Bills › 90th General Assembly
Limiting political contributions from out-of-state sources, and making penalties applicable
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 30, 2024
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- 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 office or their campaign committees would be banned from accepting more than one dollar from anyone who does not live or work in Iowa. This rule aims to ensure that Iowa elections are primarily funded by people who live in the state. Anyone who intentionally breaks this law could face a fine or jail time.1
Read the official explanation
This bill prohibits a candidate for public office or a candidate’s committee from accepting contributions of greater than $1 from a person not living in or incorporated or organized under the laws of this state. The bill states the general assembly’s recognition that persons who are not residents of Iowa have the right to free speech under the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States and may have a passing interest in elections in Iowa but that the general assembly finds that it is in the best interest of the residents of Iowa for elections in Iowa to be influenced and funded by residents of Iowa. By operation of law, a person who willfully violates a provision of the bill is 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.