SF 2254 (LSB 6703XS (1) 91)

SENATE FILE 2254

BY  BISIGNANO

A BILL FOR

An Act  relating to annuities paid by the judicial retirement system, and including effective date provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 602.9110, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:
   602.9110  Other public employment prohibited.
   An annuity shall not be paid to any person, except a survivor, entitled to receive an annuity under this article while the person is serving as a state officer or employee. However, this section does not prohibit the payment of an annuity to a senior judge while serving as provided in section 602.9206 or to a retired judge serving as a member of the general assembly.
    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act takes effect upon the convening of the Ninety-second General Assembly in January 2027.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   Under current law, the judicial retirement system cannot pay an annuity to a person while the person is serving as a state officer or employee. This bill provides that a retired judge serving in the general assembly may receive an annuity from the judicial retirement system.
   Pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Iowa, the bill takes effect upon the convening of the 92nd General Assembly in January 2027.