Bill Text: PA HB1056 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for members of the General Assembly; and providing for additional compensation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-24 - Referred to RULES [HB1056 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB1056-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1239
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1056 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY SCHRODER, CREIGHTON, HARRIS, MUSTIO, ROAE, ROCK AND VULAKOVICH, MARCH 24, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, MARCH 24, 2009
AN ACT
Amending the act of September 30, 1983 (P.L.160, No.39),
entitled "An act establishing salaries and compensation of
certain public officials including justices and judges of
Statewide courts, judges of courts of common pleas, judges of
the Philadelphia Municipal Court, judges of the Philadelphia
Traffic Court, district justices and the Governor, the
Lieutenant Governor, the State Treasurer, the Auditor
General, the Attorney General and certain other State
officers and the salary and certain expenses of the members
of the General Assembly; and repealing certain inconsistent
acts," further providing for members of the General Assembly;
and providing for additional compensation.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 4 of the act of September 30, 1983
(P.L.160, No.39), known as the Public Official Compensation Law,
reenacted and amended or reenacted November 16, 2005 (P.L.385,
No.72), is amended to read:
Section 4. Members of the General Assembly.
(a) Members salary, expense and mileage.--The salary of
members of the General Assembly shall be [$47,000] $30,000 per
annum and mileage to and from their homes at the rate of 20¢ per
mile, circular, for each week a member was in actual attendance
in session between their homes and the State Capitol and, except
as provided herein, no other compensation shall be allowed
whatsoever, except each member of the General Assembly shall
receive an allocation for clerical assistance and other expenses
incurred during his term in connection with the duties of his
office in the sum of $7,500 annually; the salary to be payable
in equal monthly installments the first day of the month,
including the installment due December 1 of each even-numbered
year.
(a.1) For the period beginning with the effective date of
this subsection through November 30, 2009, members of the
General Assembly shall receive a salary of $2,500 per month and
mileage to and from their homes at the rate of 20¢ per mile,
circular, for each week a member was in actual attendance in
session between their homes and the State Capitol and, except as
provided herein, no other compensation shall be allowed, except
each member of the General Assembly shall receive an allocation
for clerical assistance and other expenses incurred during the
member's term in connection with the duties of the member's
office in the sum of $7,500 annually, the salary to be payable
in equal monthly installments the first day of the month.
(b) Officers and leaders salaries.--
(1) Senate.--
(i) The following officers of the Senate who shall
be elected by the Senate or their respective caucuses
shall, in addition to their salaries as members of the
General Assembly, receive the following as additional
compensation: President pro tempore, [$26,370] $10,000;
Majority Leader, [$21,097] $5,000; Minority Leader,
[$21,097] $5,000; Majority Whip, [$16,011] $4,000;
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Minority Whip, [$16,011] $4,000; Majority Caucus
Chairman, [$9,983] $3,000; Minority Caucus Chairman,
[$9,983] $3,000; Appropriations Chairman, [$16,011]
$4,000; Minority Appropriations Chairman, [$16,011]
$3,000; Majority Caucus Secretary, [$6,593] $2,000;
Minority Caucus Secretary, [$6,593] $2,000; Minority
Policy Chairman, [$6,593] $2,000.
(ii) The following officers of the Senate who shall
be appointed by the President pro tempore shall, in
addition to their salaries as members of the General
Assembly, receive the following amounts as additional
compensation: Majority Policy Chairman, [$6,593] $2,000;
Majority Caucus Administrator, [$6,593] $2,000.
(iii) The following officer of the Senate who shall
be appointed by the Minority Leader shall, in addition to
his salary as a member of the General Assembly, receive
the following amount as compensation: Minority Caucus
Administrator, [$6,593] $2,000.
