Bill Text: IA HF2260 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the practices of performing rights societies. (Formerly HSB 515.) Effective date: 07/01/2024.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2024-04-19 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 926. [HF2260 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2260-Enrolled.html
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File
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Enrolled
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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
THE
PRACTICES
OF
PERFORMING
RIGHTS
SOCIETIES.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
549.3,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
A
performing
rights
society
shall
not
enter
onto
the
business
premises
of
a
proprietor
for
the
purpose
of
discussing
a
contract
for
the
payment
of
royalties
for
the
public
performance
of
copyrighted
musical
works
by
the
proprietor
,
unless
the
performing
rights
society
identifies
itself
to
the
proprietor
and
describes
to
the
proprietor
the
purpose
for
entering
onto
the
proprietor’s
business
premises
the
performing
rights
society
first
uses
its
best
efforts
to
make
an
appointment
to
meet
with
the
proprietor
at
the
business
premises
during
normal
business
hours,
or
if
the
proprietor
or
the
proprietor’s
agent
agree,
at
a
location
other
than
the
business
premises
or
at
the
business
premises
when
the
business
premises
are
not
open
to
the
public
.
Upon
entering
onto
the
business
premises
for
the
purpose
of
discussing
a
contract
for
the
payment
of
royalties
for
the
public
performance
of
copyrighted
musical
works
by
the
proprietor,
the
performing
rights
society
shall
clearly
identify
itself
to
the
proprietor
and
describe
to
the
proprietor
the
purpose
for
entering
onto
the
business
premises.
Sec.
2.
Section
549.5,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
House
File
2260,
p.
2
549.5
Improper
licensing
practices.
A
performing
rights
society
shall
not
do
any
of
the
following:
1.
A
performing
rights
society
shall
not
collect,
Collect
or
attempt
to
collect
,
from
a
proprietor
licensed
by
that
performing
rights
society,
a
royalty
payment
except
as
provided
in
a
contract
executed
pursuant
to
the
provisions
of
this
chapter
.
2.
Make
a
misleading
or
threatening
verbal
or
written
communication
to
a
proprietor
in
connection
with
a
contract
for
the
payment
of
royalties
or
an
attempt
to
collect
royalties.
3.
State
or
imply
in
a
verbal
or
written
communication
with
a
proprietor
that
the
performing
rights
society
is
an
agent
or
representative
of
a
public
body,
regulatory
agency,
or
law
enforcement
agency.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
2260,
Ninetieth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2024
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor
