PRINTER'S NO. 219
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
225
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY ROAE, F. KELLER, KNOWLES, DUNBAR, MURT, MARSICO,
GILLEN, TALLMAN, McGINNIS, CONKLIN, DIAMOND, ORTITAY AND
DUSH, JANUARY 27, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 27, 2015
AN ACT
Amending the act of September 30, 1983 (P.L.160, No.39),
entitled "An act establishing salaries and compensation of
certain public officials including justices and judges of
Statewide courts, judges of courts of common pleas, judges of
the Philadelphia Municipal Court, judges of the Philadelphia
Traffic Court, district justices and the Governor, the
Lieutenant Governor, the State Treasurer, the Auditor
General, the Attorney General and certain other State
officers and the salary and certain expenses of the members
of the General Assembly; and repealing certain inconsistent
acts," further providing for members of the General Assembly.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 4(d) and (d.1) of the act of September
30, 1983 (P.L.160, No.39), known as the Public Official
Compensation Law, reenacted November 16, 2005 (P.L.385, No.72),
are amended to read:
Section 4. Members of the General Assembly.
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(d) Subsequent annual cost-of-living adjustment for
members.--For the 12-month period beginning December 1, 1997,
through November 30, 1998, and for each like 12-month period
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thereafter until November 30, 2015, the salary of the members of
the General Assembly shall be increased by an annual cost-of-
living adjustment calculated by applying the percentage change
in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, reenacted
November 16, 2005 (P.L.385, No.72), (CPI-U) for the
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland area, for the
most recent 12-month period for which figures have been
officially reported by the United States Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics immediately prior to the date the
adjustment is due to take effect, to the then current salary
amounts. The percentage increase and the new salary amounts
shall be determined jointly by the Chief Clerk of the Senate and
the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives prior to the
annual effective date of the adjustment and shall be published
by them in the Pennsylvania Bulletin within ten days of the date
such determination is made.
(d.1) Subsequent annual cost-of-living adjustment for
officers and leaders.--For the 12-month period beginning
December 1, 1997, through November 30, 1998, and for each like
12-month period thereafter until November 30, 2015, the
additional compensation of the officers and leaders of the
General Assembly shall be increased by an annual cost-of-living
adjustment calculated by applying the percentage change in the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland area, for the
most recent 12-month period for which figures have been
officially reported by the United States Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics immediately prior to the date the
adjustment is due to take effect, to the then current
compensation. The percentage increase and the new compensation
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amounts shall be determined jointly by the Chief Clerk of the
Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives prior
to the annual effective date of the adjustment and shall be
published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin within 20 days
immediately prior to each cost-of-living increase taking effect.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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