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91_SB0621sam002
SRA91SB0621MJcpam02
1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 621
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 621, by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
4 "Section 5. The following sums, or so much thereof as
5 may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the
6 President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
7 Representatives for furnishing the items provided in Section
8 4 of the General Assembly Compensation Act to members of
9 their respective houses throughout the year in connection
10 with their legislative duties and responsibilities and not in
11 connection with any political campaign, as prescribed by law:
12 To the President of the Senate............... $ 3,953,000
13 To the Speaker of the House of
14 Representatives............................ 6,726,000
15 Total $10,679,000
16 Section 10. Payments from the amounts appropriated in
17 Section 5 of this Article shall be made only upon the
18 delivery of a voucher approved by the member to the State
19 Comptroller. The voucher shall also be approved by the
20 President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of
21 Representatives as the case may be.
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1 Section 15. The following named sums, or so much thereof
2 as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and
3 purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the
4 ordinary and contingent expenses of the Senate:
5 For the ordinary and incidental expenses of
6 legislative leadership and legislative staff
7 assistants:
8 President................................... $ 4,384,600
9 Minority Leader............................. 4,384,600
10 For the ordinary and incidental expenses of
11 committees, the general staff and
12 operations, per diem employees, special and
13 standing committees of the Senate and
14 expenses incurred in transcribing and
15 printing of Senate debate................... 3,392,500
16 For the ordinary and incidental expenses of the
17 Senate, also including the purchasing on
18 contract as required by law of printing,
19 binding, printing paper, stationery and
20 office supplies............................. 182,200
21 For allowances for the particular and additional
22 services appertaining to or entailed by the
23 respective officers of the Senate named in
24 and in accordance with the following
25 schedule:
26 President................................... 71,000
27 Minority Leader............................. 71,000
28 For travel, including expenses to Springfield of
29 members on official legislative business
30 during weeks when the General Assembly is
31 not in session.............................. 49,100
32 Total $12,535,000
33 Section 20. The sum of $588,100, or so much thereof as
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1 may be necessary, is appropriated for the use of the Senate
2 standing committees for expert witnesses, technical services,
3 consulting assistance and other research assistance
4 associated with special studies and long range research
5 projects which may be requested by the standing committees.
6 Section 25. The sum of $62,700, or so much thereof as
7 may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Assembly
8 Operations Revolving Fund to the Office of the President, to
9 meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Senate.
10 Section 30. The following named sums, or so much thereof
11 as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and
12 purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the
13 ordinary, incidental and contingent expenses of the House
14 Majority and Minority Leadership Staff and Office operations:
15 For the Speaker............................. $ 3,926,400
16 For the Minority Leader..................... 3,926,400
17 Total $6,592,800
18 Section 35. The following named sums, or so much thereof
19 as may be necessary, are appropriated to meet the ordinary,
20 incidental and contingent expenses of the House Majority and
21 Minority Leadership Staff and the general staff:
22 For the Speaker............................. $ 304,400
23 For the Minority Leader..................... 138,000
24 Total $442,400
25 Section 40. The following named sums, or so much thereof
26 as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and
27 purposes hereinafter named, relating to the operation of the
28 House of Representatives, are appropriated to meet its
29 ordinary and contingent expenses:
30 For the ordinary and incidental expenses of the
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1 general staff, operations, and special and
2 standing committees of the House, for per
3 diem employees and for expenses incurred in
4 transcribing and printing of House debates.. $4,503,200
5 For the ordinary and incidental expenses of the
6 House, also including the purchasing on
7 contract as required by law of printing,
8 binding, printing paper, stationery and
9 office supplies, no part of which shall be
10 expended for expenses of purchasing,
11 handling or distributing such supplies and
12 against which no indebtedness shall be
13 incurred without the written approval of the
14 Speaker of the House of Representatives..... 85,000
15 Pursuant to the Legislative Commission
16 Reorganization Act of 1984, to the Speaker
17 of the House for
18 Standing House Committees................... 2,027,000
19 Total $6,615,200
20 Section 45. The following named sum, or so much thereof
21 as may be necessary, for the objects and purposes hereinafter
22 named, relating to House membership, is appropriated to meet
23 the ordinary and contingent expenses of the House:
24 For travel, including expenses to
25 Springfield of members on official
26 legislative business during weeks when
27 the General Assembly is not in session .............$25,900
28 Section 50. The sum of $62,700, or so much thereof as
29 may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Assembly
30 Operations Revolving Fund to the Office of the Speaker, to
31 meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the House.
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1 Section 55. As used in Sections 30 and 35 of this
2 Article, except where the approval of the Speaker of the
3 House of Representatives is expressly required for the
4 expenditure of or the incurring of indebtedness against an
5 appropriation for certain purchases on contract, "Speaker"
6 means the leader of the party having the largest number of
7 members of the House of Representatives as of January 13,
8 1999, and "Minority Leader" means the leader of the party
9 having the second largest number of members of the House of
10 Representatives as of January 13, 1999.
11 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July
12 1, 1999.".