Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Committee hears pay plan: negotiated raises, health‑plan changes and a proposal to tie legislative pay to average wages
Summary
House Bill 13 would provide a negotiated pay plan for state employees — a $1-per-hour or 2.5% floor increase (whichever is greater), employer health-share increases, higher per-diem tied to 70% of federal rates, and a provision to tie legislative pay to the state average wage. Proponents including agency directors and unions urged passage; no committee vote occurred at this hearing.
Representative John Fitzpatrick opened House Bill 13 as the pay-plan bill negotiated between state management and employee unions. He said the bill’s four components include a salary adjustment (a $1-per-hour or 2.5% increase, whichever is greater), an employer contribution increase for employee health insurance, per-diem rate adjustments tied to 70% of federal rates, and a mechanism to tie legislative pay to the average state wage.
Fitzpatrick described how the compensation structure favors larger percentage increases for lower-paid workers, cited inflation data and outlined the bill’s estimated cost: about…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
