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H4783Introduced in the House

Judicial compensation

IntroducedHouse Ways and Means

Introduced by Wendell Gilliard, District 111

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

Provide That Salary Supplements, Expense Allowances, Or Other Payments For Office Operations Or Official Duties Provided To Justices Or Judges Of The Supreme Court, Court Of Appeals, Or Family Court As Compensation In Addition To Their Salaries May Not Exceed The In-district Compensation Provided To Members Of The General Assembly; To Provide That The Salaries Of Such Justices And Judges Must Be Equal To The Salaries Of Members Of The General Assembly For Judges Elected After The Effective Date Of This Joint Resolution And For Sitting Judges After The Completion Of Their Current Terms And Upon Reelection To Any Subsequent Term Of Office; And To Provide The Provisions Of This Joint Resolution Apply Beginning With The 2026-2027 Fiscal Year And Expire On July 1, 2036.

Where it stands

Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

January 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Prefiled

  2. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  3. Introduced and read first time

  4. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

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