HSB 180: Relating to judicial officer salaries, and including effective date provisions

What it does

_____ This bill relates to judicial officer salaries. Under current law, the general assembly determines the salaries of judicial officers by enacting the salaries in annual appropriations bills. The bill instead creates a formula to calculate judicial officer salaries. The bill requires the judicial officer salaries to be paid from the moneys appropriated to the judicial branch in a given fiscal year.6402 (additional magistrate allowed); and a senior judge, percent. The bill allows the supreme court to provide lower salaries for judicial officers if the supreme court decides that the moneys appropriated in a given fiscal year are not sufficient to provide the full allowable salaries for judicial officers, or if other good cause exists.

House subcommittee · named February 13, 2025

• Rep. Brian K. Lohse (R) · brian.lohse@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Steven C. Holt (R) · steven.holt@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Rick L. Olson (D) · rick.olson@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 5 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Judges Association; Iowa Judicial Branch - Supreme Court; Iowa State Bar Association; Justice Not Politics

In plain words

1. February 13, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee
2. February 13, 2025House subcommittee named: Lohse, Holt and Olson
3. February 20, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it