SENATE BILL 1378
RS31489 / S1378
JFAC approved a Statewide Decision for CEC for FY 2025 of a 1% across-the-board increase, plus an additional 2% merit-based raise, for permanent employees of the state. Judicial Salaries must be separately established by the Legislature and are set forth in section 59-502, Idaho Code, which also indexes such salaries to a Supreme Court Justice’s salary to avoid salary compression between the four types of judgeships. To accomplish the intent of both the budget process as well as the salary statute, a 3% increase to the current Magistrate Judge salary is first calculated. This calculation results in a $4,296 salary increase, which is then added to the Supreme Court Justice salary so as to maintain the salary differentials currently existing in section 59-502, Idaho Code. This results in a $4,296 salary increase per judicial officer. This bill sets the annual salary of a justice of the Supreme Court at $169,508, which is a 2.6% increase of their current salary. As set forth in Idaho Code, the difference between the salary of a Supreme Court Justice and a Court of Appeals Judge remains at $8,000 (resulting in a 2.7% salary increase for Court of Appeals Judges); the difference between the salary of a Court of Appeals Judge and a District Judge remains at $6,000 (resulting in a 2.8% salary increase for District Judges); and the difference between the salary of a District Judge and a Magistrate Judge remains at $8,000 (resulting in a 3.0% salary increase for Magistrate Judges).
The total annual fiscal impact for increase in salary and associated benefits, which are paid from the general fund, is $958,741.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 02/26 | Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing |
| 02/27 | Reported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules |
| 03/06 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
| 03/07 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
| 03/11 | Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews(Toews), Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Lakey Title apvd - to House |
| 03/12 | Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading |
| 03/12 | Read First Time, Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration |