Pennsylvania SB 145: An Act amending the act of September 30, 1983 (P.L.160, No.39), known as the Public Official Compensation Law, further providing for members of the General Assembly.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 92
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 145
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, PENNYCUICK, PHILLIPS-HILL, FONTANA AND
STEFANO, JANUARY 22, 2025
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 22, 2025
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.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 4(d) and (d.1) of the act of September
30, 1983 (P.L.160, No.39), known as the Public Official
Compensation Law, are amended to read:
Section 4. Members of the General Assembly.
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(d) Subsequent annual cost-of-living adjustment for
members.--
(1) Except as provided under [paragraph] paragraphs (2)
and (3), for the 12-month period beginning December 1, 1997,
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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.
(2) The salary of the members of the General Assembly
may not be increased by an annual cost-of-living adjustment
under paragraph (1) for the period beginning December 1,
2020, through November 30, 2021. Notice of the provisions of
this subsection shall be transmitted to the Legislative
Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin
prior to December 1, 2020.
(3) A member of the General Assembly may elect to reject
receipt of the annual cost-of-living adjustment under this
subsection if the member notifies in writing the Chief Clerk
of the Senate or the Chief Clerk of the House of
Representatives, as applicable, no later than ten days prior
to the annual effective date of the adjustment. An election
by a member of the General Assembly to reject receipt of the
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adjustment shall be irrevocable during the member's term of
office.
(d.1) Subsequent annual cost-of-living adjustment for
officers and leaders.--
(1) Except as provided under [paragraph] paragraphs (2)
and (3), for the 12-month period beginning 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.
(2) The additional compensation of the officers and
leaders of the General Assembly may not be increased by an
annual cost-of-living adjustment under paragraph (1) for the
period beginning December 1, 2020, through November 30, 2021.
Notice of the provisions of this subsection shall be
transmitted to the Legislative Reference Bureau for
publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin prior to December 1,
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2020.
(3) An offi