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AL HB535

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/19/2011

Primary Sponsor

Joseph Hubbard

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2011

AI Summary

HB535 Summary

  • Proposes constitutional amendment to Amendment 57 establishing legislative compensation equal to Alabama's average gross family income for the preceding calendar year, beginning with 2012 median family income.

  • Compensation adjustments to be made in January 2013 and during the last January of each quadrennium thereafter, with updates determined by the Department of Finance.

  • Provides expense reimbursement to legislators at the same rates paid to state employees for in-state and out-of-state travel, upon submission of vouchers to the Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House.

  • Reduces legislative salary by the same percentage declared during proration, effective during the last quarter of the fiscal year in which proration occurs.

  • Repeals conflicting laws including Act 87-209, Act 91-108, Act 2007-75, Act 1196 of 1971, Act 91-95, Act 90-490, and Section 29-1-8 of the Code of Alabama 1975, effective October 1, 2011.

Legislative Description

Legislature, compensation same as the average gross family income in Alabama and reimbursement of expenses to the same extent as paid to state employees, if proration declared legislative compensation reduced by same percentage, Sec. 29-1-8 repealed; Act 1196, 1971 Reg. Sess.; Act 87-209, 1987 Reg. Sess.; Act 90-490, 1990 Reg. Sess.; Act 91-95, 1991 Reg. Sess.; Act 91-108, 1991 Reg. Sess.; Act 2007-75, 2007 Reg. Sess. repealed; Amendment 57 (Sections 48.01 and 49, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended), am'd., const. amend.

Constitutional Amendments

Last Action

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Internal Affairs

4/19/2011

Committee Referrals

Internal Affairs4/19/2011

Full Bill Text

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