California CodesCalifornia Constitution - CONSArticle IV — LegislativeSection 7.5
In the fiscal year immediately following the adoption of this Act, the total aggregate expenditures of the Legislature for the compensation of members and employees of, and the operating expenses and equipment for, the Legislature may not exceed an amount equal to nine hundred fifty thousand dollars ($950,000) per member for that fiscal year or 80 percent of the amount of money expended for those purposes in the preceding fiscal year, whichever is less. For each fiscal year thereafter, the total aggregate expenditures may not exceed an amount equal to that expended for those purposes in the preceding fiscal year, adjusted and compounded by an amount equal to the percentage increase in the appropriations limit for the State established pursuant to Article XIIIB.
Notes
Limits legislative compensation, staffing, operating, and equipment expenditures in the first fiscal year after adoption to the lesser of $950,000 per member or 80 percent of the prior year’s amount. Thereafter limits spending to the preceding year’s amount, compounded by the percentage increase in the State’s appropriations limit.
Use as reference
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