FISCAL NOTE

Date Requested: January 11, 2018
Time Requested: 10:17 AM
Agency: Senate, WV
CBD Number: Version: Bill Number: Resolution Number:
1244 Introduced SB63
CBD Subject: Legislature


FUND(S):

General

Sources of Revenue:

General Fund

Legislation creates:

Decreases Existing Expenses



Fiscal Note Summary


Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.


The provisions of this bill stipulate that a member of the Legislature may not receive more than five days of per diem compensation during any extension of regular session or extraordinary session until a budget bill is enacted.



Fiscal Note Detail


Effect of Proposal Fiscal Year
2018
Increase/Decrease
(use"-")
2019
Increase/Decrease
(use"-")
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation)
1. Estmated Total Cost 0 0 0
Personal Services 0 0 0
Current Expenses 0 0 0
Repairs and Alterations 0 0 0
Assets 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0
2. Estimated Total Revenues 0 0 0


Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):


The provisions of this bill stipulate that a member of the Legislature may not receive more than five days of per diem compensation during any extension of regular session or extraordinary session until a budget bill is enacted. Assuming all 134 elected members of the West Virginia Legislature are in attendance for all five days of an extended regular or extraordinary session in which budget bill has not been enacted, this bill would cap the total amount of compensation for Legislators to $100,500. 134 Elected Members x 5 Days x $150 Per Diem = $100,500 The information below shows the fiscal impact this bill would have by comparing the maximum per diem expenditures under the bill to the per diem expenditures for extended regular and extraordinary sessions during 2016 and 2017. Total Per Diem Difference Cost of extended session SB63 $100,500 - 2016 Extended/Extraordinary Session $377,600 $237,050 2017 Extended/Extraordinary Session $337,550 $277,100 Total $514,150



Memorandum


It is not known how many future legislative sessions will have extended sessions for the budget, so the past two years were used as an analysis.



    Person submitting Fiscal Note: Denny Rhodes
    Email Address: denny.rhodes@wvlegislature.gov