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HF 2260Died when the session ended · February 4, 2022

Relating to the mandatory retirement age of magistrate judges

Sponsored by the House Judiciary Committee

Topics:Courts & civil law

Same legislation: HF 2043

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 20, 2022
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 25, 2022
  3. Done: House committeeFebruary 2, 2022
  4. Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Magistrate judges would be allowed to serve until they turn 78 instead of retiring earlier. This change makes their retirement age the same as senior judges. However, anyone who is already 75 or older cannot be appointed to this position.1

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to the mandatory retirement age of magistrate judges. The bill increases the mandatory retirement age from to 78, which is the same mandatory retirement age of senior judges. The bill also provides that a person is not qualified to be appointed as a magistrate if the person is at the time of appointment. Under current law, a person who reaches the age of is not qualified to be appointed as a magistrate judge.

Full bill text2

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§602.1610§602.6403§602.6404

How the Code works3

Lobbying

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