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90_HB1962
Makes appropriations for General Assembly salaries and
the ordinary and contingent expenses of the General Assembly.
Effective July 1, 1997.
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1 AN ACT making appropriations.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 ARTICLE 1
5 Section 1. The following sums, or so much thereof as may
6 be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the President
7 of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
8 for furnishing the items provided in Section 4 of the General
9 Assembly Compensation Act to members of their respective
10 houses throughout the year in connection with their
11 legislative duties and responsibilities and not in connection
12 with any political campaign, as prescribed by law:
13 To the President of the Senate............... $ 3,363,000
14 To the Speaker of the House of
15 Representatives............................ 5,546,000
16 Total $8,909,000
17 Section 2. Payments from the amounts appropriated in
18 Section 1 of this Article shall be made only upon the
19 delivery of a voucher approved by the member to the State
20 Comptroller. The voucher shall also be approved by the
21 President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of
22 Representatives as the case may be.
23 ARTICLE 2
24 Section 1. The following named sums, or so much thereof
25 as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and
26 purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the
27 ordinary and contingent expenses of the Senate:
28 For the ordinary and incidental expenses of
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1 legislative leadership and legislative staff
2 assistants:
3 President................................... $ 4,014,400
4 Minority Leader............................. 4,014,400
5 For the ordinary and incidental expenses of
6 committees, the general staff and
7 operations, per diem employees, special and
8 standing committees of the Senate and
9 expenses incurred in transcribing and
10 printing of Senate debate................... 3,106,064
11 For the ordinary and incidental expenses of the
12 Senate, also including the purchasing on
13 contract as required by law of printing,
14 binding, printing paper, stationery and
15 office supplies............................. 166,816
16 For allowances for the particular and additional
17 services appertaining to or entailed by the
18 respective officers of the Senate named in
19 and in accordance with the following
20 schedule:
21 President................................... 65,000
22 Minority Leader............................. 65,000
23 For travel, including expenses to Springfield of
24 members on official legislative business
25 during weeks when the General Assembly is
26 not in session.............................. 44,928
27 Total $11,476,608
28 Section 2. The sum of $538,512, or so much thereof as
29 may be necessary, is appropriated for the use of the Senate
30 standing committees for expert witnesses, technical services,
31 consulting assistance and other research assistance
32 associated with special studies and long range research
33 projects which may be requested by the standing committees.
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1 Section 3. The sum of $62,400, or so much thereof as may
2 be necessary, is appropriated from the General Assembly
3 Operations Revolving Fund to the Office of the President, to
4 meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Senate.
5 Section 4. The following named sums, or so much thereof
6 as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and
7 purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the
8 ordinary, incidental and contingent expenses of the House
9 Majority and Minority Leadership Staff and Office operations:
10 For the Speaker............................. $ 3,595,488
11 For the Minority Leader..................... 3,595,488
12 Total $7,190,976
13 Section 5. The following named sums, or so much thereof
14 as may be necessary, are appropriated to meet the ordinary,
15 incidental and contingent expenses of the House Majority and
16 Minority Leadership Staff and the general staff:
17 For the Speaker............................. $ 278,720
18 For the Minority Leader..................... 126,360
19 Total $405,080
20 Section 6. The following named sums, or so much thereof
21 as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and
22 purposes hereinafter named, relating to the operation of the
23 House of Representatives, are appropriated to meet its
24 ordinary and contingent expenses:
25 For the ordinary and incidental expenses of the
26 general staff, operations, and special and
27 standing committees of the House, for per
28 diem employees and for expenses incurred in
29 transcribing and printing of House debates.. $4,123,704
30 For the ordinary and incidental expenses of the
31 House, also including the purchasing on
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1 contract as required by law of printing,
2 binding, printing paper, stationery and
3 office supplies, no part of which shall be
4 expended for expenses of purchasing,
5 handling or distributing such supplies and
6 against which no indebtedness shall be
7 incurred without the written approval of the
8 Speaker of the House of Representatives..... 77,792
9 Pursuant to the Legislative Commission
10 Reorganization Act of 1984, to the Speaker
11 of the House for
12 Standing House Committees................... 1,856,088
13 Total $6,057,584
14 Section 7. The following named sum, or so much thereof
15 as may be necessary, for the objects and purposes hereinafter
16 named, relating to House membership, is appropriated to meet
17 the ordinary and contingent expenses of the House:
18 For travel, including expenses to
19 Springfield of members on official
20 legislative business during weeks when
21 the General Assembly is not in session .............$23,712
22 Section 8. The sum of $62,400, or so much thereof as may
23 be necessary, is appropriated from the General Assembly
24 Operations Revolving Fund to the Office of the Speaker, to
25 meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the House.
26 Section 9. As used in Sections 4 and 5 of this Article,
27 except where the approval of the Speaker of the House of
28 Representatives is expressly required for the expenditure of
29 or the incurring of indebtedness against an appropriation for
30 certain purchases on contract, "Speaker" means the leader of
31 the party having the largest number of members of the House
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1 of Representatives as of January 8, 1997, and "Minority
2 Leader" means the leader of the party having the second
3 largest number of members of the House of Representatives as
4 of January 8, 1997.
5 ARTICLE 99
6 Section 1. This Act takes effect July 1, 1997.