S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 5, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. LALOR, McLAUGHLIN, NOJAY -- Multi-Sponsored by --
M. of A. TENNEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Govern-
mental Operations
AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to allowances for
members serving as an officer of either house
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 5-a of the legislative law, as added by chapter 630
2 of the laws of 1998, that portion of subdivision 1 entitled "SENATE
3 OFFICERS", as amended by chapter 631 of the laws of 1998, that portion
4 of subdivision 1 entitled "SENATORS SERVING IN SPECIAL CAPACITY", as
5 amended by section 2 and that portion of subdivision 1 entitled "ASSEM-
6 BLYMEN SERVING IN SPECIAL CAPACITY", as amended by section 3 of part XX
7 of chapter 56 of the laws of 2009, paragraphs c and d of subdivision 2
8 as added by chapter 635 of the laws of 1998 and the opening paragraph of
9 subdivision 3 as amended by section 1 of part K of chapter 55 of the
10 laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
11 S 5-a. Allowances for member serving as an officer of either house of
12 the legislature or in a special capacity therein.
13 1. Any member of either house of the legislature serving as [an offi-
14 cer of his house or in any other special capacity therein or directly
15 connected therewith shall be paid an allowance in accordance with the
16 following schedule:
17 SENATE OFFICERS
18 Temporary president of the senate ............................... 41,500
19 Vice President pro tempore ...................................... 34,000
20 Deputy majority leader for legislative operations of the
21 senate ......................................................... 34,000
22 Chairman of majority program development committee
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 of senate ...................................................... 25,000
2 Minority leader of the senate ................................... 34,500
3 Deputy minority leader of the senate ............................ 20,500
4 Chairman of the senate majority conference ...................... 25,000
5 Chairman of the senate minority conference ...................... 16,500
6 Senior assistant majority leader of the senate .................. 27,500
7 Assistant majority leader on conference operations of
8 senate ......................................................... 25,000
9 Assistant majority leader for house operations of
10 senate ......................................................... 25,000
11 Assistant minority leader for policy and
12 administration ................................................. 16,500
13 Majority whip of the senate ..................................... 22,000
14 Minority whip of the senate ..................................... 14,500
15 Assistant minority leader for conference operations ............. 14,500
16 Assistant minority leader for floor operations .................. 14,500
17 Vice chairman of the senate majority conference ................. 22,000
18 Vice chairman of the senate minority conference ................. 14,500
19 Secretary of the senate majority conference ..................... 22,000
20 Deputy majority whip of the senate .............................. 20,500
21 Chairman of majority steering committee of the
22 senate ......................................................... 20,500
23 Secretary of the senate minority conference ..................... 14,500
24 Assistant senate majority whip .................................. 19,500
25 Assistant senate minority whip .................................. 13,000
26 SENATORS SERVING IN SPECIAL CAPACITY
27 Chairman of senate finance committee ............................ 34,000
28 Ranking minority member of senate finance
29 committee ...................................................... 20,500
30 Chairman of senate judiciary committee .......................... 18,000
31 Ranking minority member of senate judiciary
32 committee ...................................................... 11,000
33 Chairman of senate aging committee .............................. 12,500
34 Ranking minority member of senate aging committee ................ 9,000
35 Chairman of the senate alcoholism and drug abuse
36 committee ...................................................... 12,500
37 Ranking minority member of the senate alcoholism
38 and drug abuse committee ........................................ 9,000
39 Chairman of senate children and families committee .............. 12,500
40 Ranking minority member of senate children and families
41 committee ....................................................... 9,000
42 Chairman of senate codes committee .............................. 18,000
43 Ranking minority member of senate codes committee ............... 11,000
44 Chairman of senate banks committee .............................. 15,000
45 Ranking minority member of senate banks committee ................ 9,500
46 Chairman of senate education committee .......................... 18,000
47 Ranking minority member of senate education
48 committee ...................................................... 11,000
49 Chairman of senate energy and telecommunications
50 committee ...................................................... 12,500
51 Ranking minority member of senate energy and
52 telecommunications committee .................................... 9,000
53 Chairman of senate ethics committee ............................. 12,500
54 Ranking minority member of senate ethics committee ............... 9,000
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1 Chairman of senate health committee ............................. 15,000
2 Ranking minority member of senate health committee ............... 9,500
3 Chairman of senate local government committee ................... 12,500
4 Ranking minority member of senate local government
