HB 1001 Summary

• Appropriates $42.9 million total ($42.8 million from general fund, $88,000 from special funds) to the legislative branch for the 2023-25 biennium ending June 30, 2025.

• Increases legislative compensation effective July 1, 2024: members' daily compensation rises from $189 to $205; monthly stipend increases from $526 to $569; leadership bonuses increase from $377 to $408 per month.

• Authorizes the director of the office of management and budget to transfer appropriation authority between line items within the legislative branch upon request by legislative leadership, exempting normal transfer restrictions.

• Establishes a new and vacant FTE funding pool of $479,137 for the legislative council to hire new or vacant full-time positions and cover salary shortfalls from vacant positions during the biennium.

• Declares sections 1-5 as emergency measures; requires legislative assembly and council to report to the appropriations committees on use of one-time funding items totaling $5.7 million for capital projects and technology upgrades.