HB4620 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB4620

Introduced , by Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

25 ILCS 115/1.10 new

Amends the General Assembly Compensation Act. Provides that beginning in Fiscal Year 2017, if the State has not cut the backlog of unpaid bills by 10% by the end of the fiscal year, salaries of the members of the General Assembly shall be cut by 10% for the following fiscal year. Further provides that the percentage by which the backlog of unpaid bills has decreased or increased at the end of the fiscal year shall be certified by the State Comptroller. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The General Assembly Compensation Act is amended by adding Section 1.10 as follows:

(25 ILCS 115/1.10 new)

Sec. 1.10. Backlog of bills. Notwithstanding any other law, beginning in Fiscal Year 2017, if the State has not cut the backlog of unpaid bills by 10% by the end of the fiscal year, salaries of the members of the General Assembly shall be cut by 10% for the following fiscal year. The percentage by which the backlog of unpaid bills has decreased or increased at the end of the fiscal year shall be certified by the State Comptroller.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.