SENATE AMENDED PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 974, 1304, 1357 PRINTER'S NO. 2024
No. 856 Session of 1975
INTRODUCED BY MESSRS. FINEMAN, IRVIS, COLE, WARGO, McCALL, SCHWEDER, COWELL, WANSACZ, McLANE, RAPPAPORT, PRENDERGAST, LaMARCA, DOYLE, STAPLETON, GILLESPIE, BERSON, O'DONNELL, GARZIA, WOJDAK, SHANE, ZEARFOSS, D. S. HAYES, HOPKINS, M. E. MILLER JR., KNEPPER, M. E. MILLER, DeMEDIO, MEBUS, MENHORN, PRATT, MRS. TOLL, MESSRS. REED AND COHEN, MARCH 19, 1975
SENATOR SMITH, STATE GOVERNMENT, IN SENATE, AS AMENDED, JULY 16, 1975
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 1, 1956 (P.L.1959, No.657), entitled,
2 as amended, "An act fixing the salaries and compensation of
3 the Chief Justice and judges of the Supreme Court, the
4 President Judge and judges of the Superior Court, the judges
5 of the courts of common pleas, the judges of the orphans'
6 courts, the judges of the County Court of Philadelphia and
7 the judges of the County Court and Juvenile Court of
8 Allegheny County, certain associate judges not learned in the
9 law, certain state officers, and the salary and expenses of
10 the members of the General Assembly, and repealing certain
11 inconsistent acts," making a change relating to time of
12 payment, providing a procedure for changing mileage, and <--
13 conforming language to the reports of the Commonwealth
14 Compensation Commission, AND FURTHER PROVIDING FOR <--
15 ACCOUNTABLE EXPENSES OF MEMBERS.
16 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
17 hereby enacts as follows:
18 Section 1. Section 14, act of June 1, 1956 (P.L.1959,
19 No.657), entitled, as amended, "An act fixing the salaries and
20 compensation of the Chief Justice and judges of the Supreme
21 Court, the President Judge and judges of the Superior Court, the
1 judges of the courts of common pleas, the judges of the orphans' 2 courts, the judges of the County Court of Philadelphia and the 3 judges of the County Court and Juvenile Court of Allegheny 4 County, certain associate judges not learned in the law, certain 5 state officers, and the salary and expenses of the members of 6 the General Assembly, and repealing certain inconsistent acts," 7 amended June 16, 1971 (P.L.157, No.8), is amended to read: 8 Section 14. The salary of the members of the General 9 Assembly shall be [seven thousand two hundred dollars ($7,200)] 10 fifteen thousand six hundred dollars ($15,600) per annum and 11 mileage to and from their homes at the rate of [ten cents (10¢)] 12 twelve cents (12¢) FIFTEEN CENTS (15¢) per mile circular, for <-- 13 each week a member was in actual attendance at the session, 14 between their homes and the State capitol, and no other 15 compensation shall be allowed whatsoever, except each member of 16 the General Assembly shall receive an ACCOUNTABLE allowance for <-- 17 clerical assistance and other expenses incurred during his term 18 in connection with the duties of his office, in the sum of 19 [eight thousand four hundred dollars ($8,400),] five thousand <-- 20 dollars ($5,000), SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($7,500), <-- 21 annually; the salary and expenses to be payable in equal monthly 22 installments on the first of the month [with the exception that 23 the installment due December first of each even year shall be 24 added to and payable with the installment due January first of 25 the following year]. 26 The Rules Committees of the House of Representatives and the 27 Senate shall study the mileage payments to be made to members of 28 the General Assembly. The committees shall make a joint report 29 to the General Assembly establishing the rate of mileage. The 30 report shall take effect on the date submitted to the General 19750H0856B2024 - 2 -
1 Assembly, unless within sixty calendar days excluding an 2 adjournment or recess of ten days or more following the date of 3 submission, the General Assembly shall, by concurrent 4 resolution, reject the report, in whole or part. The change in 5 mileage established in the report and not rejected by the 6 General Assembly shall apply to members assuming office or whose 7 term begins after the effective date of the report. C11L39JLW/19750H0856B2024 - 3 -