One of the most important jobs of the General Assembly is annually adopting a budget. In recent years there have been numerous occurrences of the annual budget not being adopted before the start of the new fiscal year on July 1 which is required by law. When the budget is not enacted in a timely manner, many payments to counties, school districts, service providers and nonprofits, to name a few, are not timely made and many important programs may be interrupted.

In the near future, I will be re-introducing legislation providing that compensation of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Members of the General Assembly would be suspended during a budget impasse (previous HR 1935). I believe this puts us on a similar footing with some others who depend upon the annual appropriation process, i.e., we do not receive our pay until the budget is enacted.

Please join me in cosponsoring this important legislation. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Prior Co-sponsors (HB1935): Cooper, Haddock, Gillen, and Flick