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A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the judicial branch, including judicial officer salaries and interpreter or translator fees, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HSB 340 .)

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the judicial branch, including judicial officer salaries and interpreter or translator fees, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HSB 340 .)

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COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
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Withdrawn. H.J. 1183 .
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A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the judicial branch, including judicial officer salaries and interpreter or translator fees, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HSB 340 .)

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the judicial branch, including judicial officer salaries and interpreter or translator fees, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HSB 340 .)

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  • A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the judicial branch, including judicial officer salaries and interpreter or translator fees, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HSB 340 .)

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-14 Iowa Legislature

    Withdrawn. H.J. 1183 .

  2. 2025-05-14 Iowa Legislature

    SF 648 substituted. H.J. 1180 .

  3. 2025-05-12 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. H.J. 1116 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the judicial branch, including judicial officer salaries and interpreter or translator fees, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HSB 340 .)

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House

File

1048

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

1048

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

APPROPRIATIONS

(SUCCESSOR

TO

HSB

340)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

and

making

appropriations

to

the

judicial

1

branch,

including

judicial

officer

salaries

and

interpreter

2

or

translator

fees,

and

including

effective

date

provisions.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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DIVISION

I

1

FY

2025-2026

APPROPRIATIONS

2

Section

1.

JUDICIAL

BRANCH.

3

1.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

4

to

the

judicial

branch

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

5

2025,

and

ending

June

30,

2026,

the

following

amounts,

or

so

6

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

7

designated:

8

a.

For

salaries

of

supreme

court

justices,

appellate

court

9

judges,

district

court

judges,

district

associate

judges,

10

associate

juvenile

judges,

associate

probate

judges,

judicial

11

magistrates

and

staff,

state

court

administrator,

clerk

of

12

the

supreme

court,

district

court

administrators,

clerks

of

13

the

district

court,

juvenile

court

officers,

board

of

law

14

examiners,

board

of

examiners

of

shorthand

reporters,

and

15

commission

on

judicial

qualifications;

receipt

and

disbursement

16

of

child

support

payments;

reimbursement

of

the

auditor

17

of

state

for

expenses

incurred

in

completing

audits

of

the

18

offices

of

the

clerks

of

the

district

court

during

the

fiscal

19

year

beginning

July

1,

2025;

and

maintenance,

equipment,

and

20

miscellaneous

purposes:

21

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$202,691,378

22

b.

For

deposit

in

the

revolving

fund

created

pursuant

to

23

section

602.1302,

subsection

3,

for

jury

and

witness

fees,

24

mileage,

costs

related

to

summoning

jurors,

costs

and

fees

for

25

interpreters

and

translators,

and

reimbursement

of

attorney

26

fees

paid

by

the

state

public

defender:

27

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$

3,600,000

28

c.

For

payment

of

expenses

for

court-ordered

services

29

provided

to

juveniles

who

are

under

the

supervision

of

juvenile

30

court

services,

which

expenses

are

a

charge

upon

the

state

31

pursuant

to

section

232.141,

subsection

4:

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$

3,290,000

33

(1)

Of

the

moneys

appropriated

in

this

lettered

paragraph,

34

no

more

than

$1,556,000

is

allocated

to

provide

school-based

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supervision

of

children

under

chapter

232,

of

which

no

more

1

than

$25,000

may

be

used

for

purposes

of

training.

2

(2)

Notwithstanding

section

232.141

or

any

other

provision

3

of

law

to

the

contrary,

the

moneys

appropriated

in

this

4

lettered

paragraph

shall

be

distributed

to

the

judicial

5

districts

as

determined

by

the

state

court

administrator.

The

6

state

court

administrator

shall

make

the

determination

of

the

7

distribution

amounts

within

thirty

days

of

the

date

on

which

8

the

annual

census

data

is

released.

9

(3)

Notwithstanding

chapter

232

or

any

other

provision

of

10

law

to

the

contrary,

a

district

or

juvenile

court

shall

not

11

order

any

service

which

is

a

charge

upon

the

state

pursuant

12

to

section

232.141

if

there

are

insufficient

court-ordered

13

services

moneys

available

in

the

district

court

distribution

14

amounts

to

pay

for

the

service.

