Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to the compensation of county officers
Sponsored by Sen. Mark S. Lofgren (R)
Topics:Cities & counties
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 13, 2026
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 23, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became SF 2437 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 2437 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to required considerations for determining the salary of county officers. The bill requires a county compensation board to use the statistical mean of certain law enforcement positions for comparison. The bill provides that in determining the average salary of police chiefs employed by cities of similar population to the population of the county, the county compensation board shall use the salaries of city police chiefs employed by cities with a population between one thousand less than and one thousand more than the population of the county.
Read the full explanation
The bill provides that in the case of noncompliance with provisions for recommending and setting salaries of county officers, the attorney general may bring an action against a county for a writ of mandamus to compel the county to comply with such provisions.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
Senate subcommittee
Named January 13, 2026. On January 21, 2026 it recommended passage.
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Iowa Code it changes
Amends§331.907
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Lobbying
2 for · 0 against · 12 undecided · Who →
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