HF 2514: Relating to campaign finance, including expenditures, attribution statements, and reports, and making penalties applicable

What it does

This bill relates to campaign finance. The bill changes the definition of “contribution” to include, with respect to payments for services, payments made by any person other than a candidate or committee who receives the service. The bill adds coordinated expenditures, defined in the bill as a communication made in coordination with a candidate, to the definition of “contribution” if the coordinated expenditure is required to be reported to the Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board (board). The bill excludes from the definition of “express advocacy” communications that encourage individuals to register to vote or to vote; that do not support or oppose a candidate or ballot issue; that is a news story, commentary, blog, or editorial; that is by a membership organization to its members, stockholders, or employees; or that the board determines by rule is not express advocacy.

In plain words

1. February 23, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the State Government committee