PRINTER'S NO. 1275
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1215
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY SCHEMEL, LEWIS, JONES, BROOKS, STAMBAUGH,
BOROWICZ, ROWE, RYAN, THOMAS, BERNSTINE, GAYDOS, PENNYCUICK,
MOUL, GLEIM AND KEEFER, APRIL 16, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 16, 2021
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.1) of the act of September 30, 1983
(P.L.160, No.39), known as the Public Official Compensation Law,
amended October 16, 2020 (P.L.706, No.79), is amended and the
section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
Section 4. Members of the General Assembly.
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(a.1) Updated members salary and expenses.--Beginning
Decem ber 1, 2021 , the salary of members of the General Assembly
shall be $25,000 per annum and no health care benefits,
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retirement benefits, insurance benefits or other employee
benefits or compensation, including compensation provided under
subsections (a) and (b), shall be allowed, except that actual
expenses may be reimbursable to an individual member upon the
receipt of documentation of the expense and each member of the
General Assembly shall receive an allocation for clerical
assistance and other expenses incurred during the member's term
in connection with the duties of the member's office. The salary
shall be payable in equal monthly installments the first day of
the month, including the installment due December 1 of each
even-numbered year.
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(d.1) Subsequent annual cost-of-living adjustment for
officers and leaders.--
(1) Except as provided under paragraph (2), for the 12-
month period beginning December 1, 1997, through November 30,
1998, and for each like 12-month period [thereafter] through
November 30, 2021, 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 amounts shall be
determined jointly by the Chief Clerk of the Senate and the
Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives prior to the
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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.
(2) The additional compensation of the officers and
leaders of the General Assembly may not be increased by an
annual cost-of-living adjustment under paragraph (1) for the
period beginning December 1, 2020, through November 30, 2021.
Notice of the provisions of this subsection shall be
transmitted to the Legislative Reference Bureau for
publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin prior to December 1,
2020.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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