2.10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES -- MEMBERS OF GENERAL
ASSEMBLY.
Members of the general assembly shall receive salaries and
expenses as provided by this section.
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 thousand dollars for the year 2007 and
subsequent years 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. The speaker of the house, 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 for the year 2007 and subsequent years 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 thousand dollars for the year 2007 and subsequent years
while serving in that capacity. 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.
3. When a vacancy occurs and the term of any member of the
general assembly is not completed, the member shall receive a salary
or compensation proportional to the length of the member's service
computed to the nearest whole month. A successor elected to fill such
vacancy shall receive a salary or compensation proportional to the
successor's length of service computed to the nearest whole month
commencing with such time as the successor is officially determined
to have succeeded to such office.
4. a. The director of the department of administrative
services shall pay the travel and expenses of the members of the
general assembly commencing with the first pay period after the names
of such persons are officially certified. The salaries of the
members of the general assembly shall be paid pursuant to any of the
following alternative methods:
(1) During each month of the year at the same time state
employees are paid.
(2) During each pay period during the first six months of each
calendar year.
(3) During the first six months of each calendar year by
allocating two-thirds of the annual salary to the pay periods during
those six months and one-third of the annual salary to the pay
periods during the second six months of a calendar year.
b. Each member of the general assembly shall file with the
director of the department of administrative services a statement as
to the method the member selects for receiving payment of salary.
The presiding officers of the two houses of the general assembly
shall jointly certify to the director of the department of
administrative services the names of the members, officers, and
employees of their respective houses and the salaries and mileage to
which each is entitled. Travel and expense allowances shall be paid
upon the submission of vouchers to the director of the department of
administrative services indicating a claim for the same.
5. In addition to the salaries and expenses authorized by this
section, a member of the general assembly shall be paid a per diem,
and necessary travel and actual expenses incurred in attending
meetings for which per diem or expenses are authorized by law for
members of the general assembly who serve on statutory boards,
commissions, or councils, and for standing or interim committee or
subcommittee meetings subject to the provisions of section 2.14, or
when on authorized legislative business when the general assembly is
not in session. However, if a member of the general assembly is
engaged in authorized legislative business at a location other than
at the seat of government during the time the general assembly is in
session, payment may be made for the actual transportation and
lodging costs incurred because of the business. Such per diem or
expenses shall be paid promptly from funds appropriated pursuant to
section 2.12.
For purposes of this section, "per diem" means the maximum
amount generally allowable to employees of the executive branch of
the federal government for per diem while away from home at the seat
of government.
6. If a special session of the general assembly is convened,
members of the general assembly shall receive, in addition to their
annual salaries, a per diem for each day the general assembly is
actually in special session, and the same travel allowances and
expenses as authorized by this section. A member of the general
assembly shall receive the additional per diem, travel allowances,
and expenses only for the days of attendance during a special
session.
7. A member of the general assembly may return to the state
treasury all or a part of the salary, per diem, or expenses paid to
the member pursuant to this section. The member may specify the
public use for the returned money. A member has no income tax
liability for that portion of the member's salary or per diem which
is returned to the state treasury pursuant to this subsection. The
administrative officer of each house shall provide a form at the
convening of each legislative session to allow legislators to return
any portion of their salaries or expenses according to this section.
8. Commencing upon the convening of the Seventy-eighth General
Assembly in January 1999, the annual salaries of members and officers
of the general assembly, as the annual salaries existed during the
preceding calendar year, shall be adjusted by an amount equal to the
average of the annual cost-of-living pay adjustments negotiated for
the members of the collective bargaining units represented by the
state police officers council labor union, the American federation of
state, county, and municipal employees, and the Iowa united
professionals for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997. For the
calendar year 2000, during the month of January, the annual salaries
of members and officers of the general assembly shall be adjusted by
an amount equal to the average of the annual cost-of-living pay
adjustments received by the members of those collective bargaining
units for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998. The annual
salaries determined for the members and officers as provided in this
section for the calendar year 2000 shall remain in effect for
subsequent calendar years until otherwise provided by the general
assembly.
