Bill Text: IA HF2278 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act restricting disclosures of specified information by regional transit districts, and providing a penalty. Effective 7-1-14.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2014-04-03 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 666. [HF2278 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HF2278-Enrolled.html
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AN
ACT
RESTRICTING
DISCLOSURES
OF
SPECIFIED
INFORMATION
BY
REGIONAL
TRANSIT
DISTRICTS,
AND
PROVIDING
A
PENALTY.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
28M.1,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsections:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
0A.
“Aggregate
data
on
user
and
customer
transaction
history
and
fare
card
use”
means
data
relating
to
the
dates
fare
cards
were
used,
the
times
fare
cards
were
used,
the
types
of
transit
services
used,
the
types
of
fare
products
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2
used,
and
information
about
the
dates,
times,
and
types
of
fare
products
purchased.
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1B.
“Fare
collection
system”
means
a
system
created
and
administered
by
a
regional
transit
district
that
is
used
for
collecting
fares
or
providing
fare
cards
or
passes
for
public
transit
services
including
fixed-route
bus
service,
paratransit
bus
service,
rideshare
programs,
transportation
services
provided
pursuant
to
section
249A.12,
and
light
rail
or
commuter
rail
service.
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1C.
“Governmental
entity”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
8A.101.
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1D.
“Personalized
internet
services”
means
services
for
which
regional
transit
district
applicants,
users,
and
customers
must
establish
an
internet
user
account.
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
28M.7
Regional
transit
district
customer
data
——
disclosure
restrictions
——
penalty.
1.
Data
concerning
applicants,
users,
and
customers
of
a
regional
transit
district
collected
by
or
through
personalized
internet
services
or
a
fare
collection
system
shall
be
considered
private
and
not
subject
to
disclosure
except
as
provided
in
this
section.
2.
A
regional
transit
district
may
disclose
aggregate
data
on
user
and
customer
transaction
history
and
fare
card
use
to
government
entities,
organizations,
school
districts,
educational
institutions,
and
employers
that
subsidize
or
provide
fare
cards
to
their
clients,
students,
or
employees.
Government
entities,
organizations,
school
districts,
educational
institutions,
and
employers
may
use
the
aggregate
data
only
for
purposes
of
measuring
and
promoting
fare
card
use
and
evaluating
the
cost-effectiveness
of
their
fare
card
programs.
The
disclosure
of
nonaggregate
or
personalized
data
on
user
and
customer
transaction
history
and
fare
card
use
to
government
entities,
organizations,
school
districts,
educational
institutions,
and
employers
shall
be
strictly
prohibited.
3.
A
regional
transit
district
may
disclose
data
concerning
applicants,
users,
and
customers
collected
by
or
through
personalized
internet
services
or
a
fare
collection
system
to
another
government
entity
to
prevent
a
breach
of
security
regarding
electronic
systems
maintained
by
the
regional
transit
district
or
the
governmental
entity,
or
pursuant
to
a
subpoena
issued
in
connection
with
a
civil
or
criminal
investigation.
4.
A
violation
of
this
section
is
punishable
by
a
civil
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penalty
in
an
amount
not
to
exceed
five
thousand
dollars
for
each
violation.
______________________________
KRAIG
PAULSEN
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
PAM
JOCHUM
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
2278,
Eighty-fifth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
CARMINE
BOAL
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2014
______________________________
TERRY
E.
BRANSTAD
Governor
