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6.190 Compensation -- Travel expenses.
Beginning as of January 1, 1984, the members of the General Assembly, other than the
Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the Speaker Pro
Tempore of the House of Representatives, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the
majority and minority leadership of each house of the General Assembly, shall each
receive as compensation one hundred dollars ($100) per day, the President of the Senate
and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall each receive as compensation one
hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) per day, the majority and minority floor leaders of
each house of the General Assembly shall each receive as compensation one hundred
twenty dollars ($120) per day, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker
Pro Tempore, and the majority and minority caucus chairmen and whips of each house of
the General Assembly shall each receive as compensation one hundred fifteen dollars
($115) per day, during the session of the General Assembly. In addition to his
compensation as a member of the General Assembly, each chairman of a standing
committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate shall receive compensation of
ten dollars ($10) for each regularly scheduled meeting of the standing committee which
he chairs during sessions of the General Assembly. Beginning as of July 1, 1980, each
member of the General Assembly shall receive mileage and reimbursement of road tolls
for one (1) round trip for each week of the session between his home and the State
Capitol during regular sessions and extraordinary sessions of the General Assembly and
the necessary travel in going to and returning from the sessions of their respective houses.
The mileage allowance under this section shall be equal to the maximum mileage
allowance permitted by the federal government, to be increased as federal mileage
allowance is increased.
Effective: July 15, 1994
History: Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 486, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended
1986 Ky. Acts ch. 331, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts
ch. 407, sec. 5, effective July 1, 1980 -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 437, sec. 1,
effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 83, sec. 8, effective March
29, 1976. -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 3. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts
ch. 123, sec. 2.
History for former KRS 6.190: Repealed 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 29. -- Amended
1944 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective
October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 2005-1, 2005-2.
2012-2014 Budget Reference. See Legislative Branch Budget, 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 19, Pt.
I, 1, (1) at 506.
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