Bill Text: IA HF2695 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the judicial branch, and including effective date provisions.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-04-19 - Withdrawn. H.J. 891. [HF2695 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2695-Introduced.html
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2695
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
APPROPRIATIONS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
LSB
5006HB)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
and
making
appropriations
to
the
judicial
1
branch,
and
including
effective
date
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
TLSB
5006HV
(1)
90
cm/ns
H.F.
2695
Section
1.
JUDICIAL
BRANCH.
1
1.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
2
to
the
judicial
branch
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
3
2024,
and
ending
June
30,
2025,
the
following
amounts,
or
so
4
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
5
designated:
6
a.
For
salaries
of
supreme
court
justices,
appellate
court
7
judges,
district
court
judges,
district
associate
judges,
8
associate
juvenile
judges,
associate
probate
judges,
judicial
9
magistrates
and
staff,
state
court
administrator,
clerk
of
10
the
supreme
court,
district
court
administrators,
clerks
of
11
the
district
court,
juvenile
court
officers,
board
of
law
12
examiners,
board
of
examiners
of
shorthand
reporters,
and
13
commission
on
judicial
qualifications;
receipt
and
disbursement
14
of
child
support
payments;
reimbursement
of
the
auditor
15
of
state
for
expenses
incurred
in
completing
audits
of
the
16
offices
of
the
clerks
of
the
district
court
during
the
fiscal
17
year
beginning
July
1,
2024;
and
maintenance,
equipment,
and
18
miscellaneous
purposes:
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$201,597,574
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b.
For
deposit
in
the
revolving
fund
created
pursuant
to
21
section
602.1302,
subsection
3,
for
jury
and
witness
fees,
22
mileage,
costs
related
to
summoning
jurors,
costs
and
fees
for
23
interpreters
and
translators,
and
reimbursement
of
attorney
24
fees
paid
by
the
state
public
defender:
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$
6,105,240
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c.
For
payment
of
expenses
for
court-ordered
services
27
provided
to
juveniles
who
are
under
the
supervision
of
juvenile
28
court
services,
which
expenses
are
a
charge
upon
the
state
29
pursuant
to
section
232.141,
subsection
4:
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$
3,290,000
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(1)
Of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
lettered
paragraph,
32
no
more
than
$1,556,000
is
allocated
to
provide
school-based
33
supervision
of
children
under
chapter
232,
of
which
no
more
34
than
$25,000
may
be
used
for
purposes
of
training.
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(2)
Notwithstanding
section
232.141
or
any
other
provision
1
of
law
to
the
contrary,
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
2
lettered
paragraph
shall
be
distributed
to
the
judicial
3
districts
as
determined
by
the
state
court
administrator.
The
4
state
court
administrator
shall
make
the
determination
of
the
5
distribution
amounts
within
thirty
days
of
the
date
on
which
6
the
annual
census
data
is
released.
7
(3)
Notwithstanding
chapter
232
or
any
other
provision
of
8
law
to
the
contrary,
a
district
or
juvenile
court
shall
not
9
order
any
service
which
is
a
charge
upon
the
state
pursuant
10
to
section
232.141
if
there
are
insufficient
court-ordered
11
services
moneys
available
in
the
district
court
distribution
12
amounts
to
pay
for
the
service.
The
chief
juvenile
court
13
officer
shall
encourage
use
of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
14
lettered
paragraph
such
that
there
are
sufficient
moneys
to
pay
15
for
all
court-ordered
services
during
the
entire
fiscal
year.
16
The
chief
juvenile
court
officer
shall
attempt
to
anticipate
17
potential
surpluses
and
shortfalls
in
the
distribution
amounts
18
and
shall
cooperatively
request
the
state
court
administrator
19
to
transfer
moneys
between
the
judicial
districts’
distribution
20
amounts
as
prudent.
21
(4)
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
22
a
district
or
juvenile
court
shall
not
order
a
county
to
pay
23
for
any
service
provided
to
a
juvenile
pursuant
to
an
order
24
entered
under
chapter
232
which
is
a
charge
upon
the
state
25
under
section
232.141,
subsection
4.
