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An
Act
relating
to
salaries
and
allowances
of
state
elected
1
officials,
and
including
effective
date
and
applicability
2
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
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DIVISION
I
1
LEGISLATIVE
SALARIES
2
Section
1.
Section
2.10,
subsections
1,
2,
and
8,
Code
2025,
3
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
1.
Every
Subject
to
the
annual
adjustments
provided
in
5
subsection
8,
every
member
of
the
general
assembly
except
the
6
presiding
officer
of
the
senate,
the
speaker
of
the
house,
7
the
majority
and
minority
floor
leader
of
each
house,
and
the
8
president
pro
tempore
of
the
senate
and
speaker
pro
tempore
9
of
the
house
shall
receive
an
annual
salary
of
twenty-five
10
forty-five
thousand
dollars
for
the
year
2007
2027
and
11
subsequent
years
while
serving
as
a
member
of
the
general
12
assembly.
In
addition,
each
such
member
shall
receive
a
per
13
diem,
as
defined
in
subsection
5
,
for
expenses
of
office,
14
except
travel,
for
each
day
the
general
assembly
is
in
session
15
commencing
with
the
first
day
of
a
legislative
session
and
16
ending
with
the
day
of
final
adjournment
of
each
legislative
17
session
as
indicated
by
the
journals
of
the
house
and
senate,
18
except
that
if
the
length
of
the
first
regular
session
of
the
19
general
assembly
exceeds
one
hundred
ten
calendar
days
and
20
the
second
regular
session
exceeds
one
hundred
calendar
days,
21
the
payments
shall
be
made
only
for
one
hundred
ten
calendar
22
days
for
the
first
session
and
one
hundred
calendar
days
for
23
the
second
session.
Members
from
Polk
county
shall
receive
an
24
amount
per
day
equal
to
three-fourths
of
the
per
diem
of
the
25
non-Polk
county
members.
Each
member
shall
receive
a
three
26
four
hundred
fifty
dollar
per
month
allowance
for
legislative
27
district
constituency
postage,
travel,
telephone
costs,
and
28
other
expenses.
Travel
expenses
shall
be
paid
at
the
rate
29
established
by
section
8A.363
for
actual
travel
in
going
to
and
30
returning
from
the
seat
of
government
by
the
nearest
traveled
31
route
for
not
more
than
one
time
per
week
during
a
legislative
32
session
unless
the
general
assembly
otherwise
provides.
33
2.
The
Subject
to
the
annual
adjustments
provided
in
34
subsection
8,
the
speaker
of
the
house,
presiding
officer
of
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the
senate,
and
the
majority
and
minority
floor
leader
of
each
1
house
shall
each
receive
an
annual
salary
of
thirty-seven
2
sixty-seven
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
for
the
year
2007
3
2027
and
subsequent
years
while
serving
in
that
capacity.
4
The
Subject
to
the
annual
adjustments
provided
in
subsection
5
8,
the
president
pro
tempore
of
the
senate
and
the
speaker
6
pro
tempore
of
the
house
shall
receive
an
annual
salary
of
7
twenty-seven
forty-nine
thousand
dollars
for
the
year
2007
2027
8
and
subsequent
years
while
serving
in
that
capacity.
Expense
9
and
travel
allowances
shall
be
the
same
for
the
speaker
of
the
10
house
and
the
presiding
officer
of
the
senate,
the
president
11
pro
tempore
of
the
senate
and
the
speaker
pro
tempore
of
the
12
house,
and
the
majority
and
minority
leader
of
each
house
as
13
provided
for
other
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
8.
Commencing
upon
the
convening
of
the
Seventy-eighth
15
Ninety-second
General
Assembly
in
January
1999
2028
,
and
16
for
each
calendar
year
thereafter
until
calendar
year
2043,
17
the
annual
salaries
of
members
and
officers
of
the
general
18
assembly,
as
the
annual
salaries
existed
during
the
preceding
19
calendar
year,
shall
be
adjusted
by
an
amount
equal
to
the
20
average
of
the
annual
cost-of-living
pay
adjustments
negotiated
21
for
the
members
of
the
collective
bargaining
units
represented
22
by
the
state
police
officers
council
labor
union,
the
American
23
federation
of
state,
county,
and
municipal
employees,
and
the
24
Iowa
united
professionals
for
the
annual
cost-of-living
pay
25
adjustment
received
by
executive
branch
noncontract
state
26
employees
during
the
preceding
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
27
1997
or
three
percent,
whichever
is
less
.
