THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY LENTZ, CUTLER, BRADFORD, BRENNAN, BRIGGS, CARROLL, HARRIS, HORNAMAN, McILVAINE SMITH, MIRABITO, MURT, ROAE, M. SMITH, SONNEY AND TRUE, OCTOBER 18, 2010

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, OCTOBER 18, 2010  

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 of the act of September 30, 1983

(P.L.160, No.39), known as the Public Official Compensation Law,

is amended by adding a subsection to read:

Section 4.  Members of the General Assembly.

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(e)  Expenditures for criminal defense prohibited.--

Notwithstanding any other provision of this act or other law to

the contrary, no State funds may be used to pay for any attorney

fees or litigation expenses incurred by or on behalf of a member

of the General Assembly in a criminal action initiated against

the member.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.