Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 183 (2015GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Hillyard, L.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/30/2015

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• addresses salaries and compensation of judges of courts of record; and
• makes technical and conforming changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

JUDICIAL SALARIES AND COMPENSATION
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Lyle W. Hillyard
House Sponsor: 
Brad R. Wilson
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill addresses salaries and compensation of judges.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ addresses salaries and compensation of judges of courts of record; and
▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
67-8-2
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1996, Chapter 198
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
67-8-2
 is amended to read:
67-8-2.
Salaries of judges established annually in appropriations act -- Bases of
salaries -- Additional compensation.
(1) The salaries of judges of courts of record
, as described in Section 
78A-1-101
,
 shall
be set annually by the Legislature in an appropriations act.
(2) Judicial salaries shall be based [
upon
] 
on
 the following percentages of the salary of
a district court judge:
(a) juvenile court judges
:
 100%;
(b) Court of Appeals judges
:
 105%; and
(c) [
associate
] justices of the Supreme Court
:
 110%.
(3) (a) A salary described in Subsection (2) does not include additional compensation
provided for a presiding judge, presiding officer, or associate presiding judge in:
(i) Section 
78A-2-106
;
(ii) Section 
78A-4-102
;
(iii) Section 
78A-5-106
; or
(iv) Section 
78A-6-203
.
(b) Compensation described in Subsection (3)(a) does not constitute a salary for
purposes of Utah Constitution, Article VIII, Section 14.
Section 2. 
Effective date.
This bill takes effect on July 1, 2015.