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

SF 544: Relating to salaries and allowances of state elected officials, and including effective date and applicability provisions

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

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.

Sponsors

Sen. Jason Schultz (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against

For: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Eide Walton; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Mental Health Advocacy

In plain words

  1. March 6, 2025Filed in the Senate
  2. March 6, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
  3. June 16, 2025Sent to the Senate State Government committee

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/SF544