Bill Text: IA HSB50 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the payment of dependent care expenses from campaign funds and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2019-01-24 - Subcommittee: Sexton, Deyoe and Anderson. H.J. 152. [HSB50 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HSB50-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
50
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Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
ETHICS
AND
CAMPAIGN
DISCLOSURE
BOARD
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
payment
of
dependent
care
expenses
from
1
campaign
funds
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.303A
Dependent
care
expenses.
1
1.
In
addition
to
the
uses
permitted
under
sections
68A.302
2
and
68A.303,
a
candidate
or
candidate’s
committee
may
use
3
campaign
funds
to
pay
for
expenses
related
to
the
care
of
any
4
dependent
of
the
candidate
if
all
of
the
following
conditions
5
are
met:
6
a.
The
expense
is
incurred
as
a
direct
result
of
campaign
7
activity.
8
b.
The
candidate
would
not
have
needed
the
dependent
care
9
but
for
the
candidate’s
candidacy
for
office.
10
c.
The
candidate
could
not
participate
in
the
campaign
11
activity
without
dependent
care.
12
d.
The
payment
to
the
dependent
care
provider
is
reasonable
13
and
customary
for
the
services
rendered.
14
e.
The
dependent
care
provider
is
not
the
spouse
or
15
dependent
child
of
the
candidate.
16
2.
A
candidate
using
campaign
funds
for
dependent
care
17
expenses
shall
keep
a
log
detailing
the
date,
campaign
purpose,
18
length
of
time
of
care,
name
of
dependent
care
provider,
and
19
cost
for
each
dependent
care
expense
paid
or
owed
by
the
20
campaign.
Such
a
log
shall
be
provided
to
the
board
upon
21
request.
Upon
receipt
of
such
a
log,
the
board
shall
determine
22
whether
the
expenditure
constitutes
a
legitimate
campaign
23
expense.
24
3.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“dependent”
means
the
same
25
as
defined
in
section
152
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code.
26
EXPLANATION
27
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
28
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
29
This
bill
relates
to
the
payment
for
dependent
care
with
30
campaign
funds.
The
bill
permits
a
candidate
to
pay
for
31
dependent
care
expenses
using
campaign
funds
if
the
expense
32
is
incurred
as
a
direct
result
of
campaign
activity,
the
33
candidate
would
not
have
needed
the
dependent
care
but
for
the
34
candidate’s
candidacy,
the
candidate
could
not
participate
in
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the
campaign
activity
without
dependent
care,
the
payment
to
1
the
dependent
care
provider
is
reasonable,
and
the
dependent
2
care
provider
is
not
the
spouse
or
dependent
child
of
the
3
candidate.
The
bill
requires
the
candidate
to
keep
logs
4
relating
to
payment
for
any
such
services,
which
shall
be
5
provided
to
the
Iowa
ethics
and
campaign
disclosure
board
upon
6
request.
The
bill
allows
the
board
to
determine
whether
a
7
dependent
care
expenditure
constitutes
a
legitimate
campaign
8
expense.
9
A
person
who
violates
a
provision
of
Code
chapter
68A
10
is
subject
to
civil
penalties
imposed
by
the
Iowa
ethics
11
and
campaign
disclosure
board,
including
remedial
action,
a
12
reprimand,
and
a
civil
penalty
up
to
$2,000.
In
addition,
a
13
person
who
willfully
violates
a
provision
of
Code
chapter
68A
14
is
guilty
of
a
serious
misdemeanor.
A
serious
misdemeanor
is
15
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
one
year
and
a
fine
16
of
at
least
$315
but
not
more
than
$1,875.
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