5 committee ....................................................... 9,000
6 Chairman of senate labor committee .............................. 12,500
7 Ranking minority member of senate labor committee ................ 9,000
8 Chairman of senate mental health and developmental
9 disabilities committee ......................................... 12,500
10 Ranking minority member of senate mental health and
11 developmental disabilities committee ............................ 9,000
12 Chairman of senate insurance committee .......................... 12,500
13 Ranking minority member of senate insurance
14 committee ....................................................... 9,000
15 Chairman of senate social services committee .................... 12,500
16 Ranking minority member of senate social services
17 committee ....................................................... 9,000
18 Chairman of senate investigations and government
19 operations committee ........................................... 15,000
20 Ranking minority member of senate investigations and
21 government operations committee ................................. 9,500
22 Chairman of senate corporations, authorities and
23 commissions committee .......................................... 15,000
24 Ranking minority member of senate corporations,
25 authorities and commissions committee ........................... 9,500
26 Chairman of senate transportation committee ..................... 15,000
27 Ranking minority member of senate transportation
28 committee ....................................................... 9,500
29 Chairman of senate agriculture committee ........................ 12,500
30 Ranking minority member of senate agriculture
31 committee ....................................................... 9,000
32 Chairman of senate consumer protection committee ................ 12,500
33 Ranking minority member of senate consumer protection
34 committee ....................................................... 9,000
35 Chairman of senate cities committee ............................. 15,000
36 Ranking minority member of senate cities committee ............... 9,500
37 Chairman of senate civil service and pensions
38 committee ...................................................... 12,500
39 Ranking minority member of senate civil service and
40 pensions committee .............................................. 9,000
41 Chairman of senate commerce, economic development
42 and small business committee ................................... 12,500
43 Ranking minority member of senate commerce,
44 economic development and small business committee ............... 9,000
45 Chairman of senate environmental conservation
46 committee ...................................................... 12,500
47 Ranking minority member of senate environmental
48 conservation committee .......................................... 9,000
49 Chairman of senate crime victims, crime and correction
50 committee ...................................................... 12,500
51 Ranking minority member of senate crime victims,
52 crime and correction committee .................................. 9,000
53 Chairman of senate elections committee .......................... 12,500
54 Ranking minority member of senate elections
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1 committee ....................................................... 9,000
2 Chairman of senate higher education committee ................... 12,500
3 Ranking minority member of senate higher education
4 committee ....................................................... 9,000
5 Chairman of senate housing, construction and community development
6 committee ...................................................... 12,500
7 Ranking minority member of senate housing, construction and
8 community development committee ................................. 9,000
9 Chairman of senate cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation
10 committee ...................................................... 12,500
11 Ranking minority member of senate cultural affairs, tourism, parks
12 and recreation committee ........................................ 9,000
13 Chairman of senate veterans, homeland security and military
14 affairs committee .............................................. 12,500
15 Ranking minority member of senate veterans, homeland security
16 and military affairs committee .................................. 9,000
17 Co-chairman of administrative regulations review commission ..... 12,500
18 ASSEMBLY OFFICERS
19 Speaker of the assembly ......................................... 41,500
20 Speaker pro tempore of the assembly ............................. 25,000
21 Majority leader of the assembly ................................. 34,500
22 Minority leader of the assembly ................................. 34,500
23 Deputy speaker of the assembly .................................. 25,000
24 Assistant speaker of the assembly ............................... 25,000
25 Assistant speaker pro tempore of the assembly ................... 22,000
26 Minority leader pro tempore of the assembly ..................... 20,500
27 Assistant minority leader pro tempore of the
28 assembly ....................................................... 18,000
29 Chairman of the committee on standing committees ................ 22,000
30 Ranking minority member of the committee on
31 standing committees ............................................ 18,000
32 Deputy majority leader of the assembly .......................... 19,500
33 Deputy minority leader of the assembly .......................... 18,000
34 Assistant majority leader of the assembly ....................... 19,500
35 Assistant minority leader of the assembly ....................... 18,000
36 Assistant minority leader ....................................... 18,000
37 Majority whip of the assembly ................................... 18,000
