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Relating to the compensation of county officers

Sponsored by Sen. Mark S. Lofgren (R)

Topics:State governmentCities & counties

Same legislation: HF 2060, SF 2437

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Also covers HF 2060 and SF 2437.

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2026
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 13, 2026
  3. Done: Senate committeeFebruary 23, 2026
  4. Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 2437
  5. Next: House committee
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. 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

AI summary When deciding how much to pay county officers, compensation boards must now compare salaries to specific law enforcement positions. For police chiefs, the board must look at the average pay of chiefs in cities with a population similar to that county. If a county fails to follow these rules, the attorney general can take legal action to make them comply.1

Read the official explanation

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. 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.

Full bill text2

Senate subcommittee

Named January 13, 2026. On January 21, 2026 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§331.907

How the Code works3

Lobbying

2 for · 0 against · 12 undecided · Who →

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91st General Assembly

SF 2029RenumberedSenate companionHF 2060Cleared committeeHouse companionSF 2437Cleared committeefrom SF 2029

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