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Senate Finance Committee approves sending bill to raise three commissioners' salaries to Senate
Summary
The Senate Finance Committee voted to send Senate Bill 1148 to the Senate with a due-pass recommendation. The bill would statutorily increase salaries for the Public Utilities Commission, State Tax Commission and Idaho Industrial Commission and requires a later appropriation action by JFAC to fund the increases.
The Senate Finance Committee voted to send Senate Bill 1148 to the Senate with a due-pass recommendation. The bill would statutorily raise the salaries for three state commissioners — the Public Utilities Commission, the State Tax Commission and the Idaho Industrial Commission — and, if enacted, would require a trailer appropriation from the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee (JFAC) to provide the funding.
Legislative Services Budget Policy Analysis Division manager Keith Bybey told the committee the bill changes statutory salary amounts so they align with recently adopted employee compensation…
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