Iowa SSB 3196: A bill for an act relating to salaries of state elected officials, and including applicability and future repeal provisions.

Bill Text

Senate Study Bill 3196 - Introduced
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BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS BILL BY
CHAIRPERSON KRAAYENBRINK)
A BILL FOR
An Act relating to salaries of state elected officials, and1
including applicability and future repeal provisions.2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:3
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DIVISION I1
LEGISLATIVE SALARIES2
Section 1. Section 2.10, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2026, are3
amended to read as follows:4
1. Every member of the general assembly except the presiding5
officer of the senate, the speaker of the house, the majority6
and minority floor leader of each house, and the president pro7
tempore of the senate and speaker pro tempore of the house8
shall receive an annual salary of twenty-five thirty-seven9
thousand dollars for the year 2007 and subsequent years 202710
through 2032 while serving as a member of the general assembly.11
For the year 2033 and subsequent years, every member of the12
general assembly except the presiding officer of the senate,13
the speaker of the house, the majority and minority floor14
leader of each house, and the president pro tempore of the15
senate and speaker pro tempore of the house shall receive an16
annual salary of twenty-five thousand dollars while serving17
as a member of the general assembly. In addition, each such18
member shall receive a per diem, as defined in subsection19
5, for expenses of office, except travel, for each day the20
general assembly is in session commencing with the first day21
of a legislative session and ending with the day of final22
adjournment of each legislative session as indicated by the23
journals of the house and senate, except that if the length24
of the first regular session of the general assembly exceeds25
one hundred ten calendar days and the second regular session26
exceeds one hundred calendar days, the payments shall be made27
only for one hundred ten calendar days for the first session28
and one hundred calendar days for the second session. Members29
from Polk county shall receive an amount per day equal to30
three-fourths of the per diem of the non-Polk county members.31
Each member shall receive a three hundred dollar per month32
allowance for legislative district constituency postage,33
travel, telephone costs, and other expenses. Travel expenses34
shall be paid at the rate established by section 8A.363 for35
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actual travel in going to and returning from the seat of1
government by the nearest traveled route for not more than one2
time per week during a legislative session unless the general3
assembly otherwise provides.4
2. a. The speaker of the house, the presiding officer5
of the senate, and the majority and minority floor leader of6
each house shall each receive an annual salary of thirty-seven7
forty-nine thousand five hundred dollars for the year 20078
and subsequent years 2027 through 2032 while serving in that9
capacity. The president pro tempore of the senate and the10
speaker pro tempore of the house shall receive an annual salary11
of twenty-seven thirty-nine thousand dollars for the year 200712
and subsequent years 2027 through 2032 while serving in that13
capacity.14
b. (1) For the year 2033 and subsequent years, the speaker15
of the house, the presiding officer of the senate, and the16
majority and minority floor leader of each house shall each17
receive an annual salary of thirty-seven thousand five hundred18
dollars while serving in that capacity.19
(2) For the year 2033 and subsequent years, the president20
pro tempore of the senate and the speaker pro tempore of the21
house shall each receive an annual salary of twenty-seven22
thousand dollars while serving in that capacity.23
c. Expense and travel allowances shall be the same for the24
speaker of the house and the presiding officer of the senate,25
the president pro tempore of the senate and the speaker pro26
tempore of the house, and the majority and minority leader27
of each house as provided for other members of the general28
assembly.29
Sec. 2. APPLICABILITY. This division of this Act applies30
upon the convening of the Ninety-second General Assembly in31
January 2027.32
DIVISION II33
SALARIES OF STATEWIDE ELECTIVE EXECUTIVE OFFICIALS34
Sec. 3. ELECTIVE EXECUTIVE OFFICIALS —— SALARIES.35
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1. The annual salary rates specified in this section are1
effective for the pay period beginning January 1, 2027, for the2
remainder of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and for3
subsequent fiscal years until otherwise provided by the general4
assembly. The salaries provided for in this section shall5
be paid from moneys appropriated to the department or office6
specified in this section pursuant to any Act of the general7
assembly.8
2. The following annual salary rates shall be paid to the9
person holding the position indicated:10
a. OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR11
(1) Salary for the governo