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ID S1436

ID S1436
Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding salaries of judges, to establish the Citizens' Committee on Judicial Compensation, and to establish provisions regarding judicial compensation as determined by the Citizens' Committee on Judicial Compensation.


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Introduced
03/20/2024
In Committee
03/21/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/12/2024

Introduced Session

2024 Regular Session

Bill Summary

RELATING TO JUDICIAL COMPENSATION; AMENDING SECTION 59-502, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE PROVISIONS REGARDING SALARIES OF JUDGES AND TO PROVIDE FOR COM- PENSATION ESTABLISHED BY THE CITIZENS' COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL COMPEN- SATION; AMENDING CHAPTER 5, TITLE 59, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 59-502A, IDAHO CODE, TO ESTABLISH PROVISIONS REGARDING THE CITIZENS' COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL COMPENSATION; AMENDING CHAPTER 5, TI- TLE 59, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 59-502B, IDAHO CODE, TO ESTABLISH PROVISIONS REGARDING JUDICIAL COMPENSATION AS DETERMINED BY THE CITIZENS' COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL COMPENSATION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

AI Summary

This bill amends and adds to existing Idaho law to revise provisions regarding salaries of judges. It establishes the Citizens' Committee on Judicial Compensation, which will be responsible for setting the compensation rates for justices and judges in the state every two years, starting in 2029. The bill also provides for gradual increases in the salaries of supreme court justices, court of appeals judges, district judges, and magistrate judges over the next several years. The legislature has the ability to reject the compensation rates set by the Citizens' Committee on Judicial Compensation before they take effect.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Judiciary and Rules Committee (Senate)

Last Action

Reported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules (on 03/21/2024)

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