THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY QUINN, DELOZIER, McILVAINE SMITH, MURT, BENNINGHOFF, BROOKS, CAUSER, CLYMER, P. COSTA, CUTLER, DePASQUALE, DRUCKER, EVERETT, FARRY, FLECK, GABIG, GABLER, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GROVE, HARHART, HARPER, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, KNOWLES, KORTZ, METZGAR, MILNE, MOUL, OBERLANDER, REESE, ROAE, ROCK, SANTARSIERO, SCAVELLO, SWANGER, R. TAYLOR AND VULAKOVICH, NOVEMBER 17, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, NOVEMBER 17, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending the act of September 30, 1983 (P.L.160, No.39),

entitled "An act establishing salaries and compensation of

certain public officials including justices and judges of

Statewide courts, judges of courts of common pleas, judges of

the Philadelphia Municipal Court, judges of the Philadelphia

Traffic Court, district justices and the Governor, the

Lieutenant Governor, the State Treasurer, the Auditor

General, the Attorney General and certain other State

officers and the salary and certain expenses of the members

of the General Assembly; and repealing certain inconsistent

acts," further providing for salaries of members of the

General Assembly and for expiration.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 4 of the act of September 30, 1983

(P.L.160, No.39), known as the Public Official Compensation Law,

is amended by adding a subsection to read:

Section 4.  Members of the General Assembly.

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(e)  Suspension of annual cost-of-living adjustment.--

Notwithstanding any other provision of this act or law to the

contrary, the annual cost-of-living adjustment taking effect

December 1, 2008, for members, officers and leaders of the

General Assembly as provided under subsections (d) and (d.1) is

suspended.

Section 2.  This act shall expire November 30, 2010.

Section 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.