House
File
454
-
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:
2
TLSB
2370YH
(1)
91
cm/ns
H.F.
454
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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LSB
2370YH
(1)
91
cm/ns
1/
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