HB252 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Paul Beckman

Republican

Co-Sponsor

Allen Farley

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Legislature authorized to vote to increase or decrease their compensation, or establish a Legislative Compensation Commission, members, terms, quadrennial recommendations for the total compensation to be paid to members of Legislature, Amendment 57, (Sections 48.01 and 49, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended) am'd.; Sec. 29-1-8 repealed; Act 1196, 1971 Reg. Sess., Act 87-209, 1987 Reg. Sess.; Act 90-490, 1990 Reg. Sess.; Act 91-95, 1991 Reg. Sess.; Act 91-108, 1991 Reg. Sess.; Act 2007-75, 2007 Reg. Sess. repealed, const. amend.

Description

Under Amendment 57, now appearing as Sections 48.01 and 49 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, members of the Legislature are provided certain compensation and expense reimbursement authorized to be fixed by the Legislature. Several acts of the Legislature provide reimbursement for presiding officers and members of the Legislature.

This bill would propose a constitutional amendment to Amendment 57, now appearing as Sections 48.01 and 49 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, to allow members of the Legislature to continue to have the authority to increase or decrease their compensation or, alternatively, create a Legislative Compensation Commission, and provide for its members and terms of office, and require the commission to make quadrennial determinations for the total compensation to be paid to members of the Legislature which would take effect unless rejected by the Legislature; and repeal conflicting laws regarding compensation and expense reimbursement of the members of the Legislature.

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Subjects

Constitutional Amendments