First Substitute H.B. 115

Representative LaVar Christensen proposes the following substitute bill:

1 SALARY OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
2 2006 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: LaVar Christensen
5 Senate Sponsor: Curtis S. Bramble
6
7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill modifies the State Officers and Employees Code to amend the salary for the
10 lieutenant governor.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . provides that the lieutenant governor's salary on July 1, 2006 is 95% of the
14 governor's salary; and
15 . makes technical changes.
16 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
17 None
18 Other Special Clauses:
19 None
20 Utah Code Sections Affected:
21 AMENDS:
22 67-22-1, as last amended by Chapter 8, Laws of Utah 2005, First Special Session
23
24 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25 Section 1. Section 67-22-1 is amended to read:

26 67-22-1. Compensation -- Constitutional offices.
27 (1) [(a)] The Legislature fixes salaries for the constitutional offices as follows:
28 [(i)] (a) governor: $104,100;
29 [(ii)] (b) lieutenant governor: [$81,000] 95% of the governor's salary
30 beginning July 1, 2006;
31 (c) attorney general: 95% of the governor's salary;
32 [(iii)] (d) state auditor: $83,500; and
33 [(iv)] (e) state treasurer: $81,000.
34 [(b) Beginning July 1, 2005, the annual salary of the attorney general shall be 95% of
35 the governor's salary.]
36 (2) The Legislature fixes benefits for the constitutional offices as follows:
37 (a) governor:
38 (i) a vehicle for official and personal use;
39 (ii) housing;
40 (iii) household and security staff;
41 (iv) household expenses;
42 (v) retirement benefits as provided in Title 49;
43 (vi) health insurance;
44 (vii) dental insurance;
45 (viii) basic life insurance;
46 (ix) workers' compensation;
47 (x) required employer contribution to Social Security;
48 (xi) long-term disability income insurance; and
49 (xii) the same additional state paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
50 employees.
51 (b) Lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, and state treasurer:
52 (i) a vehicle for official and personal use;
53 (ii) the option of participating in a state retirement system established by Title 49,
54 Chapter 12, Public Employees' Contributory Retirement Act, or Chapter 13, Public Employees'
55 Noncontributory Retirement Act, or in a deferred compensation plan administered by the State
56 Retirement Office, in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code and its accompanying rules

57 and regulations;
58 (iii) health insurance;
59 (iv) dental insurance;
60 (v) basic life insurance;
61 (vi) workers' compensation;
62 (vii) required employer contribution to Social Security;
63 (viii) long-term disability income insurance; and
64 (ix) the same additional state paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
65 employees.
66 (c) Each constitutional office shall pay the cost of the additional state-paid life
67 insurance for its constitutional officer from its existing budget.