SF2254 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to annuities paid by the judicial retirement system, and including effective date provisions.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: BISIGNANO
Last action: 2026-02-12
Official status: Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Bisignano, and Schultz. S.J. 278 .
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the number of retired judges who might be affected, nor does it specify how this bill will impact other states' judicial retirement systems.

Judicial Retirement Annuities

This bill allows retired judges to receive annuity payments from the judicial retirement system while serving as members of the general assembly.

What This Bill Does

Amends a rule that prevents people receiving money from the judicial retirement system from working in state positions and getting paid by the government at the same time, with an exception for retired judges who serve in the general assembly.

Who It Names or Affects

Retired judges who might want to serve as members of the general assembly.
The judicial retirement system that pays out annuities.

Terms To Know

annuity: A regular payment made by a company or organization, often for life, to someone who has retired
judicial retirement system: The program that provides financial support to judges after they retire from their jobs.

Limits and Unknowns

This bill only affects Iowa's judicial retirement system and does not change rules for other states.
It is unclear how many retired judges will be affected by this new rule.

Bill History

2026-02-12 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Bisignano, and Schultz. S.J. 278 .
2026-02-10 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to State Government. S.J. 237 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to annuities paid by the judicial retirement system, and including effective date provisions.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

Senate

File

2254

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Introduced

SENATE

FILE

2254

BY

BISIGNANO

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

annuities

paid

by

the

judicial

retirement

1

system,

and

including

effective

date

provisions.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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S.F.

2254

Section

1.

Section

602.9110,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

1

as

follows:

2

602.9110

Other

public

employment

prohibited.

3

An

annuity

shall

not

be

paid

to

any

person,

except

a

4

survivor,

entitled

to

receive

an

annuity

under

this

article

5

while

the

person

is

serving

as

a

state

officer

or

employee.

6

However,

this

section

does

not

prohibit

the

payment

of

an

7

annuity

to

a

senior

judge

while

serving

as

provided

in

section

8

602.9206

or

to

a

retired

judge

serving

as

a

member

of

the

9

general

assembly

.

10

Sec.

2.

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

This

Act

takes

effect

upon

the

11

convening

of

the

Ninety-second

General

Assembly

in

January

12

2027.

13

EXPLANATION

14

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

15

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

16

Under

current

law,

the

judicial

retirement

system

cannot

pay

17

an

annuity

to

a

person

while

the

person

is

serving

as

a

state

18

officer

or

employee.

This

bill

provides

that

a

retired

judge

19

serving

in

the

general

assembly

may

receive

an

annuity

from

the

20

judicial

retirement

system.

21

Pursuant

to

the

Constitution

of

the

State

of

Iowa,

the

bill

22

takes

effect

upon

the

convening

of

the

92nd

General

Assembly

in

23

January

2027.

24

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