House File 288 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 288 BY TUREK A BILL FOR An Act limiting campaign contributions, and making penalties 1 applicable. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2082YH (1) 91 ss/ns
H.F. 288 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 68A.507 Contribution limits for 1 candidates. 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. An individual shall not make, and a candidate, 10 candidates committee, or anyone acting on behalf of any 11 candidate or candidates committee shall not accept, any 12 contribution which will cause the total amount of the 13 individuals contributions to a candidate or candidates 14 committee to exceed the amounts set forth in 11 C.F.R. pt. 110 15 in an election campaign cycle. 16 3. This section applies to candidates for any public office 17 in this state. 18 EXPLANATION 19 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 20 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 21 This bill imposes campaign contribution limits on candidates 22 for public office that are identical to those set forth in 23 federal campaign finance regulations. 24 A person who willfully violates the bill is, pursuant to Code 25 section 68A.701, guilty of a serious misdemeanor. A serious 26 misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than one 27 year and a fine of at least $430 but not more than $2,560. 28 A variety of civil remedies are also available in Code 29 section 68B.32D for a violation of the bill, ranging from a 30 reprimand to a civil penalty of not more than $2,000. 31 -1- LSB 2082YH (1) 91 ss/ns 1/ 1