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IA HSB722

SB

Status

Introduced

2/11/2026

Primary Sponsor

Judiciary

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Origin

House of Representatives

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Transitions magistrate appointing commissions from county-level to judicial election district-level, requiring counties within each district to share expenses based on commission members' residency

  • Requires district court administrators to maintain records of magistrate appointing commission members and certify magistrate appointments to the state court administrator

  • Establishes a senior magistrate program allowing retired magistrates to serve temporarily, with compensation at $250 per half-day and eligibility requirements including retirement within the past 10 years

  • Sets judicial officer salary increases effective July 1, 2025: Supreme Court justices at $205,000, Court of Appeals judges at $195,000, district judges at $180,000, district associate judges at $165,000, associate juvenile judges at $155,000, and magistrates at $51,000

  • Allows the chief judge to designate district associate judges in lieu of magistrates in counties with three or more magistrate positions, subject to supreme court approval

Legislative Description

A bill for an act relating to judicial officers, including magistrate appointments in judicial election districts, senior magistrates, and judicial officer compensation, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2706.)

Last Action

Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2706.

2/23/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/11/2026

Full Bill Text

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