SB156 Alabama 2011 Session

Under existing law, the pay for members of the Alabama Legislature is $10 per day, which cannot be raised during the term of office. In addition, members of the Legislature receive a travel allowance, expense allowance, and per diem

The amounts of these payments may be raised during the term that the legislators are currently serving

This proposed constitutional amendment would provide that the pay, travel allowance, expense allowance, and per diem, or other compensation paid to the members of the Legislature could not be increased during their current term of office; would require recorded vote by members of both houses of the Legislature on each proposed bill that would increase the pay, travel allowance, expense allowance, per diem, or other compensation paid to the members of the Legislature; and the enactment of any increase shall require a two-thirds affirmative vote by each house of the Alabama Legislature and approval by the Governor

To propose a constitutional amendment to Section 68 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, also appearing as Section 68 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, relating to compensation of public officials; to provide that the pay, travel allowance, expense allowance, per diem, or other compensation paid to the members of the Legislature may not be increased during their term of office; to require a recorded vote by members of both houses of the Legislature on each proposed bill that would increase the pay, travel allowance, expense allowance, per diem, or other compensation paid to the members of the Legislature; and the enactment of any increase shall require a two-thirds affirmative vote by each house of the Alabama Legislature and approval by the Governor.