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Louisiana
Key Vote
Legislative Pay Increase
Project Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that raises the salaries of Louisiana state legislators.
Official Title of Legislation:
To amend and reenact R.S. 24:31.1(A), 502(A), 504(B), 506(A), and 507(B), relative to compensation of members of the legislature and per diem; to provide for per diem during regular and extraordinary sessions; to provide for an increase in the compensation paid to legislators; to provide for an increase in compensation paid to the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president of the Senate; to provide for an increase in the compensation paid to the speaker pro tempore of the House of Representatives and the president pro tempore of the Senate; to provide for an increase in compensation paid to the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, the chairman of the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee, the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, and the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee; and to provide for related matters.
Highlights:
-Sets the salary of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House at 45 percent of the annual salary for members of the U.S. Congress (Sec. 1).
-Sets the salary of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker Pro Tempore of the House at 35 percent of the annual salary for members of the U.S. Congress (Sec. 1).
-Sets the salary of the chairmen of the Senate Finance Committee, the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee, the House Appropriations Committee, and the House Ways and Means Committee at 35 percent of the
annual salary for members of the U.S. Congress (Sec. 1).
-Sets the salary of all other members of the legislature at 30 percent of the annual salary for members of the U.S. Congress (Sec. 1).
-Increases the monthly expense allowance for each member of the legislature to $1,000 per month (Sec. 1).
-Allows all salaries to be adjusted as necessary annually on July 1st (Sec. 1).
Full Text of Legislation (PDF Document)
Senate Passage: 06/10/2008 : Bill Passed 20 - 16 (Roll no. 1238) House Passage With Amendment: 06/13/2008 : Bill Passed: 56 - 45 (Roll no. 1347)
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTED BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. Senate Concurrence Vote: 06/16/2008 : Concurrence Vote Passed: 20 - 18 (Roll no. 1347)
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTED BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. Governor Passage: 06/30/2008 : Vetoed
Sponsor: Sen. Duplessis, Ann
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