2009 Iowa Code
Title 2 - Elections and Official Duties
Subtitle 2 - Public Officers and Employees
CHAPTER 68B - GOVERNMENT ETHICS AND LOBBYING
68B.36 - APPLICABILITY -- LOBBYIST REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

        68B.36  APPLICABILITY -- LOBBYIST REGISTRATION
      REQUIRED.
         1.  All lobbyists shall, on or before the day their lobbying
      activity begins, register by filing a lobbyist's registration
      statement at times and in the manner provided in this section.
      Lobbyists engaged in lobbying activities before the general assembly
      shall file the statement with the chief clerk of the house of
      representatives or the secretary of the senate.  Lobbyists engaged in
      lobbying activities before the office of the governor or any state
      agency shall file the statement with the board.  The chief clerk of
      the house and the secretary of the senate shall provide appropriate
      registration forms to lobbyists before the general assembly.  The
      board shall prescribe appropriate registration forms for lobbyists
      before the office of the governor and state agencies.
         2.  Registration shall be valid from the date of registration
      until the expiration of the registration period for the type of
      lobbying in which the person will be engaging.  Any change in or
      addition to the information shall be registered within ten days after
      the change or addition is known to the lobbyist.  Changes or
      additions for executive branch lobbyists shall be filed with the
      board.  Changes or additions for registrations of lobbyists of the
      general assembly shall be filed with either the chief clerk of the
      house or the secretary of the senate.
         3.  For persons registered to lobby before the general assembly,
      registration expires upon the commencement of the next regular
      session of the general assembly, except that the chief clerk of the
      house and the secretary of the senate may adopt and implement a
      reasonable preregistration procedure in advance of each regular
      session during which persons may register for that session and the
      following legislative interim.  For persons registered to lobby
      before the office of the governor or a state agency, registration
      expires upon the commencement of a new calendar year.  The board may
      adopt and implement a reasonable preregistration procedure in advance
      of each new calendar year during which persons may register for that
      year.
         4.  If a lobbyist's service on behalf of all clients, employers,
      or causes is concluded prior to the end of the calendar year, the
      lobbyist may cancel the registration on appropriate forms supplied by
      the board, the chief clerk of the house, or the secretary of the
      senate.  The cancellation forms shall be filed by the lobbyist in the
      place where the lobbyist filed the original registration.  Upon
      cancellation of registration, a lobbyist is prohibited from engaging
      in any lobbying activity on behalf of any employer, client, or cause
      until reregistering and complying with the rules of the board or the
      general assembly.
         5.  All federal, state, and local officials or employees
      representing the official positions of their departments,
      commissions, boards, or agencies shall, when lobbying the general
      assembly, present to the chief clerk of the house or the secretary of
      the senate a letter of authorization from their department or agency
      heads prior to the commencement of their lobbying.  When lobbying a
      state agency or the office of the governor, the letter shall be
      presented to the board.  The lobbyist registration statement of these
      officials and employees shall not be deemed complete until the letter
      of authorization is attached.  Federal, state, and local officials
      who wish to lobby in opposition to the official position of their
      departments, commissions, boards, or agencies must indicate this on
      their lobbyist registration statements.  

         92 Acts, ch 1228, § 18; 93 Acts, ch 163, § 23; 94 Acts, ch 1023,
      §83; 94 Acts, ch 1092, §10
         Referred to in §68B.34, 68B.34A