§ Iowa Code § 68A.504Prohibiting contributions during the legislative session

68A.504 Prohibiting contributions during the legislative session.
1. A lobbyist or political committee, other than a state statutory political committee,
county statutory political committee, or a national political party, shall not contribute to, act
as an agent or intermediary for contributions to, or arrange for the making of monetary or
in-kind contributions to the campaign of an elected state official, member of the general
assembly, or candidate for state office on any day during the regular legislative session and,
in the case of the governor or a gubernatorial candidate, during the thirty days following the
adjournment of a regular legislative session allowed for the signing of bills. Except as set
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out in subsection 2, an elected state official, member of the general assembly, or candidate
for state office shall not accept a contribution as prohibited in this subsection.
2. The prohibition in subsection 1 shall not apply to the following:
a. The receipt of contributions by an elected state official, member of the general
assembly, or candidate for state office who has taken affirmative action to seek nomination
or election to a federal elective office so long as the contribution is placed in a federal
campaign account.
b. The receipt of contributions by a candidate for state office who filed nomination
papers for an office for which a special election is called or held during the regular legislative
session, if the candidate receives the contribution during the period commencing on the date
that at least two candidates have been nominated for the office and ending on the date the
election is held. A person who is an elected state official shall not solicit contributions during
a legislative session from any lobbyist or political committee, other than a state statutory
political committee, county statutory political committee, or a national political party, for
another candidate for a state office for which a special election is held.
CS2003, §68A.504