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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1692 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2868 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Russell E. Holmes |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act further regulating the compensation of members of the General Court. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Russell E. Holmes6th Suffolk1/15/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1692 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2868 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Holmes of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2868) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Russell E. Holmes relative to compensation of members of the General Court. Public Service. |
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| 20 | 20 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 21 | 21 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 2559 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act further regulating the compensation of members of the General Court. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 Chapter 3 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out sections 9B and 9C and |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2inserting in place thereof the following 2 sections:- |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3 SECTION 9B. (a) The president of the senate and the speaker of the house of |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4representatives shall each receive for each regular annual session, in addition to the base |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5compensation calculated pursuant to Article CXVIII, additional regular compensation in the |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6amount of $50,000. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7 (b) The chair of the senate committee on ways and means and the chair of the house |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8committee on ways and means shall each receive for each regular annual session, in addition to |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9the base compensation calculated pursuant to Article CXVIII, additional regular compensation in |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10the amount of $35,000. The floor leaders of each of the major political parties in the senate and 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11house of representatives shall each receive for each regular annual session, in addition to the base |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12compensation calculated pursuant to Article CXVIII, additional regular compensation in the |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13amount of $30,000. The president pro tempore of the senate and the speaker pro tempore of the |
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| 43 | 43 | | 14house of representatives shall each receive for each regular annual session, in addition to the base |
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| 44 | 44 | | 15compensation calculated pursuant to Article CXVIII, additional regular compensation in the |
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| 45 | 45 | | 16amount of $25,000. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 17 (c) Each member of the general court shall receive for each regular annual session, in |
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| 47 | 47 | | 18addition to the base compensation calculated pursuant to Article CXVIII, additional regular |
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| 48 | 48 | | 19compensation in the amount of $15,000. |
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| 49 | 49 | | 20 (d) The amount of additional regular compensation established pursuant to subsections |
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| 50 | 50 | | 21(a) to (c), inclusive, for each regular annual session, exclusive of the base compensation |
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| 51 | 51 | | 22calculated pursuant to Article CXVIII, shall be adjusted biennially to reflect the aggregate |
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| 52 | 52 | | 23quarterly change in salaries and wages in the commonwealth for the most recent 8 quarters as |
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| 53 | 53 | | 24determined by the Bureau of Economic Analysis in the United States Department of Commerce; |
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| 54 | 54 | | 25provided, however, that the amount of additional regular compensation for any regular annual |
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| 55 | 55 | | 26session, exclusive of the base compensation calculated pursuant to Article CXVIII, shall not be |
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| 56 | 56 | | 27less than that provided in said subsections (a) to (c), inclusive. |
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| 57 | 57 | | 28 SECTION 9C. Each member of the general court shall annually receive an amount for |
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| 58 | 58 | | 29expenses to be paid as follows: (i) for members whose primary residence is located at a distance |
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| 59 | 59 | | 30that is equal to or less than 50 miles from the state house, $12,500; and (ii) for members whose |
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| 60 | 60 | | 31primary residence is located at a distance that is greater than 50 miles from the state house, |
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| 61 | 61 | | 32$17,500. |
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