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IC 2-3-1-1
Amount; when paid
Sec. 1. (a) The annual salary of the members of the general
assembly shall be the following:
(1) Before 2009, eleven thousand six hundred dollars ($11,600).
(2) In 2009 and thereafter, an amount equal to eighteen percent
(18%) of the annual salary of a judge under IC 33-38-5-6, as
adjusted under IC 33-38-5-8.1.
(b) One-half (1/2) the annual salary shall be paid on the fifteenth
day of January, and one-half (1/2) the annual salary shall be paid on
the fifteenth day of February.
(Formerly: Acts 1955, c.65, s.1; Acts 1963(ss), c.25, s.1; 1967, S.E.A.
300, s.1; Acts 1972, P.L.232, SEC.1.) As amended by Acts 1978,
P.L.4, SEC.1; Acts 1978, P.L.11, SEC.2; P.L.2-1984, SEC.1;
P.L.43-2007, SEC.1.
IC 2-3-1-2
Purpose of salary; limitations
Sec. 2. (a) The general assembly hereby declares that the annual
salary provided for in section 1 of this chapter is solely for the
purpose of compensating the members of the general assembly for
legislative services rendered during the year for which the salary is
paid.
(b) The legislative services referred to in subsection (a) include,
but are not limited to, the following:
(1) participating in sessions of the senate or the house of
representatives;
(2) participating in meetings of standing committees of the
senate or the house of representatives, regardless of when the
meetings are held;
(3) participating in meetings of legislative study committees or
commissions, regardless of when the meetings are held;
(4) attending conferences for state legislators conducted by the
National Conference of State Legislatures, the Council of State
Governments, or similar organizations;
(5) working with constituents, state agencies, and others to help
resolve problems of constituents; and
(6) working with legislative staff on research and bill drafting
requests.
In performing these and other legislative services, a member of the
general assembly is normally required to work more than six hundred
(600) hours per year.
IC 2-3-1-3
Repealed
(Repealed by Acts 1972, P.L.232, SEC.1.)
IC 2-3-1-4
Per diem; expenses
Sec. 4. In order to reimburse the members of the general assembly
for the expenses they incur in providing legislative services, each
member shall receive such per diem and such other expense
reimbursements as may be provided by law. The officers of the
senate and the house of representatives shall also receive such
additional allowances as may be provided to them by law.
(Formerly: Acts 1955, c.65, s.3; Acts 1963(ss), c.25, s.4.) As
amended by Acts 1981, P.L.7, SEC.2.