Amendment S-3003 to SR 2
Relating to the Senate Code of Ethics governing the conduct of members of the Senate in relation to their senatorial duties during the Eighty-eighth General Assembly
Adopted · February 13, 2019
Filed February 12, 2019 in the Senate by Sen. Jack Whitver (R), Sen. Janet Petersen (D)
What it changes
- Page 5, by striking lines 9 through 11 and inserting: “A senator with a conflict of interest may participate in floor debate if prior to debate the senator indicates the conflict of interest.”
- Page 6, after line 28 by inserting: “12B. DISCRIMINATION —— HARASSMENT —— ABUSE. As provided and defined in the personnel guidelines of the Iowa Senate, a senator shall not engage in any act of discrimination, harassment, or abuse of any person.”
- Page 7, line 12, by striking “oath” and inserting “oath penalty of perjury”
- Page 7, line 13, by striking “or the chairperson of the ethics committee” and inserting “or the chairperson of the ethics committee”
- Page 7, line 13, by striking “If” and inserting “If When”
- Page 8, by striking lines 6 through 9 and inserting: “c. Timeliness of filing. A complaint will be considered to be timely filed if it is filed within three years of the occurrence of the alleged violation of the ethics code.”
- Page 8, line 14, by striking “card” and inserting “card”
- Page 10, line 8, after “public” by inserting “by the complainant”
- By striking page 24, line 26, through page 25, line 7, and inserting: “(6) Other Income Categories Specified in State or Federal Income Tax Regulations (List description of other sources of income producing over one thousand dollars in annual income not previously reported above, but which must be reported for income tax purposes.):