2009 House Joint Resolution DD

Establish part time legislature and cap salaries

Introduced in the House

Sept. 9, 2009

Introduced by Rep. Tom McMillin (R-45)

To place before voters in the next general election a Constitutional amendment to replace the current full time legislature with a part time one that would only meet for 90 consecutive days each year, would cap legislators’ annual salaries at 25 percent of the private sector average pay, and would cap the amount appropriated to run the legislature at 1 percent of the state general fund.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary