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House adopts substitute to reduce salaries for legislators and some statewide elected officials
Summary
The House approved a substitute to House Bill 5,004 that rolls back pay temporarily (reverting to an earlier calendar‑year salary level for a limited period) and extends reductions to several statewide elected officials; the move was framed as shared sacrifice during budget cuts.
On a motion to substitute, the House approved a second‑substitute version of House Bill 5,004 that reduces pay for legislators for a defined short period and applies modest reductions to certain statewide elected officials.
Representative Murray described the original proposal as a simple one‑page bill lowering daily legislative pay by 20 percent through the end of the year, reducing…
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