North Carolina SB 76: Legislative Compensation.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

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SENATE BILL 76

Short Title: Legislative Compensation. (Public)
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Sponsors: Senator Winner of Buncombe.
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Referred to: Rules and Operation of the Senate.
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February 8, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO ELIMINATE EXPENSE ALLOWANCES FOR LEGISLATORS, AND 2
TO SET THEIR SALARIES AT A PERCENTAGE OF THAT OF SENIOR 3
RESIDENT SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
Section 1. Effective upon convening of the 1995 Regular Session of the 6
General Assembly, G.S.120-3 reads as rewritten: 7
"§ 120-3. Pay of members and officers of the General Assembly. 8
(a) The Speaker of the House shall be paid an annual salary of thirty-five thousand 9
six hundred twenty-two dollars ($35,622), two-thirds of the salary for a Senior Regular 10
Resident Superior Court Judge, as set in the Current Operations Appropriations Act, 11
payable monthly, and an expense allowance of one thousand three hundred twenty dollars 12
($1,320) per month. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall be paid an annual 13
salary of thirty-five thousand six hundred twenty-two dollars ($35,622), two-thirds of the 14
salary for a Senior Regular Resident Superior Court Judge, as set in the Current 15
Operations Appropriations Act, payable monthly, and an expense allowance of one 16
thousand three hundred twenty dollars ($1,320) per month. The Speaker Pro Tempore of the 17
House shall be paid an annual salary of twenty thousand two hundred ninety-eight dollars 18
($20,298), forty percent (40%) of the salary for a Senior Regular Resident Superior 19
Court Judge, as set in the Current Operations Appropriations Act, payable monthly, and 20
an expense allowance of seven hundred eighty dollars ($780.00) per month; and the Deputy 21
President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall be paid an annual salary of twenty thousand 22
two hundred ninety-eight dollars ($20,298), forty percent (40%) of the salary for a Senior 23
Regular Resident Superior Court Judge, as set in the Current Operations Appropriations 24

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Act, payable monthly, and an expense allowance of seven hundred eighty dollars ($780.00) 1
per month. The majority and minority leaders in the House and the majority and 2
minority leaders in the Senate shall be paid an annual salary of fifteen thousand nine 3
hundred eighteen dollars ($15,918), thirty-five percent (35%) of the salary for a Senior 4
Regular Resident Superior Court Judge, as set in the Current Operations Appropriations 5
Act, payable monthly, and an expense allowance of six hundred twenty-two dollars ($622.00) 6
per month. 7
(b) Every other member of the General Assembly shall receive increases in 8
annual salary only to the extent of and in the amounts equal to the average increases 9
received by employees of the State, effective upon convening of the next Regular 10
Session of the General Assembly after enactment of these increased amounts. 11
Accordingly, upon convening of the 1993 Regular Session of the General Assembly, 12
every other member of the General Assembly shall be paid an annual salary of thirteen 13
thousand twenty-six dollars ($13,026), one-third of the salary for a Senior Regular 14
Resident Superior Court Judge, as set in the Current Operations Appropriations Act, 15
payable monthly, and an expense allowance of five hundred twenty-two dollars ($522.00) per 16
month. 17
(b1) No increase in salary for a Senior Regular Resident Superior Court Judge 18
shall increase any salary under this section until the convening of the next Regular 19
Session of the General Assembly. 20
(c) The salary and expense allowances provided in this section are in addition to 21
any per diem compensation and any subsistence and travel allowance authorized by any 22
other law with respect to any regular or extra session of the General Assembly, and 23
service on any State board, agency, commission, standing committee and study 24
commission." 25
Sec. 2. This act is effective upon convening of the 1995 Regular Session of 26
the General Assembly. 27