Ind. Code ch. 2-3-1

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Ind. Code § 2-3-1-1 Amount; when paid

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), the annual salary of the members of the general assembly shall be 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. (c) Notwithstanding any other law, the annual salary of the members of the general assembly shall not be increased during the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, or during the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, regardless of any increase in the annual salary of a judge under IC 33-38-5-6, as adjusted under IC 33-38-5-8.1. 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; P.L.229-2011, SEC.38; P.L.213-2025, SEC.35.

Ind. Code § 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. (c) This section, as amended in 1981 by the one hundred second general assembly at its first regular session, applies to salary payments made after December 31, 1975, under section 1 of this chapter. Formerly: Acts 1955, c.65, s.1a; Acts 1957, c.245, s.1; Acts 1963(ss), c.25, s.2. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.7, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 2-3-1-3 Repealed

Formerly: Acts 1955, c.65, s.2. As amended by Acts 1969, c.98, s.2. Repealed by Acts 1972, P.L.232, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 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.

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