HB 1002 Summary

• Appropriates $130.6 million total for the judicial branch for the 2023-25 biennium, including $128.8 million from general funds and $1.8 million from special funds, with 383 full-time equivalent positions.

• Increases Supreme Court justice salaries to $179,312 annually (Chief Justice: $184,583), district judge salaries to $164,532 annually (presiding judges: $169,207), and juror compensation to $50 per day of attendance ($25 for partial first day).

• Establishes an $8.7 million new and vacant FTE funding pool for filling positions and addressing salary gaps from lower-than-expected vacancy rates, with reporting requirements to the budget section.

• Authorizes the Director of Management and Budget to transfer funds between budget line items and subdivisions upon request by the Supreme Court to support judicial branch operations.

• Requires the Supreme Court to report to the 69th Legislative Assembly on use of $1.15 million in one-time funding for information technology equipment.