For
the
calendar
28
year
2000,
during
the
month
of
January,
the
annual
salaries
of
29
members
and
officers
of
the
general
assembly
shall
be
adjusted
30
by
an
amount
equal
to
the
average
of
the
annual
cost-of-living
31
pay
adjustments
received
by
the
members
of
those
collective
32
bargaining
units
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
1998.
33
The
annual
salaries
determined
for
the
members
and
officers
34
as
provided
in
this
section
for
the
calendar
year
2000
shall
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remain
in
effect
for
subsequent
calendar
years
until
otherwise
1
provided
by
the
general
assembly.
For
purposes
of
this
2
subsection,
“noncontract
state
employees”
means
state
employees
3
not
covered
by
a
collective
bargaining
agreement
under
chapter
4
20
and
who
are
not
appointed
officials.
5
Sec.
2.
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
applies
upon
the
6
convening
of
the
Ninety-second
General
Assembly
in
January
7
2027:
8
The
portion
of
the
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
9
amending
section
2.10,
subsections
1
and
2.
10
DIVISION
II
11
SALARIES
OF
STATEWIDE
ELECTED
EXECUTIVE
OFFICIALS
12
Sec.
3.
Section
7.8,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
striking
the
13
section
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
14
7.8
Salary
——
governor
and
lieutenant
governor.
15
1.
Subject
to
the
annual
adjustments
provided
in
subsection
16
3,
the
governor
shall
receive
an
annual
salary
of
two
hundred
17
thirty
thousand
dollars,
and
the
lieutenant
governor
shall
18
receive
an
annual
salary
of
one
hundred
forty
thousand
dollars.
19
Payment
of
expenses
and
any
per
diem
of
the
lieutenant
governor
20
shall
be
as
fixed
by
the
general
assembly.
21
2.
The
salaries
of
the
governor
and
lieutenant
governor
22
shall
be
paid
from
moneys
appropriated
to
the
office
of
the
23
governor
and
lieutenant
governor
pursuant
to
any
Act
of
the
24
general
assembly.
25
3.
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2027,
and
for
each
26
fiscal
year
thereafter
until
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
27
1,
2042,
the
annual
salaries
of
the
governor
and
lieutenant
28
governor,
as
the
annual
salaries
existed
during
the
preceding
29
fiscal
year,
shall
be
adjusted
by
an
amount
equal
to
the
annual
30
cost-of-living
pay
adjustment
received
by
executive
branch
31
noncontract
state
employees
during
the
preceding
fiscal
year,
32
or
three
percent,
whichever
is
less.
For
purposes
of
this
33
subsection,
“noncontract
state
employees”
means
state
employees
34
not
covered
by
a
collective
bargaining
agreement
under
chapter
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20
and
who
are
not
appointed
officials.
1
Sec.
4.
Section
9.5,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
striking
the
2
section
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
3
9.5
Salary.
4
1.
Subject
to
the
annual
adjustments
provided
in
subsection
5
3,
the
secretary
of
state
shall
receive
an
annual
salary
of
one
6
hundred
eighty
thousand
dollars.
7
2.
The
salary
of
the
secretary
of
state
shall
be
paid
from
8
moneys
appropriated
to
the
office
of
the
secretary
of
state
9
pursuant
to
any
Act
of
the
general
assembly.
10
3.
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2027,
and
for
each
11
fiscal
year
thereafter
until
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
12
1,
2042,
the
annual
adjusted
salary
of
the
secretary
of
state
13
shall
be
adjusted
as
described
in
section
7.8,
subsection
3.
14
Sec.
5.
Section
11.30,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
striking
the
15
section
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
16
11.30
Salary.
17
1.
Subject
to
the
annual
adjustments
provided
in
subsection
18
3,
the
auditor
of
state
shall
receive
an
annual
salary
of
one
19
hundred
eighty
thousand
dollars.
20
2.
The
salary
of
the
auditor
of
state
shall
be
paid
from
21
moneys
appropriated
to
the
office
of
the
auditor
of
state
22
pursuant
to
any
Act
of
the
general
assembly.
23
3.
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2027,
and
for
each
24
fiscal
year
thereafter
until
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
25
2042,
the
annual
adjusted
salary
of
the
auditor
of
state
shall
26
be
adjusted
as
described
in
section
7.8,
subsection
3.
27
Sec.
6.
Section
12.18,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
striking
the
28
section
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
29
12.18
Salary.
30
1.
Subject
to
the
annual
adjustments
provided
in
subsection
31
3,
the
treasurer
of
state
shall
receive
an
annual
salary
of
one
32
hundred
eighty
thousand
dollars.
33
2.
The
salary
of
the
treasurer
of
state
shall
be
paid
from
34
moneys
appropriated
to
the
office
of
the
treasurer
of
state
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pursuant
to
any
Act
of
the
general
assembly.
