Fiscal Note
Fiscal Services Division
HF 2587 – Juror Pay (LSB6199HV)
Staff Contact: Justus Thompson (515.725.2249) justus.thompson@legis.iowa.gov
Fiscal Note Version – New
Description
House File 2587 provides that a grand juror and a petit juror in all courts will receive $75 as
compensation for each day’s service or attendance. The Bill requires the Supreme Court to
adopt rules that allow for jurors whose attendance and service exceeds seven days to receive
$95 as compensation for each day after the seventh day of service or attendance.
The Bill prohibits an employer from requiring an employee to perform work within 10 hours
before the employee is required to report for jury service. The Bill also prohibits an employer
from taking actions against the employee for the employee’s right to be excluded from work for
jury service. An employer who violates this commits contempt.
Background
Under current law, a juror is entitled to $30 for each day’s service or attendance. The Supreme
Court also currently has administrative rules that allow additional compensation for jurors whose
attendance and service exceeds seven days. In calendar year (CY) 2023, there were 55,672
paid juror days; 55,021 days were paid at $30 per day (for days 1 through 7 of service); and
651 days were paid at $50 per day (for day 8 of service and after). Figure 1 displays the total
cost of paid juror days in CY 2023.
Figure 1 — Juror Pay CY 2023 (Current Law)
Paid Juror Days Rate Per Day Total
Standard Days (days 1-7 paid at $30 per day) 55,021 $ 30 $ 1,650,630
Special Days (days 8+ paid at $50 per day) 651 50 32,550
Total 55,672 $ 1,683,180
Under current law, an employer is prohibited from depriving an employee of employment or
threatening or otherwise coercing an employee with respect to the employee’s employment
because the employee serves as a juror. An employer who violates these provisions commits
contempt. If an employer discharges an employee in violation, the employee may within 60
days of the discharge bring a civil action for the recovery of wages lost as a result of the
violation and for an order requiring the reinstatement of the employee.
Assumptions
The total number of future paid juror days will resemble CY 2023. There will be 55,021 paid
juror days for days one through seven of service and 651 paid juror days for day eight of service
and after.
Figure 2 — Cost with Adjusted Rate Under HF 2587
Paid Juror Days Rate Per Day Total
Standard Days (days 1-7 paid at $75 per day) 55,021 $ 75 $ 4,126,575
Special Days (days 8+ paid at $95 per day) 651 95 61,845
Total Under HF 2587 55,672 $ 4,188,420
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Fiscal Impact
House File 2587 is estimated to increase costs to the Judicial Branch by approximately
$2.5 million per year.
Sources
Judicial Branch
Legislative Services Agency
/s/ Jennifer Acton
March 12, 2024
Doc ID 1446804
The fiscal note for this Bill was prepared pursuant to Joint Rule 17 and the Iowa Code. Data used in developing this
fiscal note is available from the Fiscal Services Division of the Legislative Services Agency upon request.
www.legis.iowa.gov
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 607A.8, 607A.45