88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
HSB 54: HSB 54
Died when the session ended · The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
Under current law, published material designed to expressly advocate the nomination, election, or defeat of a candidate for public office or the passage or defeat of a ballot issue is required to include an attribution statement indicating who is responsible for the published material. This bill adds live telephone calls, automated telephone calls, and text messages to the definition of “published material”. A person who violates a provision of Code chapter 68A is subject to civil penalties imposed by the Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board, including remedial action, a reprimand, and a civil penalty of up to $2,000.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
House subcommittee · named January 24, 2019
- Rep. Joe Mitchell (R)
- Rep. Andy McKean (D)
- Rep. Vicki Lensing (D)
Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against
For: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board
In plain words
- January 24, 2019House subcommittee named: Mitchell, McKean and Lensing
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/HSB54