Bill Text: SC H3504 | 2011-2012 | 119th General Assembly | Introduced

South Carolina House Joint Resolution 3504 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Compensation of General Assembly members

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-27 - Referred to Committee on Ways and Means [H3504 Detail]

Download: South_Carolina-2011-H3504-Introduced.html

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH FISCAL YEAR 2011, AND CONTINUING FOR TWO FISCAL YEARS THEREAFTER, THE COMPENSATION OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MUST BE REDUCED BY TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT, AND TO DEFINE THE TERM "COMPENSATION".

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Beginning with fiscal year 2011, and continuing for two fiscal years thereafter, the compensation of all members of the General Assembly must be reduced by twenty-five percent. The term "compensation" as used in this section means the remuneration a member of the General Assembly receives for serving during a session of the General Assembly and does not include mileage, subsistence, or in-district allowances.

SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.