The

chief

juvenile

court

15

officer

shall

encourage

use

of

the

moneys

appropriated

in

this

16

lettered

paragraph

such

that

there

are

sufficient

moneys

to

pay

17

for

all

court-ordered

services

during

the

entire

fiscal

year.

18

The

chief

juvenile

court

officer

shall

attempt

to

anticipate

19

potential

surpluses

and

shortfalls

in

the

distribution

amounts

20

and

shall

cooperatively

request

the

state

court

administrator

21

to

transfer

moneys

between

the

judicial

districts’

distribution

22

amounts

as

prudent.

23

(4)

Notwithstanding

any

provision

of

law

to

the

contrary,

24

a

district

or

juvenile

court

shall

not

order

a

county

to

pay

25

for

any

service

provided

to

a

juvenile

pursuant

to

an

order

26

entered

under

chapter

232

which

is

a

charge

upon

the

state

27

under

section

232.141,

subsection

4.

28

(5)

Of

the

moneys

appropriated

in

this

lettered

paragraph,

29

no

more

than

$83,000

may

be

used

by

the

judicial

branch

30

for

administration

of

the

requirements

under

this

lettered

31

paragraph.

32

(6)

Of

the

moneys

appropriated

in

this

lettered

paragraph,

33

an

amount

not

to

exceed

the

actual

cost

of

the

annual

34

membership

fee

is

allocated

to

the

judicial

branch

to

support

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the

interstate

commission

for

juveniles

in

accordance

with

1

the

interstate

compact

for

juveniles

as

provided

in

section

2

232.173.

3

(7)

Notwithstanding

section

8.33,

moneys

appropriated

in

4

this

lettered

paragraph

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

5

at

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

6

remain

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

7

until

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

that

begins

July

1,

2028.

8

d.

For

juvenile

delinquent

graduated

sanctions

services

9

pursuant

to

section

232.192:

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$

12,253,000

11

(1)

Any

state

moneys

saved

as

a

result

of

efforts

by

12

juvenile

court

services

to

earn

a

federal

fund

match

pursuant

13

to

Tit.

IV-E

of

the

federal

Family

First

Prevention

Services

14

Act

of

2018,

Pub.

L.

No.

115-123,

for

juvenile

court

services

15

administration

is

appropriated

to

the

judicial

branch

for

16

purposes

of

this

lettered

paragraph.

17

(2)

Notwithstanding

section

8.33,

moneys

appropriated

in

18

this

lettered

paragraph

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

19

at

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

20

remain

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

21

until

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

that

begins

July

1,

2028.

22

2.

The

judicial

branch,

except

for

purposes

of

internal

23

processing,

shall

use

the

current

state

budget

system,

the

24

state

payroll

system,

and

the

Iowa

finance

and

accounting

25

system

in

administration

of

programs

and

payments

for

services,

26

and

shall

not

duplicate

the

state

payroll,

accounting,

and

27

budgeting

systems.

28

3.

The

judicial

branch

shall

submit

monthly

financial

29

statements

to

the

legislative

services

agency

and

the

30

department

of

management

containing

all

appropriated

accounts

31

in

the

same

manner

as

provided

in

the

monthly

financial

status

32

reports

and

personal

services

usage

reports

of

the

department

33

of

administrative

services.

The

monthly

financial

statements

34

shall

include

a

comparison

of

the

dollars

and

percentage

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spent

of

budgeted

versus

actual

revenues

and

expenditures

on

1

a

cumulative

basis

for

full-time

equivalent

positions

and

2

dollars.

3

4.

The

judicial

branch

shall

focus

efforts

upon

the

4

collection

of

delinquent

fines,

penalties,

court

costs,

fees,

5

surcharges,

or

similar

amounts.

6

5.

It

is

the

intent

of

the

general

assembly

that

the

offices

7

of

the

clerks

of

the

district

court

operate

in

all

99

counties

8

and

be

accessible

to

the

public

as

much

as

is

reasonably

9

possible

in

order

to

address

the

relative

needs

of

the

citizens

10

of

each

county.

An

office

of

the

clerk

of

the

district

court

11

shall

be

open

regular

courthouse

hours.

12

6.

