THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY SANTARSIERO, BRADFORD, MATZIE, MURT, K. SMITH, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH AND WAGNER, FEBRUARY 24, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 24, 2011  

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 the compensation of members of

the General Assembly.

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,

reenacted and amended November 16, 2005 (P.L.385, No.72), is

amended by adding a subsection to read:

Section 4.  Members of the General Assembly.

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(e)  Forfeiture of salary during periods of budget impasse

beyond July 1.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this act

or other law to the contrary, during any calendar year in which,

by July 1 of that calendar year, no general appropriation act

has been enacted for the fiscal year beginning July 1 during

that calendar year, the persons identified under subsections (a)

and (b) shall forfeit that portion of their salaries

attributable to the period from July 1 of that calendar year to

the date on which a general appropriation act for that fiscal

year is enacted.

Section 2.  This act shall apply to all persons identified

under section 4(a) and (b) of the act who are elected, appointed

or hired to their respective offices or jobs after the effective

date of this section.

Section 3.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.