H. B. No. 394 As Passed by the House

Cosponsors: Representatives Gerberry, Mallory, Stewart, Belcher, Williams, B., Bacon, Bolon, Carney, DeBose, Dodd, Domenick, Driehaus, Dyer, Foley, Garland, Goodwin, Goyal, Harris, Luckie, Moran, Newcomb, Oelslager, Patten, Phillips, Pillich, Pryor, Weddington, Winburn, Yuko

Sec. 101.27. (A)(1) Every member of the senate, except the	8
members elected president, president pro tempore, assistant	9
president pro tempore, majority whip, minority leader, assistant	10
minority leader, minority whip, and assistant minority whip, shall	11
receive as compensation a salary of fifty-one thousand six hundred	12
seventy-four dollars a year during the senator's term of office.	13
Every member of the house of representatives, except the members	14
elected speaker, speaker pro tempore, majority floor leader,	15
assistant majority floor leader, majority whip, assistant majority	16
whip, minority leader, assistant minority leader, minority whip,	17
and assistant minority whip, shall receive as compensation a	18
salary of fifty-one thousand six hundred seventy-four dollars a	19
year during the representative's term of office. Such salaries	20
shall be paid in equal monthly installments during such term. All	21
monthly payments shall be made on or before the fifth day of each	22
month. Upon the death of any member of the general assembly during	23
the member's term of office, any unpaid salary due such member for	24
the remainder of the member's term shall be paid to the member's	25
surviving spouse, children, mother, or father, in the order in	26
which the relationship is set forth in this section in monthly	27
installments.	28

(2) Each member shall receive a travel reimbursement per mile	29
each way, at the same mileage rate allowed for the reimbursement	30
of travel expenses of state agents as provided by rule of the	31
director of budget and management pursuant to division (B) of	32
section 126.31 of the Revised Code, for mileage not more than once	33
a week during the session for travel incurred by a member from and	34
to the member's place of residence, by the most direct highway	35
route of public travel to and from the seat of government, to be	36
paid quarterly on the last day of March, June, September, and	37
December of each year. A member is not entitled to receive a	38
travel reimbursement per mile each way under this division unless	39
the member in fact travels from or to the member's place of	40
residence and to or from the seat of government.	41

(3) The member of the senate elected president and the member	42
of the house of representatives elected speaker shall each receive	43
as compensation a salary of eighty thousand five hundred	44
forty-nine dollars a year during the president's or speaker's term	45
of office.	46

The member of the senate elected president pro tempore, the	47
member of the senate elected minority leader, the member of the	48
house of representatives elected speaker pro tempore, and the	49
member of the house of representatives elected minority leader	50
shall each receive as compensation a salary of seventy-three	51
thousand four hundred ninety-three dollars a year during the	52
member's term of office. The member of the house of	53
representatives elected majority floor leader and the member of	54
the senate elected assistant president pro tempore shall each	55
receive as compensation a salary of sixty-nine thousand two	56
hundred twenty-seven dollars a year during the member's term of	57
office. The member of the senate elected assistant minority leader	58
and the member of the house of representatives elected assistant	59
minority leader shall each receive as compensation a salary of	60
sixty-seven thousand ninety-nine dollars a year during the	61
member's term of office. The member of the senate elected majority	62
whip and the member of the house of representatives elected	63
assistant majority floor leader shall each receive a salary of	64
sixty-four thousand nine hundred sixty-seven dollars a year during	65
the member's term of office. The member of the senate elected	66
minority whip, the member of the house of representatives elected	67
majority whip, and the member of the house of representatives	68
elected minority whip shall each receive as compensation a salary	69
of sixty thousand seven hundred six dollars a year during the	70
member's term of office. The member of the house of	71
representatives elected assistant majority whip shall receive as	72
compensation a salary of fifty-six thousand four hundred	73
forty-three dollars a year during the member's term of office. The	74
member of the house of representatives elected assistant minority	75
whip and the member of the senate elected assistant minority whip	76
shall each receive a salary of fifty-four thousand sixty dollars a	77
year during the member's term of office.	78

(4) The chairperson of the finance committee of each house	79
shall receive an additional sum of ten thousand dollars annually.	80
The chairperson of each standing committee of each house other	81
than the finance committee shall receive an additional sum of six	82
thousand five hundred dollars annually. The chairperson of each	83
standing subcommittee of a finance committee shall receive an	84
additional sum of six thousand five hundred dollars annually. The	85
vice-chairperson of the finance committee of each house shall	86
receive an additional sum of five thousand five hundred dollars	87
annually. The ranking minority member of the finance committee of	88
each house shall receive an additional sum of six thousand five	89
hundred dollars annually. The ranking minority member of each	90
standing subcommittee of a finance committee shall receive an	91
additional sum of five thousand dollars annually. The chairperson	92
of each standing subcommittee of each house other than a standing	93
subcommittee of the finance committee shall receive an additional	94
sum of five thousand dollars annually. The vice-chairperson and	95
ranking minority member of each standing committee of each house	96
other than the finance committee shall each receive an additional	97
sum of five thousand dollars annually. Except for the ranking	98
minority member of each standing subcommittee of a finance	99
committee, the ranking minority member of each standing	100
subcommittee of each house shall receive an additional sum of two	101
thousand five hundred dollars annually.	102

Section 1. That section 101.27 of the Revised Code be amended	6
to read as follows:	7

No member may receive more than one additional sum for	103
serving as chairperson, vice-chairperson, or ranking minority	104
member of a standing committee or standing subcommittee,	105
regardless of the number of standing committees or standing	106
subcommittees on which the member serves as chairperson,	107
vice-chairperson, or ranking minority member.	108

(5) If a member is absent without leave, or is not excused on	109
the member's return, there shall be deducted from the member's	110
compensation twenty dollars for each day's absence.	111

(B) Each calendar year from 2002 through 2008, the salary	112
amounts under divisions (A)(1) and (3) of this section shall be	113
increased by the lesser of the following:	114

(2) The percentage increase, if any, in the consumer price	116
index over the twelve-month period that ends on the thirtieth day	117
of September of the immediately preceding year, rounded to the	118
nearest one-tenth of one per cent.	119

(1) "Consumer price index" means the consumer price index	121
prepared by the United States bureau of labor statistics (U.S.	122
city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers: all	123
items, 1982-1984=100), or, if that index is no longer published, a	124
generally available comparable index.	125

(2) "Finance committee" means the finance committee of the	126
senate and the finance-appropriations committee of the house of	127
representatives.	128

Section 2. That existing section 101.27 of the Revised Code	129
is hereby repealed.	130