PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 1596
No. 1371 Session of 1991
INTRODUCED BY HERMAN, BOWLEY, NAILOR, PHILLIPS, SCHEETZ, LANGTRY
AND S. H. SMITH, MAY 13, 1991
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 13, 1991
A JOINT RESOLUTION
1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
2 of Pennsylvania, prohibiting members of the General Assembly
3 from receiving any increase in an unvouchered expense
4 allowance during a current term of office.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby resolves as follows:
7 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
8 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
9 That section 8 of Article II be amended to read:
10 § 8. Compensation.
11 The members of the General Assembly shall receive such salary
12 and mileage for regular and special sessions as shall be fixed
13 by law, and no other compensation whatever, whether for service
14 upon committee or otherwise. No member of either House shall
15 during the term for which he may have been elected, receive any
16 increase of salary, unvouchered expense allowance, or mileage,
17 under any law passed during such term.
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