26
(5)
Of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
lettered
paragraph,
27
no
more
than
$83,000
may
be
used
by
the
judicial
branch
28
for
administration
of
the
requirements
under
this
lettered
29
paragraph.
30
(6)
Of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
lettered
paragraph,
31
an
amount
not
to
exceed
the
actual
cost
of
the
annual
32
membership
fee
is
allocated
to
the
judicial
branch
to
support
33
the
interstate
commission
for
juveniles
in
accordance
with
34
the
interstate
compact
for
juveniles
as
provided
in
section
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cm/ns
2/
8
H.F.
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232.173.
1
(7)
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
appropriated
in
2
this
lettered
paragraph
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
3
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
4
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
5
until
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
that
begins
July
1,
2027.
6
d.
For
juvenile
delinquent
graduated
sanctions
services
7
pursuant
to
section
232.192:
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$
12,253,000
9
(1)
Any
state
moneys
saved
as
a
result
of
efforts
by
10
juvenile
court
services
to
earn
a
federal
fund
match
pursuant
11
to
Tit.
IV-E
of
the
federal
Family
First
Prevention
Services
12
Act
of
2018,
Pub.
L.
No.
115-123,
for
juvenile
court
services
13
administration
is
appropriated
to
the
judicial
branch
for
14
purposes
of
this
lettered
paragraph.
15
(2)
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
appropriated
in
16
this
lettered
paragraph
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
17
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
18
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
19
until
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
that
begins
July
1,
2027.
20
2.
The
judicial
branch,
except
for
purposes
of
internal
21
processing,
shall
use
the
current
state
budget
system,
the
22
state
payroll
system,
and
the
Iowa
finance
and
accounting
23
system
in
administration
of
programs
and
payments
for
services,
24
and
shall
not
duplicate
the
state
payroll,
accounting,
and
25
budgeting
systems.
26
3.
The
judicial
branch
shall
submit
monthly
financial
27
statements
to
the
legislative
services
agency
and
the
28
department
of
management
containing
all
appropriated
accounts
29
in
the
same
manner
as
provided
in
the
monthly
financial
status
30
reports
and
personal
services
usage
reports
of
the
department
31
of
administrative
services.
The
monthly
financial
statements
32
shall
include
a
comparison
of
the
dollars
and
percentage
33
spent
of
budgeted
versus
actual
revenues
and
expenditures
on
34
a
cumulative
basis
for
full-time
equivalent
positions
and
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cm/ns
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2695
dollars.
1
4.
The
judicial
branch
shall
focus
efforts
upon
the
2
collection
of
delinquent
fines,
penalties,
court
costs,
fees,
3
surcharges,
or
similar
amounts.
4
5.
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
that
the
offices
5
of
the
clerks
of
the
district
court
operate
in
all
99
counties
6
and
be
accessible
to
the
public
as
much
as
is
reasonably
7
possible
in
order
to
address
the
relative
needs
of
the
citizens
8
of
each
county.
An
office
of
the
clerk
of
the
district
court
9
shall
be
open
regular
courthouse
hours.
10
6.
In
addition
to
the
requirements
for
transfers
under
11
section
8.39,
the
judicial
branch
shall
not
change
the
12
appropriations
from
the
amounts
appropriated
to
the
judicial
13
branch
in
this
Act,
unless
notice
of
the
revisions
is
given
to
14
the
legislative
services
agency
prior
to
the
effective
date.
15
The
notice
shall
include
information
on
the
judicial
branch’s
16
rationale
for
making
the
changes
and
details
concerning
the
17
workload
and
performance
measures
upon
which
the
changes
are
18
based.
19
7.
The
judicial
branch
shall
submit
a
semiannual
update
20
to
the
legislative
services
agency
specifying
the
amounts
of
21
fines,
surcharges,
and
court
costs
collected
using
the
Iowa
22
court
information
system
since
the
last
report.
