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Relating to lobbying activities of former or future executive or administrative heads of licensing boards, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable
Sponsored by Sen. Mark S. Lofgren (R)
Topics:State government
Same legislation: HF 354
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 13, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 16, 2025
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
Under current law, a person who serves as a statewide elected official, the executive or administrative head of an agency of state government, the deputy executive or administrative head of an agency of state government, and a member of the general assembly are prohibited from becoming a lobbyist for two years following the termination of service or employment.1, from acting as a lobbyist for two years after the termination of the person’s service or employment. Additionally, the bill prohibits a person who was a lobbyist from serving as an executive or administrative head of a licensing board for two years after the person stopped lobbying.
Read the full explanation
1 includes specifically identified licensing boards. The bill does not prohibit an executive or administrative head of a licensing board from lobbying as the board’s executive director.F. By operation of law, a person who knowingly and intentionally acts as a lobbyist when prohibited from being a lobbyist is guilty of a serious misdemeanor and may be reprimanded, suspended, or dismissed from the person’s position or otherwise sanctioned. Under the bill, a person who was a lobbyist and then serves as an executive or administrative head of a licensing board when prohibited commits 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.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
Senate subcommittee
Named January 16, 2025. On January 23, 2025 it recommended passage.
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Iowa Code it changes
Creates§272C.7A
Amends§68B.5A
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Lobbying
1 for · 0 against · 2 undecided · Who →
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- SF 2131 Relating to lobbying activities of former or future executive or administrative heads of l…90th General Assembly · In committee · same titleCleared committee
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