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Senate debate intensifies over legislator pay, committee amendment circled for later action
Summary
Senators debated a committee amendment to raise legislative per diem to $100 and delayed final action by circling the bill amid objections over timing, optics and whether increases should wait until after elections; multiple floor amendments and a substitute motion were proposed.
Senate debate over legislator compensation centered on a committee amendment increasing legislative per diem to $100 with an effective date of Jan. 1, 1991. Sponsor Senator Black urged adoption of the commission’s recommendation and said an immediate rise would correct long-standing underpayment; opponents argued the timing and size of the increase risked political backlash.
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