Bill Text: IA HF2083 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to public service announcements by candidates for public office and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-25 - Subcommittee, Pettengill, Hein, and Wenthe. H.J. 137. [HF2083 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-HF2083-Introduced.html
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HOUSE
FILE
2083
BY
PETTENGILL
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
public
service
announcements
by
candidates
1
for
public
office
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
Public
service
1
announcements
by
candidates
——
restrictions.
2
A
candidate
for
public
office
shall
not
appear
in
any
public
3
service
announcement
that
is
funded
in
whole
or
in
part
with
4
public
funds,
within
ninety
days
of
a
primary
or
general
5
election
in
which
that
individual
is
a
candidate.
6
EXPLANATION
7
This
bill
provides
that
a
candidate
for
a
state,
county,
8
city,
or
school
office
shall
not
appear
in
any
taxpayer-funded
9
public
service
announcement
within
90
days
of
a
primary
or
10
general
election
in
which
that
individual
is
a
candidate.
11
As
provided
in
Code
section
68A.701,
a
willful
violation
of
12
any
provision
of
the
campaign
finance
Code
chapter
is
a
serious
13
misdemeanor
punishable
by
confinement
for
up
to
one
year
and
14
a
fine
of
at
least
$315
but
not
more
than
$1,875.
A
variety
15
of
civil
remedies
are
also
available
in
Code
section
68B.32D
16
for
a
violation
of
Code
chapter
68A
or
rules
of
the
ethics
and
17
campaign
disclosure
board,
ranging
from
a
reprimand
to
a
civil
18
penalty
of
not
more
than
$2,000.
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