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IA SSB1233
SB
Status
4/28/2025
Primary Sponsor
Appropriations
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AI Summary
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Appropriates $201,018,878 from the general fund to the judicial branch for FY 2025-2026 for salaries of justices, judges, magistrates, court administrators, clerks, juvenile court officers, and related personnel, plus maintenance, equipment, and miscellaneous purposes
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Allocates $3,600,000 for a revolving fund covering jury and witness fees, mileage, interpreter costs, and public defender attorney fee reimbursements; $3,290,000 for court-ordered juvenile services; and $12,253,000 for juvenile delinquent graduated sanctions services
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Appropriates $500,000 for creation of the Business Court of Iowa, contingent on enactment of 2025 Iowa Acts, Senate File 639
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Allows civil trials, including jury trials, to take place in a contiguous county by agreement of all parties, even if located in an adjacent judicial district
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Permits the supreme court to place judicial officers on unpaid leave on any day judicial branch employees are furloughed, with corresponding salary reductions; savings from unpaid leave may be used for any purpose other than judicial salaries
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the judicial branch.(See SF 648.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 648.
5/6/2025