In

addition

to

the

requirements

for

transfers

under

13

section

8.39,

the

judicial

branch

shall

not

change

the

14

appropriations

from

the

amounts

appropriated

to

the

judicial

15

branch

in

this

Act,

unless

notice

of

the

revisions

is

given

to

16

the

legislative

services

agency

prior

to

the

effective

date.

17

The

notice

shall

include

information

on

the

judicial

branch’s

18

rationale

for

making

the

changes

and

details

concerning

the

19

workload

and

performance

measures

upon

which

the

changes

are

20

based.

21

7.

The

judicial

branch

shall

submit

a

semiannual

update

to

22

the

legislative

services

agency

and

department

of

management

23

specifying

the

amounts

of

fines,

surcharges,

and

court

costs

24

collected

using

the

Iowa

court

information

system

since

the

25

last

report.

The

judicial

branch

shall

continue

to

facilitate

26

the

sharing

of

vital

sentencing

and

other

information

with

27

other

state

departments

and

governmental

agencies

involved

in

28

the

criminal

justice

system

through

the

Iowa

court

information

29

system.

30

8.

The

judicial

branch

shall

provide

a

report

to

the

general

31

assembly

and

department

of

management

by

January

1,

2026,

32

concerning

the

amounts

received

and

expended

from

the

court

33

technology

and

modernization

fund

created

in

section

602.8108,

34

subsection

7,

during

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2024,

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and

ending

June

30,

2025,

and

the

plans

for

expenditures

from

1

the

fund

during

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

and

2

ending

June

30,

2026.

3

Sec.

2.

CIVIL

TRIALS

——

LOCATION.

Notwithstanding

any

4

provision

to

the

contrary,

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

5

1,

2025,

and

ending

June

30,

2026,

if

all

parties

in

a

case

6

agree,

a

civil

trial

including

a

jury

trial

may

take

place

in

a

7

county

contiguous

to

the

county

with

proper

jurisdiction,

even

8

if

the

contiguous

county

is

located

in

an

adjacent

judicial

9

district

or

judicial

election

district.

If

the

trial

is

moved

10

pursuant

to

this

section,

court

personnel

shall

treat

the

case

11

as

if

a

change

of

venue

occurred.

12

Sec.

3.

TRAVEL

REIMBURSEMENT.

Notwithstanding

section

13

602.1509,

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

and

14

ending

June

30,

2026,

a

judicial

officer

may

waive

travel

15

reimbursement

for

any

travel

outside

the

judicial

officer’s

16

county

of

residence

to

conduct

official

judicial

business.

17

Sec.

4.

JUDICIAL

OFFICER

——

UNPAID

LEAVE.

Notwithstanding

18

the

annual

salary

rates

for

judicial

officers

established

by

19

this

division

of

this

Act

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

20

1,

2025,

and

ending

June

30,

2026,

the

supreme

court

may

by

21

order

place

all

judicial

officers

on

unpaid

leave

status

on

any

22

day

employees

of

the

judicial

branch

are

placed

on

temporary

23

layoff

status.

The

biweekly

pay

of

the

judicial

officers

shall

24

be

reduced

accordingly

for

the

pay

period

in

which

the

unpaid

25

leave

date

occurred

in

the

same

manner

as

for

noncontract

26

employees

of

the

judicial

branch.

Through

the

course

of

the

27

fiscal

year,

the

judicial

branch

may

use

an

amount

equal

to

28

the

aggregate

amount

of

salary

reductions

due

to

the

judicial

29

officer

unpaid

leave

days

for

any

purpose

other

than

for

30

judicial

salaries.

31

Sec.

5.

IOWA

COMMUNICATIONS

NETWORK.

It

is

the

intent

32

of

the

general

assembly

that

the

judicial

branch

utilize

33

the

Iowa

communications

network

or

other

secure

electronic

34

communications

in

lieu

of

traveling

for

the

fiscal

year

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beginning

July

1,

2025,

and

ending

June

30,

2026.

1

Sec.

6.

SALARIES

——

STATE

COURT

JUSTICES,

JUDGES,

AND

2

MAGISTRATES.

3

1.

The

salary

rates

specified

in

subsection

2

are

for

the

4

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

effective

for

the

pay

5

period

beginning

June

20,

2025,

and

for

subsequent

fiscal

6

years

until

otherwise

provided

by

the

general

assembly.

