SSB 3196 (LSB 6953XC (1) 91)

SENATE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS BILL BY CHAIRPERSON KRAAYENBRINK)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to salaries of state elected officials, and including applicability and future repeal provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

DIVISION I
LEGISLATIVE SALARIES

    Section 1.  Section 2.10, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2026, are amended to read as follows:
   1.  Every member of the general assembly except the presiding officer of the senate, the speaker of the house, the majority and minority floor leader of each house, and the president pro tempore of the senate and speaker pro tempore of the house shall receive an annual salary of twenty-five thirty-seven thousand dollars for the year 2007 and subsequent years 2027 through 2032 while serving as a member of the general assembly.  For the year 2033 and subsequent years, every member of the general assembly except the presiding officer of the senate, the speaker of the house, the majority and minority floor leader of each house, and the president pro tempore of the senate and speaker pro tempore of the house shall receive an annual salary of twenty-five thousand dollars while serving as a member of the general assembly. In addition, each such member shall receive a per diem, as defined in subsection 5, for expenses of office, except travel, for each day the general assembly is in session commencing with the first day of a legislative session and ending with the day of final adjournment of each legislative session as indicated by the journals of the house and senate, except that if the length of the first regular session of the general assembly exceeds one hundred ten calendar days and the second regular session exceeds one hundred calendar days, the payments shall be made only for one hundred ten calendar days for the first session and one hundred calendar days for the second session. Members from Polk county shall receive an amount per day equal to three-fourths of the per diem of the non-Polk county members. Each member shall receive a three hundred dollar per month allowance for legislative district constituency postage, travel, telephone costs, and other expenses. Travel expenses shall be paid at the rate established by section 8A.363 for actual travel in going to and returning from the seat of government by the nearest traveled route for not more than one time per week during a legislative session unless the general assembly otherwise provides.
   2.  a.  The speaker of the house, the presiding officer of the senate, and the majority and minority floor leader of each house shall each receive an annual salary of thirty-seven forty-nine thousand five hundred dollars for the year 2007 and subsequent years 2027 through 2032 while serving in that capacity. The president pro tempore of the senate and the speaker pro tempore of the house shall receive an annual salary of twenty-seven thirty-nine thousand dollars for the year 2007 and subsequent years 2027 through 2032 while serving in that capacity.
   b.  (1)  For the year 2033 and subsequent years, the speaker of the house, the presiding officer of the senate, and the majority and minority floor leader of each house shall each receive an annual salary of thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars while serving in that capacity.
   (2)  For the year 2033 and subsequent years, the president pro tempore of the senate and the speaker pro tempore of the house shall each receive an annual salary of twenty-seven thousand dollars while serving in that capacity.
   c.  Expense and travel allowances shall be the same for the speaker of the house and the presiding officer of the senate, the president pro tempore of the senate and the speaker pro tempore of the house, and the majority and minority leader of each house as provided for other members of the general assembly.
    Sec. 2.  APPLICABILITY.  This division of this Act applies upon the convening of the Ninety-second General Assembly in January 2027.
DIVISION II
SALARIES OF STATEWIDE ELECTIVE EXECUTIVE OFFICIALS

    Sec. 3.  ELECTIVE EXECUTIVE OFFICIALS —— SALARIES.
   1.  The annual salary rates specified in this section are effective for the pay period beginning January 1, 2027, for the remainder of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and for subsequent fiscal years until otherwise provided by the general assembly. The salaries provided for in this section shall be paid from moneys appropriated to the department or office specified in this section pursuant to any Act of the general assembly.
   2.  The following annual salary rates shall be paid to the person holding the position indicated:
   a.  OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
   (1)  Salary for the governor:
   ...................................................................... $    142,000

   (2)  Salary for the lieutenant governor:
   ...................................................................... $    115,212

   b.  DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP
   Salary for the secretary of agriculture:
   ...................................................................... $    115,212

   c.  DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
   Salary for the attorney general:
   ...................................................................... $    135,669

   d.  OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF STATE
   Salary for the auditor of state:
   ...................................................................... $    115,212

   e.  OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
   Salary for the secretary of state:
   ...................................................................... $    115,212

   f.  OFFICE OF THE TREASURER OF STATE
   Salary for the treasurer of state:
   ...................................................................... $    115,212

   3.  This section is repealed December 31, 2032. On that date, the annual salaries for the officials specified in this section shall be as provided in 2005 Iowa Acts, chapter 177, section 2.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to salaries of state elected officials.
   DIVISION I —— LEGISLATIVE SALARIES. The bill increases the salaries for members of the general assembly, including specified officers, by $12,000 for the years 2027 through 2032. For the year 2033 and subsequent years, the bill reverts the salaries for members of the general assembly, including specified officers, to the amounts specified in the 2026 Iowa Code. Pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Iowa, this division applies upon the convening of the 92nd General Assembly in January 2027.
   DIVISION II —— SALARIES OF STATEWIDE ELECTIVE EXECUTIVE OFFICIALS. The bill increases the salaries of the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of agriculture, attorney general, auditor of state, secretary of state, and treasurer of state by $12,000 beginning January 1, 2027, and for subsequent fiscal years. This provision of the bill is repealed December 31, 2032. On that date, the annual salaries for such officials shall be as provided in 2005 Iowa Acts, chapter 177, section 2.