38 Minority whip of the assembly ................................... 16,500
39 Deputy majority whip of the assembly ............................ 16,500
40 Deputy minority whip of the assembly ............................ 15,000
41 Assistant majority whip of the assembly ......................... 15,000
42 Assistant minority whip of the assembly .......................... 9,500
43 Chairman of the assembly majority conference .................... 16,500
44 Chairman of the assembly minority conference .................... 15,000
45 Vice chairman of the assembly majority conference ............... 12,500
46 Vice chairman of the assembly minority conference ............... 11,000
47 Secretary of the assembly majority conference ................... 11,000
48 Secretary of the assembly minority conference .................... 9,500
49 Chairman of the assembly majority steering
50 committee ...................................................... 15,000
51 Vice chairman of the assembly majority steering
52 committee ...................................................... 12,500
53 Chairman of the assembly minority steering
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1 committee ...................................................... 14,000
2 Vice chairman of the assembly minority steering
3 committee ....................................................... 9,000
4 Chairman of the assembly majority program
5 committee ...................................................... 15,000
6 Chairman of the assembly minority program
7 committee ...................................................... 14,000
8 ASSEMBLYMEN SERVING IN SPECIAL CAPACITY
9 Chairman of assembly ways and means committee ................... 34,000
10 Ranking minority member of assembly ways and means
11 committee ...................................................... 20,500
12 Chairman of assembly judiciary committee ........................ 18,000
13 Ranking minority member of assembly judiciary
14 committee ...................................................... 11,000
15 Chairman of assembly codes committee ............................ 18,000
16 Ranking minority member of assembly codes
17 committee ...................................................... 11,000
18 Chairman of assembly banks committee ............................ 15,000
19 Ranking minority member of assembly banks committee .............. 9,500
20 Chairman of assembly committee on cities ........................ 15,000
21 Ranking minority member of assembly committee on cities .......... 9,500
22 Chairman of assembly education committee ........................ 18,000
23 Ranking minority member of assembly education committee ......... 11,000
24 Chairman of assembly health committee ........................... 15,000
25 Ranking minority member of assembly health committee ............. 9,500
26 Chairman of assembly local governments committee ................ 15,000
27 Ranking minority member of assembly local governments
28 committee ....................................................... 9,500
29 Chairman of assembly agriculture committee ...................... 12,500
30 Ranking minority member of assembly agriculture committee ........ 9,000
31 Chairman of assembly economic development, job creation,
32 commerce and industry committee ................................ 18,000
33 Ranking minority member of assembly economic development,
34 job creation, commerce and industry committee .................. 11,000
35 Chairman of assembly environmental conservation committee ....... 12,500
36 Ranking minority member of assembly environmental
37 conservation committee .......................................... 9,000
38 Chairman of assembly corporations, authorities
39 and commissions committee ...................................... 15,000
40 Ranking minority member of assembly corporations,
41 authorities, and commissions committee .......................... 9,500
42 Chairman of assembly correction committee ....................... 12,500
43 Ranking minority member of assembly correction committee ......... 9,000
44 Chairman of assembly ethics and guidance committee .............. 12,500
45 Ranking minority member of assembly ethics and guidance
46 committee ....................................................... 9,000
47 Chairman of assembly governmental employees committee ........... 12,500
48 Ranking minority member of assembly governmental
49 employees committee ............................................. 9,000
50 Chairman of assembly governmental operations committee .......... 12,500
51 Ranking minority member of assembly governmental
52 operations committee ............................................ 9,000
53 Chairman of assembly housing committee .......................... 12,500
54 Ranking minority member of assembly housing committee ............ 9,000
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1 Chairman of assembly insurance committee ........................ 12,500
2 Ranking minority member of assembly insurance committee .......... 9,000
3 Chairman of assembly labor committee ............................ 14,000
4 Ranking minority member of assembly labor committee .............. 9,000
5 Chairman of assembly racing and wagering committee .............. 12,500
6 Ranking minority member of assembly racing and wagering
7 committee ....................................................... 9,000
8 Chairman of assembly social services committee .................. 12,500
9 Ranking minority member of assembly social services
10 committee ....................................................... 9,000
11 Chairman of assembly small business committee ................... 12,500
12 Ranking minority member of assembly small business
13 committee ....................................................... 9,000
14 Chairman of assembly transportation committee ................... 15,000
15 Ranking minority member of assembly transportation
