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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY LENTZ, CUTLER, BRADFORD, BRENNAN, BRIGGS, CARROLL, HARRIS, HORNAMAN, McILVAINE SMITH, MIRABITO, MURT, ROAE, M. SMITH, SONNEY AND TRUE, OCTOBER 18, 2010 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, OCTOBER 18, 2010 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of September 30, 1983 (P.L.160, No.39), |
2 | entitled "An act establishing salaries and compensation of |
3 | certain public officials including justices and judges of |
4 | Statewide courts, judges of courts of common pleas, judges of |
5 | the Philadelphia Municipal Court, judges of the Philadelphia |
6 | Traffic Court, district justices and the Governor, the |
7 | Lieutenant Governor, the State Treasurer, the Auditor |
8 | General, the Attorney General and certain other State |
9 | officers and the salary and certain expenses of the members |
10 | of the General Assembly; and repealing certain inconsistent |
11 | acts," further providing for members of the General Assembly. |
12 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
13 | hereby enacts as follows: |
14 | Section 1. Section 4 of the act of September 30, 1983 |
15 | (P.L.160, No.39), known as the Public Official Compensation Law, |
16 | is amended by adding a subsection to read: |
17 | Section 4. Members of the General Assembly. |
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19 | (e) Expenditures for criminal defense prohibited.-- |
20 | Notwithstanding any other provision of this act or other law to |
21 | the contrary, no State funds may be used to pay for any attorney |
22 | fees or litigation expenses incurred by or on behalf of a member |
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1 | of the General Assembly in a criminal action initiated against |
2 | the member. |
3 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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