Bills › 91st General Assembly

Relating to the salary of county attorneys in certain counties

Sponsored by Rep. Chad Ingels (R)

Topics:Cities & counties

Same legislation: HF 774

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 14, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 15, 2025
  3. Done: House committeeJanuary 28, 2025
  4. Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 774
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became HF 774 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 774 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary In counties with 200,000 people or fewer, the law currently sets a specific range for how much a county attorney can be paid based on a judge's salary. This change would remove that requirement, giving these counties more freedom to decide their own county attorneys' pay.1

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to the salary of county attorneys in certain counties. Current law requires counties with populations of 200,000 or less to set a county attorney’s salary between and 100 percent of a district court judge’s salary. The bill strikes this requirement.

Full bill text2

House subcommittee

Named January 15, 2025. On January 16, 2025 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§331.752

How the Code works3

Lobbying

3 for · 0 against · 4 undecided · Who →

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Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.

Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

  • HF 2006 Relating to the salary of county attorneys in certain counties
    90th General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 2208 · same title
    Cleared committee
  • HF 2208 Relating to the salary of county attorneys in certain counties
    90th General Assembly · Approved by committee · similar
    Cleared committee

Matched by wording or an identical title.