Senate File 503 - Introduced SENATE FILE 503 BY COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1273) A BILL FOR An Act relating to certain fees collected by the county 1 sheriff. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2622SV (2) 86 aw/sc
S.F. 503 Section 1. Section 331.655, Code 2015, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 5. The Iowa state sheriffs’ and deputies’ 3 association shall, no later than December 1, 2016, and every 4 six years thereafter, submit to the chairpersons and ranking 5 members of the standing committees on ways and means and to the 6 legislative services agency a report that details, based on at 7 least one year’s data from a random sampling of at least ten 8 rural counties and at least six urban counties as determined by 9 the association, the total annual county budget allocation to 10 the sheriff to fulfill those duties for which the sheriff is 11 required to collect a fee under subsection 1, the average cost 12 per service, summons, execution, or other activity by activity 13 category, the revenue generated by collection of those fees 14 by category, and the associated impact on property taxes for 15 each county to fulfill those duties for which the sheriff is 16 required to collect a fee under subsection 1. The standing 17 committees on ways and means shall review the report during 18 the next succeeding legislative session and the committees may 19 sponsor and submit legislative bills for consideration by the 20 general assembly to adjust the fees collected by the sheriff 21 pursuant to subsection 1. For the purposes of this paragraph, 22 the term “category” means each separate activity for which the 23 sheriff is required to collect a fee under subsection 1. 24 EXPLANATION 25 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 26 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 27 This bill requires that the Iowa state sheriffs’ and 28 deputies’ association submit reports to the chairpersons 29 and ranking members of the standing committees on ways and 30 means and to the legislative services agency that provide 31 information, as detailed in the bill, on costs and fiscal 32 impacts related to the performance of civil duties by county 33 sheriffs. The first report is required to be submitted no 34 later than December 1, 2016, and the association is required 35 -1- LSB 2622SV (2) 86 aw/sc 1/ 2
S.F. 503 to submit subsequent reports every six years thereafter. The 1 bill further requires that the standing committees on ways and 2 means review such a report during the legislative session next 3 succeeding submission of the report. 4 -2- LSB 2622SV (2) 86 aw/sc 2/ 2