2.10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES -- MEMBERS OF GENERAL
ASSEMBLY.
Members of the general assembly shall receive salaries and
expenses as provided by this section.
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 thousand dollars for the year 2007 and
subsequent years 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. The speaker of the house, 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 for the year 2007 and subsequent years 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 thousand dollars for the year 2007 and subsequent years
while serving in that capacity. 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.
3. When a vacancy occurs and the term of any member of the
general assembly is not completed, the member shall receive a salary
or compensation proportional to the length of the member's service
computed to the nearest whole month. A successor elected to fill such
vacancy shall receive a salary or compensation proportional to the
successor's length of service computed to the nearest whole month
commencing with such time as the successor is officially determined
to have succeeded to such office.
4. a. The director of the department of administrative
services shall pay the travel and expenses of the members of the
general assembly commencing with the first pay period after the names
of such persons are officially certified. The salaries of the
members of the general assembly shall be paid pursuant to any of the
following alternative methods:
(1) During each month of the year at the same time state
employees are paid.
(2) During each pay period during the first six months of each
calendar year.
(3) During the first six months of each calendar year by
allocating two-thirds of the annual salary to the pay periods during
those six months and one-third of the annual salary to the pay
periods during the second six months of a calendar year.
b. Each member of the general assembly shall file with the
director of the department of administrative services a statement as
to the method the member selects for receiving payment of salary.
The presiding officers of the two houses of the general assembly
shall jointly certify to the director of the department of
administrative services the names of the members, officers, and
employees of their respective houses and the salaries and mileage to
which each is entitled. Travel and expense allowances shall be paid
upon the submission of vouchers to the director of the department of
administrative services indicating a claim for the same.
5. In addition to the salaries and expenses authorized by this
section, a member of the general assembly shall be paid a per diem,
and necessary travel and actual expenses incurred in attending
meetings for which per diem or expenses are authorized by law for
members of the general assembly who serve on statutory boards,
commissions, or councils, and for standing or interim committee or
subcommittee meetings subject to the provisions of section 2.14, or
when on authorized legislative business when the general assembly is
not in session. However, if a member of the general assembly is
engaged in authorized legislative business at a location other than
at the seat of government during the time the general assembly is in
session, payment may be made for the actual transportation and
lodging costs incurred because of the business. Such per diem or
expenses shall be paid promptly from funds appropriated pursuant to
section 2.12.
For purposes of this section, "per diem" means the maximum
amount generally allowable to employees of the executive branch of
the federal government for per diem while away from home at the seat
of government.
6. If a special session of the general assembly is convened,
members of the general assembly shall receive, in addition to their
annual salaries, a per diem for each day the general assembly is
actually in special session, and the same travel allowances and
expenses as authorized by this section. A member of the general
assembly shall receive the additional per diem, travel allowances,
and expenses only for the days of attendance during a special
session.
7. A member of the general assembly may return to the state
treasury all or a part of the salary, per diem, or expenses paid to
the member pursuant to this section. The member may specify the
public use for the returned money. A member has no income tax
liability for that portion of the member's salary or per diem which
is returned to the state treasury pursuant to this subsection. The
administrative officer of each house shall provide a form at the
convening of each legislative session to allow legislators to return
any portion of their salaries or expenses according to this section.
8. Commencing upon the convening of the Seventy-eighth General
Assembly in January 1999, the annual salaries of members and officers
of the general assembly, as the annual salaries existed during the
preceding calendar year, shall be adjusted by an amount equal to the
average of the annual cost-of-living pay adjustments negotiated for
the members of the collective bargaining units represented by the
state police officers council labor union, the American federation of
state, county, and municipal employees, and the Iowa united
professionals for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997. For the
calendar year 2000, during the month of January, the annual salaries
of members and officers of the general assembly shall be adjusted by
an amount equal to the average of the annual cost-of-living pay
adjustments received by the members of those collective bargaining
units for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998. The annual
salaries determined for the members and officers as provided in this
section for the calendar year 2000 shall remain in effect for
subsequent calendar years until otherwise provided by the general
assembly.