The
judicial
23
branch
shall
continue
to
facilitate
the
sharing
of
vital
24
sentencing
and
other
information
with
other
state
departments
25
and
governmental
agencies
involved
in
the
criminal
justice
26
system
through
the
Iowa
court
information
system.
27
8.
The
judicial
branch
shall
provide
a
report
to
the
general
28
assembly
by
January
1,
2025,
concerning
the
amounts
received
29
and
expended
from
the
court
technology
and
modernization
fund
30
created
in
section
602.8108,
subsection
7,
during
the
fiscal
31
year
beginning
July
1,
2023,
and
ending
June
30,
2024,
and
the
32
plans
for
expenditures
from
each
fund
during
the
fiscal
year
33
beginning
July
1,
2024,
and
ending
June
30,
2025.
34
Sec.
2.
CIVIL
TRIALS
——
LOCATION.
Notwithstanding
any
35
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90
cm/ns
4/
8
H.F.
2695
provision
to
the
contrary,
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1
1,
2024,
and
ending
June
30,
2025,
if
all
parties
in
a
case
2
agree,
a
civil
trial
including
a
jury
trial
may
take
place
in
a
3
county
contiguous
to
the
county
with
proper
jurisdiction,
even
4
if
the
contiguous
county
is
located
in
an
adjacent
judicial
5
district
or
judicial
election
district.
If
the
trial
is
moved
6
pursuant
to
this
section,
court
personnel
shall
treat
the
case
7
as
if
a
change
of
venue
occurred.
8
Sec.
3.
TRAVEL
REIMBURSEMENT.
Notwithstanding
section
9
602.1509,
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
and
10
ending
June
30,
2025,
a
judicial
officer
may
waive
travel
11
reimbursement
for
any
travel
outside
the
judicial
officer’s
12
county
of
residence
to
conduct
official
judicial
business.
13
Sec.
4.
JUDICIAL
OFFICER
——
UNPAID
LEAVE.
Notwithstanding
14
the
annual
salary
rates
for
judicial
officers
established
15
by
this
Act
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
and
16
ending
June
30,
2025,
the
supreme
court
may
by
order
place
all
17
judicial
officers
on
unpaid
leave
status
on
any
day
employees
18
of
the
judicial
branch
are
placed
on
temporary
layoff
status.
19
The
biweekly
pay
of
the
judicial
officers
shall
be
reduced
20
accordingly
for
the
pay
period
in
which
the
unpaid
leave
date
21
occurred
in
the
same
manner
as
for
noncontract
employees
of
the
22
judicial
branch.
Through
the
course
of
the
fiscal
year,
the
23
judicial
branch
may
use
an
amount
equal
to
the
aggregate
amount
24
of
salary
reductions
due
to
the
judicial
officer
unpaid
leave
25
days
for
any
purpose
other
than
for
judicial
salaries.
26
Sec.
5.
IOWA
COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK.
It
is
the
intent
27
of
the
general
assembly
that
the
judicial
branch
utilize
28
the
Iowa
communications
network
or
other
secure
electronic
29
communications
in
lieu
of
traveling
for
the
fiscal
year
30
beginning
July
1,
2024,
and
ending
June
30,
2025.
31
Sec.
6.
SALARIES
——
STATE
COURT
JUSTICES,
JUDGES,
AND
32
MAGISTRATES.
33
1.
The
salary
rates
specified
in
subsection
2
are
for
the
34
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
effective
for
the
pay
35
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period
beginning
June
21,
2024,
and
for
subsequent
fiscal
1
years
until
otherwise
provided
by
the
general
assembly.
The
2
salaries
provided
for
in
this
section
shall
be
paid
from
moneys
3
appropriated
to
the
judicial
branch
pursuant
to
this
Act
or
any
4
other
Act
of
the
general
assembly.
5
2.
The
following
annual
salary
rates
shall
be
paid
to
the
6
persons
holding
the
judicial
positions
indicated
during
the
7
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
effective
with
the
pay
8
period
beginning
June
21,
2024,
and
for
subsequent
pay
periods:
9
a.
Chief
justice
of
the
supreme
court:
10
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$
208,265
11
b.