1
3.
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2027,
and
for
each
2
fiscal
year
thereafter
until
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
3
1,
2042,
the
annual
adjusted
salary
of
the
treasurer
of
state
4
shall
be
adjusted
as
described
in
section
7.8,
subsection
3.
5
Sec.
7.
Section
13.9,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
striking
the
6
section
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
7
13.9
Salary.
8
1.
Subject
to
the
annual
adjustments
provided
in
subsection
9
3,
the
attorney
general
shall
receive
an
annual
salary
of
two
10
hundred
ten
thousand
dollars.
11
2.
The
salary
of
the
attorney
general
shall
be
paid
from
12
moneys
appropriated
to
the
department
of
justice
pursuant
to
13
any
Act
of
the
general
assembly.
14
3.
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2027,
and
for
each
15
fiscal
year
thereafter
until
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
16
2042,
the
annual
adjusted
salary
of
the
attorney
general
shall
17
be
adjusted
as
described
in
section
7.8,
subsection
3.
18
4.
The
salaries
of
the
chief
deputy
attorney
general
and
19
other
deputy
and
assistant
attorneys
general
shall
be
such
as
20
may
be
fixed
by
law.
21
Sec.
8.
Section
159.19,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
striking
22
the
section
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
23
159.19
Salary.
24
1.
Subject
to
the
annual
adjustments
provided
in
subsection
25
3,
the
secretary
of
agriculture
shall
receive
an
annual
salary
26
of
one
hundred
eighty
thousand
dollars.
27
2.
The
salary
of
the
secretary
of
agriculture
shall
be
paid
28
from
moneys
appropriated
to
the
department
pursuant
to
any
Act
29
of
the
general
assembly.
30
3.
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2027,
and
for
31
each
fiscal
year
thereafter
until
the
fiscal
year
beginning
32
July
1,
2042,
the
annual
adjusted
salary
for
the
secretary
of
33
agriculture
shall
be
adjusted
as
described
in
section
7.8,
34
subsection
3.
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Sec.
9.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
division
of
this
Act
takes
1
effect
January
1,
2027.
2
EXPLANATION
3
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
4
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
5
This
bill
relates
to
salaries
and
allowances
of
state
6
elected
officials.
7
DIVISION
I
——
LEGISLATIVE
SALARIES.
The
bill
increases
8
the
salaries
for
members
of
the
general
assembly
by
$20,000
9
per
year
and
increases
the
monthly
allowance
for
legislative
10
district
constituency
postage,
travel,
telephone
costs,
and
11
other
expenses
by
$150.
The
bill
increases
the
salary
for
12
the
speaker
of
the
house,
presiding
officer
of
the
senate,
13
and
majority
and
minority
leaders
of
each
chamber
by
$30,000,
14
and
increases
the
salary
for
the
president
pro
tempore
of
the
15
senate
and
speaker
pro
tempore
of
the
house
by
$22,000.
The
16
bill
also
applies
a
cost-of-living
adjustment
equal
to
the
17
annual
cost-of-living
pay
adjustment
received
by
executive
18
branch
noncontract
state
employees
during
the
preceding
19
fiscal
year,
or
three
percent,
whichever
is
less,
to
salaries
20
for
members
and
officers
of
the
general
assembly
each
year
21
beginning
in
2028
and
ending
in
2043.
Pursuant
to
the
22
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa,
the
provisions
increasing
23
the
base
salaries
for
members
of
the
general
assembly
apply
24
upon
the
convening
of
the
92nd
General
Assembly
in
January
25
2027.
26
DIVISION
II
——
SALARIES
OF
STATEWIDE
ELECTED
EXECUTIVE
27
OFFICIALS.
The
bill
codifies
and
increases
the
salaries
28
of
the
governor,
lieutenant
governor,
secretary
of
state,
29
auditor
of
state,
treasurer
of
state,
secretary
of
agriculture,
30
and
attorney
general.
The
bill
increases
the
salary
of
31
the
governor
by
$100,000
and
the
salary
of
the
lieutenant
32
governor
by
$36,788.
The
bill
increases
the
salaries
of
the
33
secretary
of
state,
auditor
of
state,
treasurer
of
state,
and
34
secretary
of
agriculture
by
$76,788.
The
bill
increases
the
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salary
of
the
attorney
general
by
$86,331.
Beginning
July
1
1,
2027,
and
ending
on
June
30,
2042,
the
bill
also
applies
2
an
annual
cost-of-living
adjustment
equal
to
the
legislative
3
cost-of-living
adjustment
to
salaries
for
the
statewide
elected
4
executive
officials.
This
division
takes
effect
January
1,
5
2027.
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