16 committee ....................................................... 9,500
17 Chairman of assembly veterans' affairs committee ................ 12,500
18 Ranking minority member of assembly veterans' affairs
19 committee ....................................................... 9,000
20 Chairman of assembly aging committee ............................ 12,500
21 Ranking minority member of assembly aging committee .............. 9,000
22 Chairman of the assembly alcoholism and drug abuse
23 committee ...................................................... 12,500
24 Ranking minority member of the assembly
25 alcoholism and drug abuse committee ............................. 9,000
26 Chairman of assembly committee on mental health,
27 mental retardation and developmental disabilities .............. 12,500
28 Ranking minority member of assembly committee on mental health,
29 mental retardation and developmental disabilities ............... 9,000
30 Chairman of assembly higher education committee ................. 12,500
31 Ranking minority member of assembly higher education
32 committee ....................................................... 9,000
33 Chairman of assembly real property taxation committee ........... 12,500
34 Ranking minority member of assembly real property
35 taxation committee .............................................. 9,000
36 Chairman of assembly election law committee ..................... 12,500
37 Ranking minority member of assembly election
38 law committee ................................................... 9,000
39 Chairman of assembly children and families committee ............ 12,500
40 Ranking minority member of assembly children
41 and families committee .......................................... 9,000
42 Chairman of assembly consumer affairs and protection
43 committee ...................................................... 12,500
44 Ranking minority member of assembly consumer affairs and
45 protection committee ............................................ 9,000
46 Chairman of the assembly energy committee ....................... 12,500
47 Ranking minority member of assembly energy committee ............. 9,000
48 Chairman of assembly tourism, parks, arts and sports development
49 committee ...................................................... 12,500
50 Ranking minority member of assembly tourism, parks, arts and
51 sports development committee .................................... 9,000
52 Chairman of assembly oversight, analysis and investigation
53 committee ...................................................... 12,500
54 Ranking minority member of assembly oversight,
55 analysis and investigation committee ............................ 9,000
56 Chairman of assembly office of state-federal relations .......... 12,500
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1 Chairman of majority house operations ........................... 12,500
2 Chairman of minority house operations ............................ 9,000
3 Co-chairman of the administrative regulations review
4 commission .................................................... 12,500]
5 THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OR THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY
6 SHALL BE PAID AN ALLOWANCE OF FORTY-ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
7 THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE SHALL ALSO RECEIVE AN ALLOWANCE OF
8 ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS TO BE DIVIDED AND DISTRIBUTED
9 TO FOUR MEMBERS OF THE SENATE SERVING AS AN OFFICER AS DIRECTED BY THE
10 TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE. THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY SHALL
11 ALSO RECEIVE AN ALLOWANCE OF ONE HUNDRED TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS TO BE
12 DIVIDED AND DISTRIBUTED TO FOUR MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY SERVING AS AN
13 OFFICER AS DIRECTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY. THE MINORITY LEADER
14 OF THE SENATE SHALL RECEIVE AN ALLOWANCE OF NINETY-TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS
15 TO BE DIVIDED AND DISTRIBUTED TO FOUR MEMBERS OF THE SENATE AS DIRECTED
16 BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE. THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEM-
17 BLY SHALL RECEIVE AN ALLOWANCE OF NINETY-ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO BE
18 DIVIDED AND DISTRIBUTED AS DIRECTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEM-
19 BLY.
20 2. a. No member of the legislature may, at the same time, receive
21 payment of more than one allowance provided for in this section.
22 b. The allowances set forth in this section shall be paid at such time
23 or times as the temporary president of the senate or speaker of the
24 assembly shall direct for their respective houses.
25 c. If legislative passage of the budget as defined in subdivision
26 three of section five of this article has not occurred prior to the
27 first day of any fiscal year, the net amount of any allowances author-
28 ized pursuant to this section to be paid on or after such date shall be
29 withheld and not paid until such legislative passage of the budget has
30 occurred whereupon the payment of such allowances in an amount equal to
31 the withheld and unpaid payments shall be paid pursuant to paragraph b
32 of this subdivision.
33 For purposes of this section, net amount shall mean gross salary minus
34 any or all of the following deductions: federal taxes, state taxes,
35 social security taxes, city taxes, payments on retirement loans, retire-
36 ment contributions, contributions to health insurance or other group
37 insurance programs, child support and court ordered payments.
38 d. No payment of an allowance to a member of the legislature pursuant
39 to this section shall exceed one-fourth of such authorized allowance
40 during the period of January first through March thirty-first in any
41 year.
