§ 120‑3. Pay of membersand officers of the General Assembly.
(a) The Speaker of theHouse shall be paid an annual salary of thirty‑eight thousand one hundredfifty‑one dollars ($38,151) payable monthly, and an expense allowance ofone thousand four hundred thirteen dollars ($1,413) per month. The PresidentPro Tempore of the Senate shall be paid an annual salary of thirty‑eightthousand one hundred fifty‑one dollars ($38,151) payable monthly, and anexpense allowance of one thousand four hundred thirteen dollars ($1,413) permonth. The Speaker Pro Tempore of the House shall be paid an annual salary oftwenty‑one thousand seven hundred thirty‑nine dollars ($21,739)payable monthly, and an expense allowance of eight hundred thirty‑sixdollars ($836.00) per month. The Deputy President Pro Tempore of the Senateshall be paid an annual salary of twenty‑one thousand seven hundredthirty‑nine dollars ($21,739) payable monthly, and an expense allowanceof eight hundred thirty‑six dollars ($836.00) per month. The majority andminority leaders in the House and the majority and minority leaders in theSenate shall be paid an annual salary of seventeen thousand forty‑eightdollars ($17,048) payable monthly, and an expense allowance of six hundredsixty‑six dollars ($666.00) per month.
(b) Every other memberof the General Assembly shall receive increases in annual salary only to theextent of and in the amounts equal to the average increases received byemployees of the State, effective upon convening of the next Regular Session ofthe General Assembly after enactment of these increased amounts, except no suchincrease is granted upon the convening of the 1997 Regular Session of theGeneral Assembly. Accordingly, upon convening of the 1997 Regular Session ofthe General Assembly, every other member of the General Assembly shall be paidan annual salary of thirteen thousand nine hundred fifty‑one dollars($13,951) payable monthly, and an expense allowance of five hundred fifty‑ninedollars ($559.00) per month.
(c) The salary andexpense allowances provided in this section are in addition to any per diemcompensation and any subsistence and travel allowance authorized by any otherlaw with respect to any regular or extra session of the General Assembly, andservice on any State board, agency, commission, standing committee and studycommission. (1929,c. 2, s. 1; 1951, c. 23, s. 1; 1965, c. 917; c. 1157, s. 1; 1967, c. 1120;1969, c. 1278, s. 1; 1971, c. 1200, s. 5; 1973, c. 1482, s. 1; 1977, 2nd Sess.,c. 1249, ss. 1, 2; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1137, s. 9.1; 1983, c. 761, s. 203; 1983(Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1034, s. 209; 1985, c. 479, s. 208; 1985 (Reg. Sess.,1986), c. 1014, s. 29; 1987, c. 738, s. 15; c. 830, s. 70; 1987 (Reg. Sess.,1988), c. 1086, s. 9; 1989, c. 752, s. 26; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 900, s.35; 1993, c. 321, s. 52; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 769, s. 7.5; 1995, c. 507,s. 7.8; 2002‑159, s. 39.)
§ 120‑3. Pay of membersand officers of the General Assembly.
(a) The Speaker of theHouse shall be paid an annual salary of thirty‑eight thousand one hundredfifty‑one dollars ($38,151) payable monthly, and an expense allowance ofone thousand four hundred thirteen dollars ($1,413) per month. The PresidentPro Tempore of the Senate shall be paid an annual salary of thirty‑eightthousand one hundred fifty‑one dollars ($38,151) payable monthly, and anexpense allowance of one thousand four hundred thirteen dollars ($1,413) permonth. The Speaker Pro Tempore of the House shall be paid an annual salary oftwenty‑one thousand seven hundred thirty‑nine dollars ($21,739)payable monthly, and an expense allowance of eight hundred thirty‑sixdollars ($836.00) per month. The Deputy President Pro Tempore of the Senateshall be paid an annual salary of twenty‑one thousand seven hundredthirty‑nine dollars ($21,739) payable monthly, and an expense allowanceof eight hundred thirty‑six dollars ($836.00) per month. The majority andminority leaders in the House and the majority and minority leaders in theSenate shall be paid an annual salary of seventeen thousand forty‑eightdollars ($17,048) payable monthly, and an expense allowance of six hundredsixty‑six dollars ($666.00) per month.
