REPORT TITLE:
Allowances for Legislators


DESCRIPTION:
Makes allowance for incidental expenditures payable during the
legislator's term.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                        
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.B. NO.474        
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO ALLOWANCES FOR LEGISLATORS.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  Section 24-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
 2 amended to read as follows:
 
 3      "§24-1 Allowance for incidental expenses.  Each member of
 
 4 the legislature shall receive an annual allowance of $5,000,
 
 5 which amount is to cover incidental expenses connected with
 
 6 legislative duties and the amount shall be payable [in a manner
 
 7 prescribed by the respective rules of each house.] during the
 
 8 term of the member." 
 
 9      SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed.
 
10 New statutory material is underscored.
 
11      SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
 
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13                           INTRODUCED BY:  _______________________