42 [3. Any member of the assembly serving in a special capacity in a
43 position set forth in the following schedule shall be paid the allowance
44 set forth in such schedule only for the legislative term commencing
45 January first, two thousand fifteen and terminating December thirty-
46 first, two thousand sixteen:
47 ASSEMBLYMEN SERVING IN SPECIAL CAPACITY
48 Chairman of legislative commission on public management
49 systems ........................................................ 12,500
50 Chairman of legislative commission on science and
51 technology ..................................................... 12,500
52 Co-chairman of the legislative commission on water
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1 resource needs of New York state and Long Island ......... no allowance
2 Co-chairman of the legislative task force on
3 demographic research and reapportionment ....................... 15,000
4 Chairman of the assembly task force on farm,
5 food and nutrition ............................................. 12,500
6 Ranking minority member of the assembly task force
7 on farm, food and nutrition ..................................... 9,000
8 Chairman of the legislative commission on skills
9 development and career education ............................... 12,500
10 Vice-Chairman of the legislative commission on the
11 development of rural resources ................................ 12,500]
12 S 2. Subdivision 3 of section 83-c of the legislative law, as added
13 by chapter 141 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
14 3. The commission may employ and at pleasure remove such personnel as
15 it may deem necessary for the performance of the commission's functions
16 and fix their compensation within the amount appropriated therefor. The
17 commission may hold public and private hearings and otherwise have all
18 of the powers of a legislative committee under this chapter. The members
19 of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services[,
20 except as provided pursuant to section five-a of this chapter,] but
21 shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the
22 performance of their duties hereunder.
23 S 3. Subdivision 7 of section 83-e of the legislative law, as added
24 by chapter 141 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
25 7. The commission may employ and at pleasure remove such personnel as
26 it may deem necessary for the performance of the commission's functions
27 and fix compensation within the amount appropriated therefor. The
28 commission may hold public and private hearings and otherwise have all
29 of the powers of a legislative committee under this chapter. The members
30 of the commission and advisory board shall receive no compensation for
31 their services[, except as provided pursuant to section five-a of this
32 chapter,] but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
33 incurred in the performance of their duties hereunder.
34 S 4. Subdivision 4 of section 83-f of the legislative law, as added by
35 chapter 141 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
36 4. The commission may employ and at pleasure remove such personnel as
37 it may deem necessary for the performance of the commission's functions
38 and fix their compensation within the amount appropriated therefor. The
39 commission may hold public and private hearings and otherwise have all
40 of the powers of a legislative committee under this chapter. The members
41 of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services[,
42 except as provided pursuant to section five-a of this chapter,] but
43 shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the
44 performance of their duties hereunder.
45 S 5. Subdivision 4 of section 83-i of the legislative law, as added by
46 chapter 141 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
47 4. The commission may employ and at pleasure remove such personnel as
48 it may deem necessary for the performance of the commission's functions
49 and fix their compensation within the amount appropriated therefor. The
50 commission may hold public and private hearings, and otherwise have all
51 of the powers of a legislative committee under this chapter. The members
52 of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services[,
53 except as provided pursuant to section five-a of this chapter,] but
54 shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the
55 performance of their duties hereunder.
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1 S 6. Subdivision 4 of section 83-l of the legislative law, as amended
2 by chapter 83 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
3 4. The commission may employ and at pleasure remove such personnel as
4 it may deem necessary for the performance of the commission's functions
5 and fix their compensation within the amount appropriated therefor. The
6 commission may hold public and private hearings and otherwise have all
7 of the powers of a legislative committee under this chapter. The members
8 of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services[,
9 except as provided pursuant to section five-a of this chapter,] but
10 shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the
11 performance of their duties hereunder.
12 S 7. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that:
13 (a) the amendments to subdivision 3 of section 83-c of the legislative
14 law made by section two of this act;
15 (b) the amendments to subdivision 7 of section 83-e of the legislative
16 law made by section three of this act;
17 (c) the amendments to subdivision 4 of section 83-f of the legislative
18 law made by section four of this act;
19 (d) the amendments to subdivision 4 of section 83-i of the legislative
20 law made by section five of this act; and
21 (e) the amendments to subdivision 4 of section 83-l of the legislative
22 law made by section six of this act;
23 shall not affect the repeal of article 5-A of the legislative law and
24 shall be deemed repealed therewith.