Section 9. The members of the legislature shall receive allowances reasonably related to expenses as provided by law, and a salary prescribed by the commission on legislative salaries pursuant to this section which shall be payable in installments and at such times as provided by law.

There shall be a commission on legislative salary, which shall be appointed by the governor on or before November 30, 1978, and every eight years thereafter. Not later than the fortieth legislative day of the 1979 regular legislative session and every eight years thereafter, the commission shall submit to the legislature and the governor recommendations for a salary for members of the legislature, and then dissolve. The recommended salary submitted shall become effective as provided in the recommendation unless the legislature disapproves the recommendation by adoption of a concurrent resolution prior to adjournment sine die of the legislative session in which the recommendation is submitted or the governor disapproves the recommendation by a message of disapproval transmitted to the legislature prior to such adjournment. Any change in salary which becomes effective shall not apply to the legislature to which the recommendation for the change in salary was submitted. [Am Const Con 1968 and election Nov 5, 1968; ren and am Const Con 1978 and election Nov 7, 1978; am SB 2072 (1984) and election Nov 6, 1984]

Salary of legislators: members, $34,200; presiding officers, $41,700.

Allowances, see chapter 24.

Legislature may make changes in allowances, applicable to the legislature enacting the changes. Att. Gen. Op. 75-1.

Legislature may increase its salary by enactment of law; since a legislature exists from date of one general election to date of next, increase enacted by one legislature may be made applicable to the next legislature notwithstanding that the Senate consists of holdovers. Att. Gen. Op. 75-2.

Legislators elected as delegates to constitutional convention are entitled to retain their full legislative salary. Att. Gen. Op. 77-3.

Cited as authorizing legislators to retain their salaries as legislators while serving as delegates to the constitutional convention. Att. Gen. Op. 77-6.