SSB 3147: Requiring the supreme court to establish a judicial officer and state court administrator compensation and benefits plan and including effective date provisions

What it does

Under current law, the supreme court must establish and may amend a personnel system and a pay and benefits plan for court employees. This bill requires the supreme court to also establish a pay and benefits plan for judicial officers and the state court administrator in addition to court employees.461). _____ for the chief justice of the supreme court, each justice of the supreme court, the chief judge of the court of appeals, each judge of the court of appeals, the chief judge of each judicial district, each district judge, each district associate judge, each full-time associate juvenile judge, each full-time associate probate judge, and each magistrate.

Senate subcommittee · named February 11, 2026

• Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Tony Bisignano (D) · tony.bisignano@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Jeff Taylor (R) · jeff.taylor@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 6 for, 0 against

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

In plain words

1. February 11, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
2. February 11, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Bisignano and Taylor
3. February 17, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it