(2) House of Representatives.--The following officers of
the House of Representatives who shall be elected by the
House or their respective caucuses, in addition to their
salary as members of the General Assembly, shall receive the
following amounts as additional compensation: Speaker of the
House of Representatives, [$26,370] $10,000; Majority Leader,
[$21,097] $5,000; Minority Leader, [$21,097] $5,000; Majority
Whip, [$16,011] $4,000; Minority Whip, [$16,011] $4,000;
Majority Caucus Chairman, [$9,983] $3,000; Minority Caucus
Chairman, [$9,983] $3,000; Appropriations Chairman, [$16,011]
$4,000; Minority Appropriations Chairman, [$16,011] $4,000;
Majority Caucus Secretary, [$6,593] $2,000; Minority Caucus
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Secretary, [$6,593] $2,000; Majority Policy Chairman,
[$6,593] $2,000; Minority Policy Chairman, [$6,593] $2,000;
Majority Caucus Administrator, [$6,593] $2,000; Minority
Caucus Administrator, [$6,593] $2,000.
(3) For the period beginning with the effective date of
this paragraph through November 30, 2009, the officers' and
leaders' salaries provided for in this subsection shall be
paid on a prorated basis at a rate equal to 1/12 of the
applicable salary amount per month.
(c) First annual cost-of-living adjustment for members.--For
the 12-month period beginning December 1, 1996, through November
30, 1997, the salary of the members of the General Assembly
shall be increased by a cost-of-living factor which shall be
determined by increasing the amounts contained in subsection (a)
by the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All
Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Delaware and Maryland area, officially reported by the United
States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics for the
period from July 1, 1990, through October 31, 1996. The
percentage increase and the new salary amounts shall be
determined jointly by the Chief Clerk of the Senate and the
Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives and published by
them in the Pennsylvania Bulletin within 20 days immediately
prior to the cost-of-living increase taking effect.
(c.1) First annual cost-of-living adjustment for officers
and leaders.--For the 12-month period beginning December 1,
1996, through November 30, 1997, the additional compensation of
the officers and leaders of the General Assembly shall be
increased by a cost-of-living factor which shall be determined
by increasing the amounts contained in subsection (b) by the
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percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers (CPI-U) for the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and
Maryland area, officially reported by the United States
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period
from July 1, 1990, through October 31, 1996. The percentage
increase and the new compensation amounts shall be determined
jointly by the Chief Clerk of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of
the House of Representatives and published by them in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin on or before November 30 immediately prior
to the cost-of-living increase taking effect.
[(d) Subsequent annual cost-of-living adjustment for
members.--For the 12-month period beginning December 1, 1997,
through November 30, 1998, and for each like 12-month period
thereafter, the salary of the members of the General Assembly
shall be increased by an annual cost-of-living adjustment
calculated by applying the percentage change in the Consumer
Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland area, for the
most recent 12-month period for which figures have been
officially reported by the United States Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics immediately prior to the date the
adjustment is due to take effect, to the then current salary
amounts. The percentage increase and the new salary amounts
shall be determined jointly by the Chief Clerk of the Senate and
the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives prior to the
annual effective date of the adjustment and shall be published
by them in the Pennsylvania Bulletin within ten days of the date
such determination is made.
(d.1) Subsequent annual cost-of-living adjustment for
officers and leaders.--For the 12-month period beginning
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December 1, 1997, through November 30, 1998, and for each like
12-month period thereafter, the additional compensation of the
officers and leaders of the General Assembly shall be increased
by an annual cost-of-living adjustment calculated by applying
the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers (CPI-U) for the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and
Maryland area, for the most recent 12-month period for which
figures have been officially reported by the United States
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics immediately
prior to the date the adjustment is due to take effect, to the
then current compensation. The percentage increase and the new
compensation amounts shall be determined jointly by the Chief
Clerk of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House of
Representatives prior to the annual effective date of the
adjustment and shall be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin
within 20 days immediately prior to each cost-of-living increase
taking effect.]
Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 5.3. Additional compensation.--No member of the
General Assembly may receive health care benefits as a form of
compensation for service as a member.
Section 3. This act shall take effect as follows:
(1) The amendment or addition of sections 4(a.1) and 5.3
of the act shall take effect in 30 days.
(2) The amendment of section 4(a), (b) and (d) shall
take effect December 1, 2009.
(3) The remainder of this act shall take effect
immediately.
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