H.B. 160

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ELECTED OFFICIALS SALARIES
2 1999 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Michael R. Styler
5 AN ACT RELATING TO THE LEGISLATURE; MODIFYING PROVISIONS RELATING TO
6 COMPENSATION; PROHIBITING INCREASES IN COMPENSATION FROM TAKING
7 PLACE UNTIL AFTER THE NEXT ELECTION; PROVIDING AN EXCEPTION FOR
8 COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE; AND MAKING TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
9 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
10 AMENDS:
11 36-2-3, as last amended by Chapter 20, Laws of Utah 1995
12 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
13 Section 1. Section 36-2-3 is amended to read:
14 36-2-3. Compensation of members set by Legislature based on recommendations of
15 Legislative Compensation Commission.
16 [The] (1) (a) The Legislature shall establish the salary of members of the Legislature [shall
17 be set] at an annual general session based upon recommendations of the Legislative Compensation
18 Commission.
19 (b) The Legislature may accept, reject, or lower the salary recommendation, but may not
20 increase the recommendation.
21 (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), a salary increase approved by the
22 Legislature may not take effect until after the next regular general election.
23 (b) Subsection (2)(a) does not apply to a cost-of-living increase in salary, not to exceed
24 an amount equal to the decrease in the purchasing power of the dollar since the last increase, as
25 measured by the Consumer Price Index prepared by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Legislative Review Note
as of 1-27-99 4:46 PM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

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