
33
of
two
years
after
the
termination
of
service
or
employment.
34
The
bill
also
prohibits
such
persons
from
obtaining
employment
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in
which
the
person
will
take
direct
advantage,
unavailable
to
1
others.
Such
persons
are
also
prohibited
from
being
interested
2
in
a
contract
with
Iowa
or
a
political
subdivision
of
Iowa
if,
3
during
the
legislative
session
in
which
the
person
ends
service
4
or
employment,
the
contract
was
authorized
by
an
enacted
law
or
5
order
made
by
any
board
of
which
the
person
was
a
member.
6
The
bill
prohibits
a
state
agency
or
local
government
7
agency
from
entering
into
a
contract
with
or
taking
any
8
action
favorably
selecting
any
business
or
person
represented
9
by
a
person
who
served
as
a
statewide
elected
official,
10
the
executive
or
administrative
head
of
an
agency
of
state
11
government,
the
deputy
executive
or
administrative
head
of
an
12
agency
of
state
government,
or
a
member
of
the
general
assembly
13
within
the
preceding
year
if
the
value
of
the
contract
or
14
action
is
over
$1,000
and
the
contract
is
a
direct
result
of
an
15
official
act
by
the
person.
16
By
operation
of
law,
a
person
who
knowingly
and
17
intentionally
violates
Code
section
68B.5A,
68B.7,
or
68B.9,
18
including
as
amended
or
enacted
by
the
bill,
as
applicable,
19
is
guilty
of
a
serious
misdemeanor
and
may
be
reprimanded,
20
suspended,
or
dismissed
from
the
person’s
position
or
otherwise
21
sanctioned.
A
serious
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
22
for
no
more
than
one
year
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$430
but
not
23
more
than
$2,560.
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