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Bills › 90th General Assembly

HF 2222Died when the session ended · January 30, 2024

Limiting campaign contributions, and making penalties applicable

Topics:Elections & voting

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 30, 2024
  2. Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
  3. Next: House committee
  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 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, 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 People running for public office cannot accept more than $100 from any single person during an election cycle. Anyone who intentionally breaks this rule could face a serious misdemeanor, which includes jail time and fines. Violators may also have to pay civil penalties or receive a formal reprimand.1

Read the official explanation

This bill imposes campaign contribution limits on candidates for public office. In an election campaign cycle, a person shall not contribute to a candidate, and the candidate shall not accept, more than $100. A person who willfully violates the bill is, pursuant to Code section 68A.701, guilty of a serious misdemeanor. A serious misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than one year and a fine of at least $430 but not more than $2,560. A variety of civil remedies are also available in Code section 68B.32D for a violation of the bill, ranging from a reprimand to a civil penalty of not more than $2,000.

Full bill text2

Iowa Code it changes

Creates§68A.507

How the Code works3

Lobbying

1 for · 0 against · 3 undecided · Who →

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90th General Assembly

HF 2222Cleared committee

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HF 288Cleared committee91st GAHF 2430Cleared committee91st GA

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