Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF239: An Act relating to the office of the consumer advocate
Status: In committee, February 24, 2025
An Act relating to the office of the consumer advocate.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the office of the consumer advocate.
From the introduced text, February 6, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the office of the consumer advocate. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2367YH (3) ss/ns H.F. Section 1. Section 8A.461, subsection 1, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: 1. Unless otherwise provided by law, the governor shall establish a salary for nonelected persons appointed by the governor within the executive branch of state government. In establishing a salary for a person holding a position enumerated in subsection 3 within the range provided, the governor may consider, among other items, the experience of the person in the position, changes in the duties of the position, the incumbent's performance of assigned duties, and subordinates' salaries. However, the attorney general shall establish the salary of the consumer advocate, the chief justice of the supreme court shall establish the salary of the state court administrator, the ethics and campaign disclosure board shall establish the salary of the executive director, the Iowa public information board shall establish the salary of the executive director, the board of regents shall establish the salary of the executive director, and the Iowa public broadcasting board shall establish the salary of the administrator of the public broadcasting division of the department of education, each within the salary range provided in subsection 3. Sec. 2. …
Sponsors
- Charley Thomson (R, 58) · primary sponsor
- Eddie Andrews (R, 43)
- Helena Hayes (R, 88)
- Robert Henderson (R, 2)
- Tom Shipley (R, 9)
- Zachary Dieken (R, 5)
- Cindy Golding (R, 83)
- Thomas Gerhold (R, 84)
- Thomas Jeneary (R, 3)
- Mark Cisneros (R, 96)
- Samantha Fett (R, 22)
- Steven Holt (R, 12)
Latest actions
- : Withdrawn. H.J. 660 .
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 578 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 17. Nays, 0. Excused, 4. H.J. 410 .
- : Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 410 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/13/2025 8:30AM RM 304.
- : Subcommittee: Thomson, C., Fett and James. H.J. 290 .
- : Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 257 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 410 . (February 20, 2025): 17 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: public officers, consumer affairs, consumer advocate (utilities)
Common questions
- What is HF239?
- HF239 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): An Act relating to the office of the consumer advocate.
- What does HF239 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the office of the consumer advocate.
- What is the status of HF239?
- In committee as of February 24, 2025. Latest action: Withdrawn. H.J. 660 . (March 14, 2025).
- Who sponsored HF239?
- Charley Thomson (R, 58), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF239?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0239&ga=91
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