Bill Text: PA HB2657 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Providing for per diem payments for members of the House of Representatives.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 10-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-10-01 - Referred to RULES [HB2657 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB2657-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 4129
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2657 Session of2012
INTRODUCED BY ROAE, MURT, TRUITT, DEASY, DUNBAR, MAHER, MUNDY, REED, SCAVELLO, SWANGER AND TALLMAN, OCTOBER 1, 2012
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, OCTOBER 1, 2012
AN ACT
Providing for per diem payments for members of the House of
Representatives.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Per diem payments for members of the House of
Representatives.
(a) General rule.--A member who:
(1) attends a duly called meeting of a standing or
special committee of which he or she is a member when the
House of Representatives is not in session;
(2) is the prime sponsor of a bill being considered at a
duly called meeting of a standing or special committee and
participates in the meeting for the purpose of consideration
of the bill when the House of Representatives is not in
session;
(3) testifies at a duly called meeting of a standing or
special committee when the House of Representatives is not in
session;
(4) is summoned to the State Capitol or elsewhere by the
Speaker of the House of Representatives, or the Majority or
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, to perform
legislative services on a weekday when the House of
Representatives is not in session;
(5) conducts legislative service or performs a
State-related job duty on a weekday when the House of
Representatives is not in session, including, but not limited
to, attending caucus meetings, participating in
State-sponsored events such as the Pennsylvania Farm Show,
touring State facilities, participating in meetings with the
Governor's Office or a State department, board or commission,
preparing for session or legislative meetings, working on
legislation and other similar purposes; or
(6) is present in the Capitol on a nonsession day
immediately following a session day exclusively due to
inclement weather, to a medical condition of the member that
prevents the member from safely operating a motor vehicle, to
a late adjournment or late recess of the House of
Representatives or to such other unforeseeable event that
prevents the member from leaving the Capitol as approved by
the Chief Clerk,
shall be reimbursed per day for each day of service, at such
rates as are established from time to time by the Committee on
Rules but not in excess of the applicable maximum mileage rate
authorized by the Federal Government. Mileage to and from the
member's residence shall be reimbursed as provided by rule of
the House of Representatives.
(b) Limitation.--Reimbursement of a member under subsection
(a)(5) and (6) shall be limited to not more than 52 days
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annually.
(c) Nonsession days.--Except as otherwise provided in this
section, no member shall be entitled to a per diem for a day
when the House of Representatives is not in session:
(1) for attending a meeting of a standing or special
committee of which he or she is not a member;
(2) if the day is an official holiday of the House of
Representatives and the staff of the House of Representatives
has been advised that the House of Representatives will be
closed that day and the staff is not required to report to
work, unless the official holiday is the day immediately
before a session day or the day immediately after a session
day; or
(3) if the day is a Saturday or Sunday, unless it is the
day immediately before a session day or the day immediately
after a session day.
Section 2. Inconsistent rules.
Any rule of the House of Representatives is hereby abrogated
to the extent of any inconsistency with this act.
Section 3. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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