HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	136
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE ALLOWANCE.

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

SECTION 1. Section 24-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§24-1 Allowance for incidental expenses. (a) Each member of the legislature shall receive an annual allowance of $7,500, which amount is to cover incidental expenses connected with legislative duties and the amount shall be payable in a manner prescribed by the respective rules of each house; provided that when the legislative salary is increased, the legislative allowance shall be increased by the same percentage.

(b) Each house of the legislature shall post on the legislature's website, on a rolling basis and in a manner prescribed by the respective rules of each house, a report of the legislative allowance expenditures for each member of the respective house."

SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________
	By Request

Report Title:

Ethics Commission Package; Legislative Allowance; Rules; Reporting

Description:

Requires each chamber of the Legislature to post on the Legislature's website a report of the legislative allowance expenditures for each member of the respective chamber.

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