HF454 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to jurors’ compensation.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: ANDREWS
Last action: 2025-02-18
Official status: Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 346 .
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to jurors’ compensation.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to jurors’ compensation.

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Bill History

2025-02-18 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 346 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to jurors’ compensation.

Current Bill Text

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House

File

454

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

454

BY

ANDREWS

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

jurors’

compensation.

1

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

SHORT

TITLE.

This

Act

shall

be

known

and

may

be

1

cited

as

the

“Jury

Fair

Compensation

Improvement

Act”.

2

Sec.

2.

Section

607A.8,

subsection

1,

Code

2025,

is

amended

3

to

read

as

follows:

4

1.

A

grand

juror

and

a

petit

juror

in

all

courts

shall

5

receive

thirty

sixty

dollars

as

compensation

for

each

day’s

6

service

or

attendance,

including

attendance

required

for

the

7

purpose

of

being

considered

for

service.

The

supreme

court

may

8

adopt

rules

that

allow

additional

compensation

for

jurors

whose

9

attendance

and

service

exceeds

seven

days.

10

EXPLANATION

11

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

12

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

13

This

bill

increases

the

amount

a

grand

juror

or

a

petit

juror

14

is

compensated

for

jury

service

or

attendance

from

$30

to

$60

15

per

day.

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