Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF261: A BILL FOR An Act relating to monetary donations that may be received and gifted by local officials and local employees to offset medical or health care expenses, and making penalties applicable
Status: In committee, March 10, 2025
An Act relating to monetary donations that may be received and gifted by local officials and local employees to offset medical or health care expenses, and making penalties applicable.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to monetary donations that may be received and gifted by local officials and local employees to offset medical or health care expenses, and making penalties applicable.
From the introduced text, February 11, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to monetary donations that may be received and gifted by local officials and local employees to offset medical or health care expenses, and making penalties applicable. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2302XS (2) th/jh S.F. Section 1. Section 68B.22, subsection 4, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: NEW PARAGRAPH. t. Moneys received by a local official or local employee in the form of donations from other local officials or local employees to offset medical or health care expenses as a result of a diagnosed condition, if such donations are made and received through the use of an online crowdfunding or fundraising platform. An authorized donation from a donor to a recipient under this paragraph shall not exceed one hundred dollars per calendar year. EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. Generally under current law, a public official, public employee, or candidate, or that person's immediate family member is prohibited from accepting or receiving any gift or series of gifts from a restricted donor. Certain monetary gifts are authorized under Code section 68B.22(4). This bill authorizes local officials and local employees to receive moneys in the form of donations …
Sponsors
- Amy Sinclair (R, 12) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 580 . S.J. 474 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 03/06/2025 8:00AM Senate Lounge.
- : Subcommittee: Driscoll, Webster, and Weiner. S.J. 302 .
- : Introduced, referred to Local Government. S.J. 239 .
Common questions
- What is SF261?
- SF261 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to monetary donations that may be received and gifted by local officials and local employees to offset medical or health care expenses, and making penalties applicable.
- What does SF261 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to monetary donations that may be received and gifted by local officials and local employees to offset medical or health care expenses, and making penalties applicable.
- What is the status of SF261?
- In committee as of March 10, 2025. Latest action: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 580 . S.J. 474 . (March 10, 2025).
- Who sponsored SF261?
- Amy Sinclair (R, 12).
- Where is the official record for SF261?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+0261&ga=91
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