Bill Text: MI HJRHH | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Legislature; legislators; reduction of legislative salaries; provide for. Amends sec. 12, art.IV of the state constitution.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-06-03 - Printed Joint Resolution Filed 05/29/2014 [HJRHH Detail]
Download: Michigan-2013-HJRHH-Introduced.html
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION HH
May 29, 2014, Introduced by Reps. Howrylak and Kelly and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state
constitution of 1963, by amending section 12 of article IV, to
reduce salaries of members of the legislature.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state
constitution of 1963, to reduce salaries of members of the
legislature, is proposed, agreed to, and submitted to the people of
the state:
ARTICLE IV
Sec. 12. The state officers compensation commission is created
which
and subject to this section shall determine the salaries
and
expense allowances of the members of the legislature, the governor,
the lieutenant governor, the attorney general, the secretary of
state, and the justices of the supreme court. The commission shall
consist of 7 members appointed by the governor whose qualifications
may be determined by law. Subject to the legislature's ability to
amend the commission's determinations as provided in this section,
the commission shall determine the salaries and expense allowances
of the members of the legislature, the governor, the lieutenant
governor, the attorney general, the secretary of state, and the
justices of the supreme court which determinations shall be the
salaries and expense allowances only if the legislature by
concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected
to and serving in each house of the legislature approve them. The
senate and house of representatives shall alternate on which house
of the legislature shall originate the concurrent resolution, with
the senate originating the first concurrent resolution.
The concurrent resolution may amend the salary and expense
determinations of the state officers compensation commission to
reduce the salary and expense determinations by the same proportion
for members of the legislature, the governor, the lieutenant
governor, the attorney general, the secretary of state, and the
justices of the supreme court. The legislature shall not amend the
salary and expense determinations to reduce them to below the
salary and expense level that members of the legislature, the
governor, the lieutenant governor, the attorney general, the
secretary of state, and the justices of the supreme court receive
on the date the salary and expense determinations are made. If the
salary and expense determinations are approved or amended as
provided in this section, the salary and expense determinations
shall become effective for the legislative session immediately
following the next general election. The commission shall meet each
2 years for no more than 15 session days. Beginning in 2015, the
salaries of members of the legislature shall be 95% of the salaries
of members of the legislature in effect in 2014. The legislature
shall implement this section by law.
Resolved further, That the foregoing amendment shall be
submitted to the people of the state at the next general election
in the manner provided by law.
