Bill > HF2597

Introduced Session

This bill relates to the payment of home security expenses from campaign funds. The bill permits a candidate or candidate’s committee to pay for home security expenses using campaign funds if the payment to the home security provider is reasonable. The bill allows a candidate or candidate’s committee to expend up to $3,000 once for the installation of a home security system and up to $1,200 annually for the operation of a home security system. The bill requires the candidate to keep logs relating to payment for any such services, which shall be provided to the Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board upon request during the course of an audit. The bill requires the candidate’s committee to preserve a home security log for five years following the submission of a report relating to the log, or for three years following the dissolution of the committee. A person who violates a provision of Code chapter 68A is subject to civil penalties imposed by the Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board, including remedial action, a reprimand, and a civil penalty up to $2,000 (Code section 68B.32D). In addition, a person who willfully violates a provision of Code chapter 68A 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.

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Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 344. (on 02/19/2026)

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