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BILL NUMBER:S3447
Title of bill
An act to amend the legislative law, in relation to eliminating allowances for members serving as an officer of either house of the legislature; and to repeal section 5-a of the legislative law relating thereto
Purpose
To eliminate the stipends on top of the legislative salary each member gets for being a Chair or Ranking Member of a standing committee.
Summary of provisions
Repeals section 5-a of the legislative law.
Justification
Every state senator receives a stipend on top of their salary because every state senator is assigned as chair or ranking minority member of a committee by their leader. Many senators also receive another additional stipend if they are also assigned to leader- ship posts within their conference. Stipends vary greatly depending on one's position in the hierarchy of the Senate. These stipends are an unnecessary perk for Senators and considering the financial difficulties the state is currently facing, the Senate should eliminate them.
Fiscal implications
None.
Local fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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