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IA HF2160
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/26/2026
Primary Sponsor
Brett Barker
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AI Summary
- Candidates and candidate committees may use campaign funds to pay for personal and home security expenses if payments to security providers are reasonable for services rendered
- Personal and home security expenses explicitly include firearms, firearm equipment, and training costs
- Candidates must maintain a log documenting the date, provider name, and cost for each security expense, with total expenses reported as a line-item in campaign disclosure reports
- Security expense logs must be preserved for 5 years after report submission or 3 years after committee dissolution, and provided to the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board upon audit request
- Violations may result in civil penalties up to $2,000, and willful violations constitute a serious misdemeanor punishable by up to 1 year confinement and fines of $430-$2,560
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to the payment of personal and home security expenses from campaign funds, and making penalties applicable.
Last Action
Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 151.
1/26/2026
Committee Referrals
State Government1/26/2026
Full Bill Text
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