1Requiring forfeiture of salaries for the Governor, Lieutenant
2Governor, Cabinet members and members of the General Assembly
3for failure to pass a timely budget.

4The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5hereby enacts as follows:

6Section 1. Salary forfeiture.

7(a) Salaries to be withheld.--In the event that a balanced
8operating budget, including a General Appropriation Act and a
9General Revenue Act or acts, if necessary, has not be enacted by
1012 midnight on the final day of any fiscal year, the Secretary
11of the Budget, the Chief Clerk of the Senate and the Chief Clerk
12of the House of Representatives shall withhold all salaries for
13the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Cabinet members and members
14of the General Assembly.

15(b) Procedure.--In the event that a budget is not passed in
16accordance with subsection (a), the Governor, Lieutenant
17Governor, Cabinet members and members of the General Assembly
18shall forfeit a proportional amount of pay for each day that the

1budget is not passed. There shall be no retroactive repayment of
2salary once the budget is passed. The Secretary of the Budget,
3the Chief Clerk of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House
4of Representatives shall determine the amount of pay to be
5forfeited and shall transfer the forfeited salary to the General
6Fund.

7Section 2. Effective date.

8This act shall take effect immediately.