GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 371

Short Title:  Legislative Compensation Reduced.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Gamble; Capps, Gardner, Lee, Neely, Pate, Rayfield, and Russell.

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Referred to:  Rules, Calendar and Operations of the House.

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March 7, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REDUCE THE COMPENSATION AND EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND TO PROVIDE THAT EXPENSE ALLOWANCES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE BASE FOR CALCULATING LEGISLATIVE RETIREMENT.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 120-3 reads as rewritten:
"§ 120-3. Pay of members and officers of the General Assembly.
(a)	The Speaker of the House shall be paid an annual salary of thirty-six thousand two hundred dollars ($36,200) payable monthly, and an expense allowance of one thousand two hundred thirteen dollars ($1,213) per month. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall be paid an annual salary of thirty-six thousand two hundred dollars ($36,200) payable monthly, and an expense allowance of one thousand two hundred thirteen dollars ($1,213) per month. The Speaker Pro Tempore of the House shall be paid an annual salary of nineteen thousand seven hundred eighty-eight dollars ($19,788) payable monthly, and an expense allowance of six hundred thirty-six dollars ($636.00) per month. The Deputy President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall be paid an annual salary of nineteen thousand seven hundred eighty-eight dollars ($19,788) payable monthly, and an expense allowance of six hundred thirty-six dollars ($636.00) per month. The majority and minority leaders in the House and the majority and minority leaders in the Senate shall be paid an annual salary of fifteen thousand ninety-seven dollars ($15,097) payable monthly, and an expense allowance of four hundred sixty-six dollars ($466.00) per month.
(b)	Every other member of the General Assembly shall receive increases in annual salary only to the extent of and in the amounts equal to the average increases received by employees of the State, effective upon convening of the next Regular Session of the General Assembly after enactment of these increased amounts. Every other member of the General Assembly shall be paid an annual salary of twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) payable monthly, and an expense allowance of three hundred fifty-nine dollars ($359.00) per month.
(c)	The salary and expense allowances provided in this section are in addition to any per diem compensation and any subsistence and travel allowance authorized by any other law with respect to any regular or extra session of the General Assembly, and service on any State board, agency, commission, standing committee and study commission."
Sec. 2.  G.S. 120-4.8(5) reads as rewritten:
"(5)	'Compensation' means salary paid as a legislator for service in the North Carolina General Assembly, exclusive of travel, per diem, and expense allowances."
Sec. 3.  Section 1 of this act becomes effective July 1, 1995.  Section 2 of this act becomes effective with respect to persons retiring on or after July 1, 1995.