(b) Every other memberof the General Assembly shall receive increases in annual salary only to theextent of and in the amounts equal to the average increases received byemployees of the State, effective upon convening of the next Regular Session ofthe General Assembly after enactment of these increased amounts, except no suchincrease is granted upon the convening of the 1997 Regular Session of theGeneral Assembly. Accordingly, upon convening of the 1997 Regular Session ofthe General Assembly, every other member of the General Assembly shall be paidan annual salary of thirteen thousand nine hundred fifty‑one dollars($13,951) payable monthly, and an expense allowance of five hundred fifty‑ninedollars ($559.00) per month.
(c) The salary andexpense allowances provided in this section are in addition to any per diemcompensation and any subsistence and travel allowance authorized by any otherlaw with respect to any regular or extra session of the General Assembly, andservice on any State board, agency, commission, standing committee and studycommission. (1929,c. 2, s. 1; 1951, c. 23, s. 1; 1965, c. 917; c. 1157, s. 1; 1967, c. 1120;1969, c. 1278, s. 1; 1971, c. 1200, s. 5; 1973, c. 1482, s. 1; 1977, 2nd Sess.,c. 1249, ss. 1, 2; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1137, s. 9.1; 1983, c. 761, s. 203; 1983(Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1034, s. 209; 1985, c. 479, s. 208; 1985 (Reg. Sess.,1986), c. 1014, s. 29; 1987, c. 738, s. 15; c. 830, s. 70; 1987 (Reg. Sess.,1988), c. 1086, s. 9; 1989, c. 752, s. 26; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 900, s.35; 1993, c. 321, s. 52; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 769, s. 7.5; 1995, c. 507,s. 7.8; 2002‑159, s. 39.)
§ 120‑3. Pay of membersand officers of the General Assembly.
(a) The Speaker of theHouse shall be paid an annual salary of thirty‑eight thousand one hundredfifty‑one dollars ($38,151) payable monthly, and an expense allowance ofone thousand four hundred thirteen dollars ($1,413) per month. The PresidentPro Tempore of the Senate shall be paid an annual salary of thirty‑eightthousand one hundred fifty‑one dollars ($38,151) payable monthly, and anexpense allowance of one thousand four hundred thirteen dollars ($1,413) permonth. The Speaker Pro Tempore of the House shall be paid an annual salary oftwenty‑one thousand seven hundred thirty‑nine dollars ($21,739)payable monthly, and an expense allowance of eight hundred thirty‑sixdollars ($836.00) per month. The Deputy President Pro Tempore of the Senateshall be paid an annual salary of twenty‑one thousand seven hundredthirty‑nine dollars ($21,739) payable monthly, and an expense allowanceof eight hundred thirty‑six dollars ($836.00) per month. The majority andminority leaders in the House and the majority and minority leaders in theSenate shall be paid an annual salary of seventeen thousand forty‑eightdollars ($17,048) payable monthly, and an expense allowance of six hundredsixty‑six dollars ($666.00) per month.
(b) Every other memberof the General Assembly shall receive increases in annual salary only to theextent of and in the amounts equal to the average increases received byemployees of the State, effective upon convening of the next Regular Session ofthe General Assembly after enactment of these increased amounts, except no suchincrease is granted upon the convening of the 1997 Regular Session of theGeneral Assembly. Accordingly, upon convening of the 1997 Regular Session ofthe General Assembly, every other member of the General Assembly shall be paidan annual salary of thirteen thousand nine hundred fifty‑one dollars($13,951) payable monthly, and an expense allowance of five hundred fifty‑ninedollars ($559.00) per month.
(c) The salary andexpense allowances provided in this section are in addition to any per diemcompensation and any subsistence and travel allowance authorized by any otherlaw with respect to any regular or extra session of the General Assembly, andservice on any State board, agency, commission, standing committee and studycommission. (1929,c. 2, s. 1; 1951, c. 23, s. 1; 1965, c. 917; c. 1157, s. 1; 1967, c. 1120;1969, c. 1278, s. 1; 1971, c. 1200, s. 5; 1973, c. 1482, s. 1; 1977, 2nd Sess.,c. 1249, ss. 1, 2; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1137, s. 9.1; 1983, c. 761, s. 203; 1983(Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1034, s. 209; 1985, c. 479, s. 208; 1985 (Reg. Sess.,1986), c. 1014, s. 29; 1987, c. 738, s. 15; c. 830, s. 70; 1987 (Reg. Sess.,1988), c. 1086, s. 9; 1989, c. 752, s. 26; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 900, s.35; 1993, c. 321, s. 52; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 769, s. 7.5; 1995, c. 507,s. 7.8; 2002‑159, s. 39.)
