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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 37: Relating to the salary of county attorneys in certain counties

Became HF 774 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to the salary of county attorneys in certain counties. Current law requires counties with populations of 200,000 or less to set a county attorney’s salary between and 100 percent of a district court judge’s salary. The bill strikes this requirement.

Sponsors

Rep. Chad Ingels (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 15, 2025

  • Rep. Martin L. Graber (R)
  • Rep. Sam Wengryn (R) · sam.wengryn@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D) · aime.wichtendahl@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against

For: Dr. Tanja Garrison; Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa State Association of Counties

In plain words

  1. January 14, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Local Government committee
  2. January 15, 2025House subcommittee named: Graber, Wengryn and Wichtendahl
  3. January 16, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. January 28, 2025Approved by the House committee
  5. January 28, 2025Committee vote: 17–0
  6. March 5, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 774

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/HF37