03/03/2022 03:30 PM Senate STATE AFFAIRS

             SB 145-LEGISLATOR RETROACTIVE PER DIEM                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
3:35:08 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR SHOWER announced the consideration of SENATE BILL NO. 145                                                                 
"An Act relating  to per diem for legislators;  and providing for                                                               
an effective date."                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
[This is  the third hearing  and invited and public  testimony is                                                               
scheduled.]                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:35:35 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR ROGER  HOLLAND, speaking as  sponsor of SB 145,  said the                                                               
only  dissent to  the legislation  is from  legislators who  have                                                               
expressed concern  about creating  an elite class  of legislators                                                               
who  do not  need to  collect  per diem.  His view  is this  will                                                               
create  an  elite  class  of legislators  who  are  motivated  to                                                               
complete the  one job that  is required of legislators,  which is                                                               
to pass the budget timely.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR REINBOLD  said she supports  the bill but her  concern is                                                               
that  the House  gets the  budget  to the  Senate in  time for  a                                                               
thorough and meaningful review.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
3:37:14 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR SHOWER opened  public testimony on SB 145;  finding none he                                                               
closed public testimony.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
3:37:38 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR HOLLAND thanked the committee for considering the bill.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR SHOWER solicited a motion.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
3:37:53 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR REINBOLD moved to report  SB 145, work order 32-LS1043\A,                                                               
from  committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  attached                                                               
fiscal note(s).                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  SHOWER  announced  that  without  objection  SB  145,  was                                                               
reported from the Senate State Affairs Standing Committee.