The

7

salaries

provided

for

in

this

section

shall

be

paid

from

moneys

8

appropriated

to

the

judicial

branch

pursuant

to

this

division

9

of

this

Act

or

any

other

Act

of

the

general

assembly.

10

2.

The

following

annual

salary

rates

shall

be

paid

to

the

11

persons

holding

the

judicial

positions

indicated

during

the

12

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

effective

with

the

pay

13

period

beginning

June

20,

2025,

and

for

subsequent

pay

periods:

14

a.

Chief

justice

of

the

supreme

court:

15

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$

211,059

16

b.

Each

justice

of

the

supreme

court:

17

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$

201,609

18

c.

Chief

judge

of

the

court

of

appeals:

19

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

189,010

20

d.

Each

associate

judge

of

the

court

of

appeals:

21

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

182,709

22

e.

Each

chief

judge

of

a

judicial

district:

23

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

176,409

24

f.

Each

district

judge

except

the

chief

judge

of

a

judicial

25

district:

26

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

170,108

27

g.

Each

district

associate

judge:

28

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

151,208

29

h.

Each

associate

juvenile

judge:

30

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

151,208

31

i.

Each

associate

probate

judge:

32

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

151,208

33

j.

Each

judicial

magistrate:

34

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

$

46,621

35

-6-

LSB

1006HV

(3)

91

cm/ns

6/

9

H.F.

1048

k.

Each

senior

judge:

1

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

10,080

2

3.

Persons

receiving

salary

rates

established

under

this

3

section

shall

not

receive

any

additional

salary

adjustments

4

provided

by

this

division

of

this

Act

or

any

other

Act

of

the

5

general

assembly.

6

Sec.

7.

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

The

section

of

this

division

of

7

this

Act

enacting

salaries

for

state

court

justices,

judges,

8

and

magistrates

takes

effect

June

20,

2025.

9

DIVISION

II

10

INTERPRETER

OR

TRANSLATOR

FEES

11

Sec.

8.

Section

602.1302,

subsection

3,

Code

2025,

is

12

amended

to

read

as

follows:

13

3.

A

revolving

fund

is

created

in

the

state

treasury

for

14

the

payment

of

jury

and

witness

fees,

mileage,

costs

related

to

15

summoning

jurors

by

the

judicial

branch,

costs

and

fees

related

16

to

the

management

and

payment

of

interpreters

and

translators

17

in

judicial

branch

legal

proceedings

and

court-ordered

18

programs,

and

attorney

fees

paid

by

the

state

public

defender

19

for

counsel

appointed

pursuant

to

section

600A.6A

.

The

20

judicial

branch

shall

deposit

any

reimbursements

to

the

state

21

for

the

payment

of

jury

and

witness

fees

,

and

mileage

fees,

22

and

interpreter

or

translator

fees

in

the

revolving

fund.

In

23

each

calendar

quarter

the

judicial

branch

shall

reimburse

24

the

state

public

defender

for

attorney

fees

paid

pursuant

to

25

section

600A.6B

.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33

,

unencumbered

26

and

unobligated

receipts

in

the

revolving

fund

at

the

end

of

27

a

fiscal

year

do

not

revert

to

the

general

fund

of

the

state.

28

The

judicial

branch

shall

on

or

before

February

1

file

a

29

financial

accounting

of

the

moneys

in

the

revolving

fund

with

30

the

legislative

services

agency.

The

accounting

shall

include

31

an

estimate

of

disbursements

from

the

revolving

fund

for

the

32

remainder

of

the

fiscal

year

and

for

the

next

fiscal

year.

33

Sec.

9.

Section

602.8107,

subsection

3,

paragraph

b,

Code

34

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

35

-7-

LSB

1006HV

(3)

91

cm/ns

7/

9

H.F.

1048

b.

The

department

of

revenue

shall

receive

fifteen

percent

1

of

each

court

debt

payment

collected

on

cases

assigned

to

the

2

department

of

revenue

for

collection

to

reflect

the

cost

of

3

processing

and

the

remaining

eighty-five

percent

of

such

court

4

debt

collected

shall

be

paid

to

the

clerk

of

the

district

court

5

for

distribution

under

section

602.8108

.

