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2025 Utah Code
Title 36 - Legislature
Chapter 2 - Employees and Compensation
Section 2 - Salaries and expenses of members -- Compensation of in-session employees.
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UT Code § 36-2-2 (2025)
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Effective 5/1/2024
36-2-2. Salaries and expenses of members -- Compensation of in-session employees.
Amended by Chapter 425, 2024 General Session
36-2-2. Salaries and expenses of members -- Compensation of in-session employees.
- (1)
- (a)Unless rejected or lowered as provided in Section 36-2-3, beginning in 2001 and in each odd-numbered year after that year, members of the Legislature shall receive a salary equal to the amount recommended by the Legislative Compensation Commission in the last report issued by the commission in the previous even-numbered year.
- (b)Unless rejected or lowered as provided in Section 36-2-3, beginning in 2001 and in each odd-numbered year after that year, members of the Legislature shall receive a salary for attendance at a veto-override, special session, and other authorized legislative meetings equal to the amount recommended by the Legislative Compensation Commission in the last report issued by the commission in the previous even-numbered year.
- (2)
- (a)Unless rejected or lowered as provided in Section 36-2-3, beginning in 2001 and in each odd-numbered year after that year, the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives shall receive a salary equal to the amount recommended by the Legislative Compensation Commission in the last report issued by the commission in the previous even-numbered year.
- (b)Beginning in 2001 and in each odd-numbered year after that year, the majority and minority leadership of each chamber shall receive a salary equal to the amount recommended by the Legislative Compensation Commission in the last report issued by the commission in the previous even-numbered year.
- (3)The Legislature shall:
- (a)establish, by joint rule of the Legislature, the expenses of its members; and
- (b)ensure that the rules governing expenses are based upon:
- (i)payment of necessary expenses for attendance during legislative sessions;
- (ii)a mileage allowance; and
- (iii)reimbursement for other expenses involved in the performance of legislative duties.
Amended by Chapter 425, 2024 General Session
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