Vermont H. 854: An act relating to promoting television and film production

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H.854 1
Introduced by Representatives Bosch of Clarendon, Luneau of St. Albans 2
City, Nelson of Derby, Pritchard of Pawlet, and Southworth of 3
Walden 4
Referred to Committee on 5
Date: 6
Subject: Taxation and finance; salaries and fees; General Assembly 7
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to incentivize 8
members of the General Assembly to complete the legislative session before 9
the first Friday in May by providing that members will receive the same 10
amount of compensation if the regular session concludes before the first Friday 11
in May and by providing that members will receive only expense 12
reimbursement if the regular session extends up to three weeks beyond the first 13
Friday in May, with no compensation or expense reimbursement if the regular 14
session extends more than three weeks beyond the first Friday in May. 15
An act relating to legislative pay 16
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 17
Sec. 1. SHORT TITLE 18
This act may be cited as the “Legislative Economic Incentive Act of 2026.” 19

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Sec. 2. 32 V.S.A § 1051 is amended as follows: 1
§ 1051. SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE AND PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE 2
OF THE SENATE; COMPENSATION AND EXPENSE 3
REIMBURSEMENT 4
(a) The Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate 5
shall be entitled to receive annual compensation of $10,080.00 for the 2005 6
Biennial Session and thereafter, to be paid in biweekly payments, provided 7
that, beginning on January 1, 2007, the annual compensation shall be adjusted 8
annually thereafter by the cost of living adjustment negotiated for State 9
employees under the most recent collective bargaining agreement, except that, 10
beginning on July 1, 2021, and annually thereafter on January 1, the annual 11
compensation shall be adjusted consistent with the compensation increases 12
provided to other constitutional officers. 13
(b) In addition to the annual compensation, the Speaker and President Pro 14
Tempore shall be entitled to receive: 15
(1) $652.00 a week for the 2005 Biennial Session and thereafter, to be 16
paid in biweekly payments during the regular and adjourned sessions of the 17
General Assembly, provided that, beginning on January 1, 2007, the weekly 18
compensation shall be adjusted annually thereafter by the cost of living 19
adjustment negotiated for State employees under the most recent collective 20
bargaining agreement, except that, beginning on July 1, 2021, and annually 21

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thereafter on January 1, the weekly compensation shall be adjusted consistent 1
with the compensation increases provided to other constitutional officers; 2
(2) an amount equal to one-fifth of the annually adjusted weekly 3
compensation set forth in subdivision (1) of this subsection, rounded up to the 4
nearest dollar, per day during a special session of the General Assembly; and 5
(3) mileage, meals, and lodging expenses as provided to members of the 6
General Assembly under subsection 1052(b) of this title during the biennial, 7
adjourned, and special sessions of the General Assembly and in addition such 8
other actual and necessary expenses incurred while engaged in duties imposed 9
by law. 10
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, the biweekly payments 11
to the Speaker and President Pro Tempore shall be paid commencing with the 12
first day of the session and concluding on the first Friday in May, regardless of 13
whether the session adjourns prior to the first Friday in May. The Speaker and 14
President Pro Tempore shall not receive any additional payments if the regular 15
session continues beyond the first Friday in May and shall not receive any 16
reimbursement of expenses if the regular session extends more than three 17
weeks beyond the first Friday in May. 18

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Sec. 3. 32 V.S.A. § 1052 is amended as follows: 1
§ 1052. MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY; COMPENSATION 2
AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT 3
(a)(1)(A) Each member of the General Assembly, other than the Speaker of 4
the House and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, is entitled to a weekly 5
salary of $589.00 for the 2005 Biennial Session and thereafter, provided that, 6
beginning on January 1, 2007, the weekly compensation shall be adjusted 7
annually thereafter by the cost of living adjustment negotiated for State 8
employees under the most recent collective bargaining agreement, except that, 9
beginning on July 1, 2021, and annually thereafter on January 1, the weekly 10
compensation shall be adjusted consistent with the compensation increases 11
provided to other constitutional officers. 12
(B) The salary of members shall be paid in biweekly installments, 13
commencing with the first day of the session and concluding on the first