2.10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES -- MEMBERS OF GENERAL
ASSEMBLY.
Members of the general assembly shall receive salaries and
expenses as provided by this section.
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 thousand dollars for the year 2007 and
subsequent years 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. The speaker of the house, 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 for the year 2007 and subsequent years 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 thousand dollars for the year 2007 and subsequent years
while serving in that capacity. 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.
3. When a vacancy occurs and the term of any member of the
general assembly is not completed, the member shall receive a salary
or compensation proportional to the length of the member's service
computed to the nearest whole month. A successor elected to fill such
vacancy shall receive a salary or compensation proportional to the
successor's length of service computed to the nearest whole month
commencing with such time as the successor is officially determined
to have succeeded to such office.
4. a. The director of the department of administrative
services shall pay the travel and expenses of the members of the
general assembly commencing with the first pay period after the names
of such persons are officially certified. The salaries of the
members of the general assembly shall be paid pursuant to any of the
following alternative methods:
(1) During each month of the year at the same time state
employees are paid.
(2) During each pay period during the first six months of each
calendar year.
(3) During the first six months of each calendar year by
allocating two-thirds of the annual salary to the pay periods during
those six months and one-third of the annual salary to the pay
periods during the second six months of a calendar year.
b. Each member of the general assembly shall file with the
director of the department of administrative services a statement as
to the method the member selects for receiving payment of salary.
The presiding officers of the two houses of the general assembly
shall jointly certify to the director of the department of
administrative services the names of the members, officers, and
employees of their respective houses and the salaries and mileage to
which each is entitled. Travel and expense allowances shall be paid
upon the submission of vouchers to the director of the department of
administrative services indicating a claim for the same.
5. In addition to the salaries and expenses authorized by this
section, a member of the general assembly shall be paid a per diem,
and necessary travel and actual expenses incurred in attending
meetings for which per diem or expenses are authorized by law for
members of the general assembly who serve on statutory boards,
commissions, or councils, and for standing or interim committee or
subcommittee meetings subject to the provisions of section 2.14, or
when on authorized legislative business when the general assembly is
not in session. However, if a member of the general assembly is
engaged in authorized legislative business at a location other than
at the seat of government during the time the general assembly is in
session, payment may be made for the actual transportation and
lodging costs incurred because of the business. Such per diem or
expenses shall be paid promptly from funds appropriated pursuant to
section 2.12.
For purposes of this section, "per diem" means the maximum
amount generally allowable to employees of the executive branch of
the federal government for per diem while away from home at the seat
of government.
6. If a special session of the general assembly is convened,
members of the general assembly shall receive, in addition to their
annual salaries, a per diem for each day the general assembly is
actually in special session, and the same travel allowances and
expenses as authorized by this section. A member of the general
assembly shall receive the additional per diem, travel allowances,
and expenses only for the days of attendance during a special
session.
7. A member of the general assembly may return to the state
treasury all or a part of the salary, per diem, or expenses paid to
the member pursuant to this section. The member may specify the
public use for the returned money. A member has no income tax
liability for that portion of the member's salary or per diem which
is returned to the state treasury pursuant to this subsection. The
administrative officer of each house shall provide a form at the
convening of each legislative session to allow legislators to return
any portion of their salaries or expenses according to this section.
8. Commencing upon the convening of the Seventy-eighth General
Assembly in January 1999, the annual salaries of members and officers
of the general assembly, as the annual salaries existed during the
preceding calendar year, shall be adjusted by an amount equal to the
average of the annual cost-of-living pay adjustments negotiated for
the members of the collective bargaining units represented by the
state police officers council labor union, the American federation of
state, county, and municipal employees, and the Iowa united
professionals for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997. For the
calendar year 2000, during the month of January, the annual salaries
of members and officers of the general assembly shall be adjusted by
an amount equal to the average of the annual cost-of-living pay
adjustments received by the members of those collective bargaining
units for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998. The annual
salaries determined for the members and officers as provided in this
section for the calendar year 2000 shall remain in effect for
subsequent calendar years until otherwise provided by the general
assembly.