The

department

of

6

revenue

collection

fee

shall

not

include

the

amount

of

court

7

debt

collected

for

restitution

involving

pecuniary

damages,

the

8

victim

compensation

fund,

the

crime

services

surcharge,

the

9

domestic

and

sexual

abuse

crimes

surcharge,

the

agricultural

10

theft

surcharge,

or

the

sex

offender

civil

penalty

,

or

11

interpreter

or

translator

fees

.

12

Sec.

10.

Section

602.8107,

subsection

4,

paragraph

a,

Code

13

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

14

a.

This

subsection

does

not

apply

to

amounts

collected

15

for

restitution

involving

pecuniary

damages,

the

victim

16

compensation

fund,

the

crime

services

surcharge,

the

domestic

17

and

sexual

abuse

crimes

surcharge,

the

agricultural

theft

18

surcharge,

the

sex

offender

civil

penalty,

interpreter

or

19

translator

fees,

or

under

section

421.65

.

20

EXPLANATION

21

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

22

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

23

This

bill

relates

to

and

makes

appropriations

to

the

24

judicial

branch.

25

FY

2025-2026

APPROPRIATIONS.

The

bill

appropriates

moneys

26

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

for

FY

2025-2026

to

the

27

judicial

branch

for

salaries,

receipt

and

disbursement

of

28

child

support

payments,

reimbursement

of

the

auditor

of

state,

29

maintenance,

equipment,

miscellaneous

purposes,

deposit

in

the

30

revolving

fund

created

pursuant

to

Code

section

602.1302(3)

for

31

certain

purposes,

payment

of

court-ordered

juvenile

services,

32

and

juvenile

delinquent

graduated

sanctions

services.

33

The

bill

provides

that

a

civil

trial

including

a

jury

trial

34

may

take

place

in

a

county

contiguous

to

the

county

with

proper

35

-8-

LSB

1006HV

(3)

91

cm/ns

8/

9

H.F.

1048

jurisdiction,

even

if

the

contiguous

county

is

located

in

an

1

adjacent

judicial

district

or

judicial

election

district,

if

2

all

the

parties

in

a

case

agree.

If

a

trial

is

moved

to

another

3

county

that

is

located

in

another

judicial

district

or

judicial

4

election

district,

the

judicial

officers

serving

the

judicial

5

district

or

judicial

election

district

receiving

the

case

shall

6

preside

over

the

case.

7

The

bill

permits

a

judicial

officer

to

waive

travel

8

reimbursement

for

any

travel

outside

the

judicial

officer’s

9

county

of

residence

to

conduct

official

business.

10

The

bill

allows

a

judicial

officer

to

be

placed

on

unpaid

11

leave

on

any

day

a

court

employee

is

required

to

furlough.

12

The

bill

provides

that

if

a

judicial

officer

is

placed

on

13

unpaid

leave,

the

salary

of

the

judicial

officer

shall

be

14

reduced

accordingly

for

the

pay

period

in

which

the

unpaid

15

leave

occurred.

The

bill

provides

that

the

judicial

branch

16

may

use

an

amount

equal

to

the

aggregate

amount

of

the

salary

17

reductions

due

to

judicial

officer

unpaid

leave

for

any

purpose

18

other

than

judicial

salaries.

19

The

bill

states

legislative

intent

that

the

judicial

20

branch

utilize

the

Iowa

communications

network

or

other

secure

21

electronic

communications

in

lieu

of

traveling.

22

The

bill

sets

forth

salaries

for

justices,

judges,

and

23

magistrates.

This

provision

takes

effect

June

20,

2025.

24

INTERPRETER

OR

TRANSLATOR

FEES.

The

bill

provides

that

the

25

judicial

branch

shall

deposit

any

reimbursements

to

the

state

26

for

interpreter

or

translator

fees

in

the

revolving

fund

under

27

Code

section

602.1302.

The

bill

prohibits

the

department

of

28

revenue

court

debt

collection

fee

from

including

interpreter

or

29

translator

fees.

The

bill

also

prohibits

the

county

attorney

30

from

collecting

court

debt

from

interpreter

or

translator

fees.

31

-9-

LSB

1006HV

(3)

91

cm/ns

9/

9