Appropriates an additional $707,800 from the General Fund to the Supreme Court for fiscal year 2018; and exempts the appropriation from object and program transfer limitations.
APPROPRIATIONS -- SUPREME COURT -- Appropriates an additional $707,800 from the General Fund to the Supreme Court for fiscal year 2018; and exempts the appropriation from object and program transfer limitations.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
This is a trailer appropriation bill that provides $707,800 to the Supreme Court for FY 2018 to address the fiscal impact of S1108, which provides for judicial salary increases. S1108 increases pay for magistrate judges by 2.75% from $116,500 to $119,700; district judges by 2.49% from $128,500 to $131,700; Court of Appeals judges by 5.92% from $130,000 to $137,700; and Supreme Court justices by 4.79% from $140,000 to $146,700. It also increases pay for leadership positions, which include the Chief Justice, Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, and the seven administrative district judges, from $2,000 to $3,000 per year in addition to the regular salary. Consistent with the entire FY 2018 appropriation for the Supreme Court, this bill provides lump sum authority.
HOW THEY VOTED
Senate Third Reading
YEA (33)
NAY (0)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (2)
House Third Reading
YEA (63)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (4)
LATEST ACTION
Session Law Chapter 302 Effective: 07/01/2017
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2017
- Chamber
- senate
- Status date
- Apr 6, 2017