A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide that the speaker pro TEMPORE and the deputy president pro tempore shall receive the same compensation and allowances as other members.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 120‑3(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	The Speaker of the House shall be paid an annual salary of thirty‑eight thousand one hundred fifty‑one dollars ($38,151) payable monthly, and an expense allowance of one thousand four hundred thirteen dollars ($1,413) per month. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall be paid an annual salary of thirty‑eight thousand one hundred fifty‑one dollars ($38,151) payable monthly, and an expense allowance of one thousand four hundred thirteen dollars ($1,413) per month. The majority and minority leaders in the House and the majority and minority leaders in the Senate shall be paid an annual salary of seventeen thousand forty‑eight dollars ($17,048) payable monthly, and an expense allowance of six hundred sixty‑six dollars ($666.00) per month."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective upon convening of the 2011 Regular Session.