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HSB 624Died when the session ended · February 12, 2020

HSB 624

Topics:Elections & voting

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 4, 2020
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 4, 2020
  3. Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
  4. Next: Passes the House
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

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’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Rules about where campaign signs can be placed would now apply to people running for federal office. If someone breaks these rules, they could face fines or even criminal charges. The Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board would handle these penalties.1

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to campaign signs. The bill applies the restrictions on the placement of campaign signs to candidates for federal office. The bill also defines “campaign sign” and “candidate”. 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 up to $2,000. In addition, a person who willfully violates a provision of Code chapter 68A is guilty of a serious misdemeanor. A serious misdemeanor is S.F. _____ H.F. _____ punishable by confinement for no more than one year and a fine of at least $315 but not more than $1,875.

Full bill text2

House subcommittee

Named February 4, 2020. On February 12, 2020 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§68A.103§68A.406

How the Code works3

Lobbying

2 for · 0 against · 1 undecided · Who →