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                                   2499
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2025
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 Introduced  by M. of A. RA -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Governmental Operations
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing an amendment to section 6 of article 3 of the constitution, in
   relation to salary increases for members of the legislature

   Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 6 of  article
 3 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
   § 6. (A) Each member of the legislature shall receive for [his or her]
 SUCH MEMBER'S services a like annual salary, to be fixed by law.  [He or
 she] EACH MEMBER shall also be reimbursed for [his or her] SUCH MEMBER'S
 actual  traveling  expenses  in going to and returning from the place in
 which the legislature meets, not more than  once  each  week  while  the
 legislature  is  in session. Senators, when the senate alone is convened
 in extraordinary session, or when serving as members of  the  court  for
 the trial of impeachments, and such members of the assembly, not exceed-
 ing  nine  in  number, as shall be appointed managers of an impeachment,
 shall receive an additional per diem allowance, to be fixed by law.  Any
 member,  while serving as an officer of [his or her] SUCH MEMBER'S house
 or in any other special capacity therein or directly connected therewith
 not hereinbefore in  this  section  specified,  may  also  be  paid  and
 receive,  in  addition,  any allowance which may be fixed by law for the
 particular and additional services appertaining to or entailed  by  such
 office  or  special  capacity.  Neither the salary of any member nor any
 other allowance so fixed may be increased or diminished during, and with
 respect to, the term for which [he or she]  A  MEMBER  shall  have  been
 elected,  nor  shall [he or she] ANY MEMBER be paid or receive any other
 extra compensation. The provisions of this section and laws  enacted  in
 compliance  therewith  shall  govern  and  be  exclusively  controlling,
 according to their terms. Members shall continue to receive such  salary
 and  additional  allowance  as  heretofore  fixed  and  provided in this
 section, until changed by law pursuant to this section.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89068-01-5
              

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   (B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO  THE  CONTRARY,  ANY
 AMENDMENT  TO  THE  LEGISLATIVE  LAW, OR ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW THAT
 WOULD RESULT IN THE INCREASE OF SALARY FOR MEMBERS OF  THE  LEGISLATURE,
 SHALL  FIRST  HAVE  BEEN  SUBMITTED  TO  THE  PEOPLE AT THE NEXT GENERAL
 ELECTION  AND  SHALL  HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF ALL VOTES CAST
 FOR AND AGAINST IT AT  SUCH  GENERAL  ELECTION.  UPON  APPROVAL  BY  THE
 PEOPLE,  THE  AMENDMENT  TO INCREASE LEGISLATIVE MEMBER'S SALARIES SHALL
 TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. THE BALLOTS TO BE  FURNISHED  FOR  THE  USE  OF
 VOTERS  UPON  SUBMISSION SHALL BE IN THE FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE ELECTION
 LAW, AND SHALL SET FORTH THE CURRENT SALARY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE LEGIS-
 LATURE, THE PROPOSED INCREASED PER ANNUM SALARY AND SHALL EXPLICITLY ASK
 "SHALL THE INCREASE IN SALARY BE APPROVED?".
   § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment  be
 referred  to  the  first regular legislative session convening after the
 next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
 conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.