Each
justice
of
the
supreme
court:
12
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$
198,940
13
c.
Chief
judge
of
the
court
of
appeals:
14
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$
186,507
15
d.
Each
associate
judge
of
the
court
of
appeals:
16
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$
180,290
17
e.
Each
chief
judge
of
a
judicial
district:
18
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$
174,072
19
f.
Each
district
judge
except
the
chief
judge
of
a
judicial
20
district:
21
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.
.
.
$
167,855
22
g.
Each
district
associate
judge:
23
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
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.
.
$
149,206
24
h.
Each
associate
juvenile
judge:
25
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
.
$
149,206
26
i.
Each
associate
probate
judge:
27
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
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.
.
.
$
149,206
28
j.
Each
judicial
magistrate:
29
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
46,004
30
k.
Each
senior
judge:
31
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
$
9,947
32
3.
Persons
receiving
salary
rates
established
under
this
33
section
shall
not
receive
any
additional
salary
adjustments
34
provided
by
this
Act
or
any
other
Act
of
the
general
assembly.
35
-6-
LSB
5006HV
(1)
90
cm/ns
6/
8
H.F.
2695
Sec.
7.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
The
section
of
this
Act
enacting
1
salaries
for
state
court
justices,
judges,
and
magistrates
2
takes
effect
June
21,
2024.
3
EXPLANATION
4
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
5
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
6
This
bill
relates
to
and
makes
appropriations
to
the
7
judicial
branch.
8
The
bill
appropriates
moneys
from
the
general
fund
9
of
the
state
for
FY
2024-2025
to
the
judicial
branch
for
10
salaries,
receipt
and
disbursement
of
child
support
payments,
11
reimbursement
of
the
auditor
of
state,
maintenance,
equipment,
12
miscellaneous
purposes,
deposit
in
the
revolving
fund
created
13
pursuant
to
Code
section
602.1302(3)
for
certain
purposes,
14
payment
of
court-ordered
juvenile
services,
and
juvenile
15
delinquent
graduated
sanctions
services.
16
The
bill
provides
that
a
civil
trial
including
a
jury
trial
17
may
take
place
in
a
county
contiguous
to
the
county
with
proper
18
jurisdiction,
even
if
the
contiguous
county
is
located
in
an
19
adjacent
judicial
district
or
judicial
election
district,
if
20
all
the
parties
in
a
case
agree.
If
a
trial
is
moved
to
another
21
county
that
is
located
in
another
judicial
district
or
judicial
22
election
district,
the
judicial
officers
serving
the
judicial
23
district
or
judicial
election
district
receiving
the
case
shall
24
preside
over
the
case.
25
The
bill
permits
a
judicial
officer
to
waive
travel
26
reimbursement
for
any
travel
outside
the
judicial
officer’s
27
county
of
residence
to
conduct
official
business.
28
The
bill
allows
a
judicial
officer
to
be
placed
on
unpaid
29
leave
on
any
day
a
court
employee
is
required
to
furlough.
30
The
bill
provides
that
if
a
judicial
officer
is
placed
on
31
unpaid
leave,
the
salary
of
the
judicial
officer
shall
be
32
reduced
accordingly
for
the
pay
period
in
which
the
unpaid
33
leave
occurred.
The
bill
provides
that
the
judicial
branch
34
may
use
an
amount
equal
to
the
aggregate
amount
of
the
salary
35
-7-
LSB
5006HV
(1)
90
cm/ns
7/
8
H.F.
2695
reductions
due
to
judicial
officer
unpaid
leave
for
any
purpose
1
other
than
judicial
salaries.
2
The
bill
states
legislative
intent
that
the
judicial
3
branch
utilize
the
Iowa
communications
network
or
other
secure
4
electronic
communications
in
lieu
of
traveling.
5
The
bill
sets
forth
salaries
for
justices,
judges,
and
6
magistrates.
This
provision
takes
effect
June
21,
2024.
7
-8-
LSB
5006HV
(1)
90
cm/ns
8/
8