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HF2364 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to the enactment of supplemental state aid and the suspension and forfeiture of legislative pay.

A bill for an act relating to the enactment of supplemental state aid and the suspension and forfeiture of legislative pay.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
GJERDE, AMOS JR., KRESSIG, MATSON, KONFRST, BROWN-POWERS, RAMIREZ, McBURNEY, LEVIN, SCHOLTEN, WESSEL-KROESCHELL, GOSA, EHLERT, WILSON, KURTH, MADISON, CROKEN, SRINIVAS, JACOBY, ZABNER and BAETH
Last action
2026-02-10
Official status
Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 240 .
Effective date
Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to the enactment of supplemental state aid and the suspension and forfeiture of legislative pay.

A bill for an act relating to the enactment of supplemental state aid and the suspension and forfeiture of legislative pay.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to the enactment of supplemental state aid and the suspension and forfeiture of legislative pay.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-10 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 240 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the enactment of supplemental state aid and the suspension and forfeiture of legislative pay.

Current Bill Text

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House

File

2364

-

Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2364

BY

GJERDE

,

AMOS

JR.

,

KRESSIG

,

MATSON

,

KONFRST

,

BROWN-POWERS

,

RAMIREZ

,

McBURNEY

,

LEVIN

,

SCHOLTEN

,

WESSEL-KROESCHELL

,

GOSA

,

EHLERT

,

WILSON

,

KURTH

,

MADISON

,

CROKEN

,

SRINIVAS

,

JACOBY

,

ZABNER

,

and

BAETH

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

enactment

of

supplemental

state

aid

and

1

the

suspension

and

forfeiture

of

legislative

pay.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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2364

Section

1.

Section

2.10,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

the

1

following

new

subsection:

2

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

9.

The

provisions

of

this

section

governing

3

the

payment

of

salaries

to

members

of

the

general

assembly

4

are

subject

to

the

suspension

and

forfeiture

requirements

of

5

section

257.8,

subsection

2A.

6

Sec.

2.

Section

257.8,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

the

7

following

new

subsection:

8

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

2A.

Failure

to

timely

enact

state

percents

9

of

growth.

10

a.

If

the

state

percent

of

growth

and

categorical

11

state

percent

of

growth

for

the

subsequent

budget

year

are

12

not

enacted

within

thirty

days

of

the

transmission

of

the

13

governor’s

budget

as

required

by

February

1

under

section

14

8.21

during

the

regular

legislative

session

beginning

in

the

15

base

year,

the

payment

of

salaries

to

members

of

the

general

16

assembly

shall

be

suspended

beginning

on

the

thirty-first

day

17

following

such

transmission

and

shall

remain

suspended

until

18

legislation

is

enacted

establishing

the

state

percent

of

growth

19

and

categorical

state

percent

of

growth

for

the

subsequent

20

budget

year.

21

b.

Salaries

withheld

under

this

subsection

are

forfeited,

22

and

shall

not

be

paid

retroactively

upon

enactment

of

23

legislation

establishing

the

state

percent

of

growth

and

24

categorical

state

percent

of

growth

for

the

subsequent

budget

25

year.

26

EXPLANATION

27

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

28

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

29

This

bill

relates

to

state

supplemental

aid

and

the

30

suspension

and

forfeiture

of

legislative

pay.

The

bill

31

provides

that

if

the

state

percent

of

growth

and

categorical

32

state

percent

of

growth

for

the

subsequent

budget

year

are

not

33

enacted

within

30

days

of

the

transmission

of

the

governor’s

34

budget

as

required

by

February

1

under

Code

section

8.21

during

35

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2364

the

regular

legislative

session

beginning

in

the

base

year,

the

1

payment

of

salaries

to

members

of

the

general

assembly

shall

be

2

suspended

until

such

legislation

is

enacted.

3

The

bill

provides

that

salaries

withheld

prior

to

enactment

4

of

the

state

percent

of

growth

and

categorical

state

percent

5

of

growth

required

under

the

bill

are

forfeited

and

shall

not

6

be

paid

retroactively.

7

The

bill

also

provides

that

the

provisions

in

Code

section

8

2.10

governing

the

payment

of

salaries

to

members

of

the

9

general

assembly

are

subject

to

the

suspension

requirements

10

established

in

the

bill.

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