A bill for an act relating to lobbying activities of former or future executive or administrative heads of licensing boards, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable.

HF 354 restricts lobbying activities for two years after leaving certain government roles in Iowa. It prohibits former executive or administrative heads of 32 specific licensing boards (defined in Code §272C.1) from becoming lobbyists, and also bars former lobbyists from serving in those board leadership positions during the same two-year period. Violations are classified as serious misdemeanors, punishable by fines ($430-$2,560) or up to one year in jail. The bill does not apply to licensing board executive directors. This expands existing lobbying restrictions that already cover elected officials and agency heads.