Bill Text: IA HR131 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution amending the House Code of Ethics relating to the basis of an ethics complaint.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-21 - Resolution filed, referred to Ethics. H.J. 631. [HR131 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-HR131-Introduced.html
House
Resolution
131
-
Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
131
BY
M.
SMITH
A
Resolution
amending
the
House
Code
of
Ethics
relating
1
to
the
basis
of
an
ethics
complaint.
2
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
That
3
Rule
12,
paragraph
a,
of
the
House
Code
of
Ethics,
as
4
adopted
by
the
House
of
Representatives
during
the
2011
5
session
in
House
Resolution
7,
is
amended
to
read
as
6
follows:
7
a.
Filing
of
complaint.
Complaints
may
be
filed
8
by
any
person
believing
that
a
member
or
employee
of
9
the
house,
a
lobbyist,
or
a
client
of
a
lobbyist
is
10
guilty
of
a
violation
has
violated
a
provision
of
the
11
house
code
of
ethics,
the
house
joint
rules
governing
12
lobbyists,
or
chapter
68B
of
the
Code
,
or
has
committed
13
a
crime
of
moral
turpitude
.
14
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
Rule
12,
paragraph
15
c,
subparagraph
(1),
of
the
House
Code
of
Ethics,
as
16
adopted
by
the
House
of
Representatives
during
the
2011
17
session
in
House
Resolution
7,
is
amended
to
read
as
18
follows:
19
(1)
Facts,
that
if
true,
establish
a
violation
of
20
a
provision
of
chapter
68B
of
the
Code,
the
house
code
21
of
ethics,
or
house
joint
rules
governing
lobbyists
for
22
which
penalties
or
other
remedies
are
provided
or
the
23
commission
of
a
crime
of
moral
turpitude
.
24
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
Rule
12,
paragraph
f,
25
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
of
the
House
Code
of
Ethics,
as
26
adopted
by
the
House
of
Representatives
during
the
2011
27
session
in
House
Resolution
7,
and
amended
by
the
House
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of
Representatives
during
the
2012
session
in
House
1
Resolution
110,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
The
committee
chairperson
and
the
ranking
3
member
shall
review
the
complaint
and
supporting
4
information
to
determine
whether
the
complaint
meets
5
the
requirements
as
to
form.
If
the
complaint
is
6
deficient
as
to
form,
the
complaint
shall
be
returned
7
to
the
complainant
with
instructions
indicating
8
the
deficiency.
If
the
complaint
is
in
writing,
is
9
sufficient
as
to
form,
and
contains
the
appropriate
10
certification,
as
soon
as
practicable,
the
chairperson
11
shall
call
a
meeting
of
the
committee
to
review
the
12
complaint
to
determine
whether
the
complaint
meets
the
13
requirements
for
validity
and
whether
the
committee
14
should
take
action
on
the
complaint
pursuant
to
15
paragraph
“g”
or
whether
the
committee
should
request
16
that
the
chief
justice
of
the
supreme
court
appoint
an
17
independent
special
counsel
to
conduct
an
investigation
18
to
determine
whether
probable
cause
exists
to
believe
19
that
a
violation
of
the
house
code
of
ethics,
house
20
joint
rules
governing
lobbyists,
or
chapter
68B
of
the
21
Code,
or
the
commission
of
a
crime
of
moral
turpitude
22
has
occurred.
The
sufficiency
as
to
form
determination
23
and
the
valid
complaint
requirements
determination
24
shall
be
based
solely
upon
the
original
complaint
and
25
the
response
to
the
complaint.
Additional
documents
26
or
responses
shall
not
be
filed
by
the
parties
or
27
otherwise
considered
by
the
committee
prior
to
a
28
validity
determination.
The
committee
shall
not
29
receive
or
consider
oral
testimony
in
support
of
or
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against
a
validity
determination.
1
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
Rule
12,
paragraph
h,
2
of
the
House
Code
of
Ethics,
as
adopted
by
the
House
3
of
Representatives
during
the
2011
session
in
House
4
Resolution
7,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
5
h.
Request
for
appointment
of
independent
special
6
counsel.
If,
after
review
of
the
complaint
and
any
7
response
made
by
the
party
alleged
to
have
committed
8
the
violation,
the
committee
determines
that
the
9
complaint
meets
the
requirements
for
form
and
content
10
and
the
committee
has
not
taken
action
under
paragraph
11
“g”,
the
committee
shall
request
that
the
chief
justice
12
of
the
supreme
court
appoint
independent
special
13
counsel
to
investigate
the
matter
and
determine
whether
14
probable
cause
exists
to
believe
that
a
violation
of
15
chapter
68B
of
the
Code,
the
house
code
of
ethics,
16
or
the
house
joint
rules
governing
lobbyists
or
the
17
commission
of
a
crime
of
moral
turpitude
has
occurred.
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