Back to the bill

89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Thursday, November 12, 2026

HF 354: Relating to juror and witness compensation

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 it does

This bill increases juror and witness compensation. Under the bill, jurors and witnesses earn per day the hourly rate that public defenders earn on all cases other than class “A” felonies and class “B” felonies, as provided for in Code section 815.7(5), which is $63. Under current law, juror compensation is $30 per day, and witness compensation is $10 for a full day’s attendance and $5 for attendance of less than a full day.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

In plain words

  1. February 2, 2021Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Thursday, November 12, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF354