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S1529......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
ELECTED OFFICIALS - SALARY - Amends existing law to provide salaries for
the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state controller,
attorney general, state treasurer and superintendent of public instruction
for the period January 2002 to January 2007.
03/12 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/13 Rpt prt - to St Aff
Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
Rls susp - PASSED - 32-0-3
AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch(Bartlett), Brandt, Bunderson,
Burtenshaw, Cameron, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Geddes,
Goedde, Hawkins, Hill, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia, Little,
Lodge, Marley, Noh, Richardson, Schroeder, Sims, Sorensen, Stegner,
Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Frasure, Risch, Sandy
Floor Sponsor - Geddes
Title apvd - to House
03/14 House intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/15 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
Rls susp - PASSED - 63-4-3
AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Black, Block, Boe,
Bradford, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Clark, Collins, Crow, Cuddy,
Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner,
Gould, Hadley, Hammond, Harwood, Henbest, Higgins, Hornbeck, Jaquet,
Jones, Kellogg, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Langford, Loertscher, Mader,
Martinez, McKague, Meyer, Pearce, Pischner, Pomeroy, Raybould,
Ridinger, Roberts, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Sellman, Shepherd,
Smith(33), Smylie, Stevenson, Stone, Tilman, Trail, Wheeler, Wood,
Young, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Bolz, Ellis, Moyle, Smith(23)
Absent and excused -- Aikele, Montgomery, Mortensen
Floor Sponsor - Newcomb
Title apvd - to Senate
03/15 To enrol
03/18 Rpt enrol - Pres signed - Sp signed
03/18 To Governor
03/27 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 340
Effective: 07/01/02
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1529
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO SALARIES OF STATE ELECTIVE OFFICERS; AMENDING SECTION 59-501,
3 IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE SALARIES FOR THE GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
4 SECRETARY OF STATE, STATE CONTROLLER, ATTORNEY GENERAL, STATE TREASURER
5 AND STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION FOR THE PERIOD FROM THE
6 FIRST MONDAY IN JANUARY 2002, UNTIL THE FIRST MONDAY IN JANUARY 2007 AND
7 TO DELETE OBSOLETE LANGUAGE.
8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
9 SECTION 1. That Section 59-501, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
10 amended to read as follows:
11 59-501. SALARIES OF STATE ELECTIVE OFFICERS -- REGULAR PAYMENT -- TRAVEL-
12 ING EXPENSES -- FEES PROPERTY OF STATE. (1) The governor, lieutenant governor,
13 secretary of state, state controller, state treasurer, attorney general and
14 superintendent of public instruction shall, during their continuance in
15 office, receive for their services compensation as follows:
16 Commencing on the first Monday in January 1999, until the first Monday in
17 January 2000:
18 Governor, $92,500 per annum;
19 Lieutenant governor, $24,500 per annum;
20 Secretary of state, $75,000 per annum;
21 State controller, $75,000 per annum; said salary to be audited by the leg-
22 islative council;
23 Attorney general, $82,500 per annum;
24 State treasurer, $75,000 per annum; and
25 State superintendent of public instruction, $75,000 per annum.
26 Commencing on the first Monday in January 2000, until the first Monday in
27 January 2001:
28 Governor, $95,500 per annum;
29 Lieutenant governor, $25,250 per annum;
30 Secretary of state, $77,500 per annum;
31 State controller, $77,500 per annum; said salary to be audited by the leg-
32 islative council;
33 Attorney general, $85,500 per annum;
34 State treasurer, $77,500 per annum; and
35 State superintendent of public instruction, $77,500 per annum.
36 Commencing on the first Monday in January 2001, until the first Monday in
37 January 2002:
38 Governor, $98,500 per annum;
39 Lieutenant governor, $26,000 per annum;
40 Secretary of state, $80,000 per annum;
41 State controller, $80,000 per annum; said salary to be audited by the leg-
42 islative council;
43 Attorney general, $88,500 per annum;
2
1 State treasurer, $80,000 per annum; and
2 State superintendent of public instruction, $80,000 per annum.
3 Commencing on the first Monday in January 2002, until the first Monday in
4 January 20037:
5 Governor, $101,500 per annum;
6 Lieutenant governor, $26,750 per annum;
7 Secretary of state, $82,500 per annum;
8 State controller, $82,500 per annum; said salary to be audited by the leg-
9 islative council;
10 Attorney general, $91,500 per annum;
11 State treasurer, $82,500 per annum; and
12 State superintendent of public instruction, $82,500 per annum.
13 (2) Such compensation shall be paid on regular pay periods as due out of
14 the state treasury, and shall be in full for all services by said officers
15 respectively rendered in any official capacity or employment whatever during
16 their respective terms of office; but no increase in the rate of compensation
17 shall be made during the terms of such officers; provided, however, that the
18 actual and necessary expenses of the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary
19 of state, attorney general, state controller, state treasurer, and superin-
20 tendent of public instruction while traveling within the state, or between
21 points within the state, in the performance of official duties, shall be
22 allowed and paid by the state; not however, exceeding such sum as shall be
23 appropriated for such purpose.
24 (3) Actual and necessary subsistence expenses of the governor while
25 traveling in connection with the performance of official duties are hereby
26 expressly exempted from the provisions of sections 67-2007 and 67-2008, Idaho
27 Code. (Standard Travel Pay and Allowance Act of 1949).
28 (4) No officer named in this section shall receive, for the performance
29 of any official duty any fee for his own use, but all fees fixed by law for
30 the performance by either of them, of any official duty, shall be collected in
31 advance and deposited with the state treasurer to the credit of the state.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS12222
The purpose of this legislation would be to freeze the salaries
of state elected officials at their current rate of compensation
until the first Monday of January 2007.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact to the general fund.
Contact
Name: Rep. Bruce Newcomb
Name: Sen. Bob Geddes
Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Impact S 1529