Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to salaries and allowances of state elected officials, and including effective date and applicability provisions
Sponsored by the Senate State Government Committee, Sen. Jason Schultz (R)
Topics:State government
Same legislation: SF 464
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 27, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeMarch 3, 2025
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 6, 2025
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to salaries and allowances of state elected officials. DIVISION I —— LEGISLATIVE SALARIES. The bill increases the salaries for members of the general assembly by $20,000 per year and increases the monthly allowance for legislative district constituency postage, travel, telephone costs, and other expenses by $150. The bill increases the salary for the speaker of the house, presiding officer of the senate, and majority and minority leaders of each chamber by $30,000, and increases the salary for the president pro tempore of the senate and speaker pro tempore of the house by $22,000.
Read the full explanation
The bill also applies a cost-of-living adjustment equal to the annual cost-of-living pay adjustment received by executive branch noncontract state employees during the preceding fiscal year, or three percent, whichever is less, to salaries for members and officers of the general assembly each year beginning in 2028 and ending in 2043. Pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Iowa, the provisions increasing the base salaries for members of the general assembly apply upon the convening of the 92nd General Assembly in January 2027. DIVISION II —— SALARIES OF STATEWIDE ELECTED EXECUTIVE OFFICIALS. The bill codifies and increases the salaries of the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, secretary of agriculture, and attorney general. The bill increases the salary of the governor by $100,000 and the salary of the lieutenant governor by $36,788. The bill increases the salaries of the secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, and secretary of agriculture by $76,788. The bill increases the salary of the attorney general by $86,331. Beginning July 1, 2027, and ending on June 30, 2042, the bill also applies an annual cost-of-living adjustment equal to the legislative cost-of-living adjustment to salaries for the statewide elected executive officials. This division takes effect January 1, 2027.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
Iowa Code it changes
Amends§11.30§12.18§13.9§159.19§2.10§7.8§9.5
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