Conn. Gen. Stat. § 2-8

Current with legislation from the 2024 Regular and Special Sessions.

Section 2-8 - Salary and expenses of members and officers of the General Assembly

(a) On and after January 4, 2023, each member of the General Assembly shall receive compensation of forty thousand dollars for each year of the term for which such member is elected, except that such compensation shall be adjusted thereafter in accordance with the provisions of section 2 of this act. Such compensation, including any adjustment thereto, shall be paid as follows: In each year of the term, one-fifth within the first ten days of February and thereafter one-fifth within the first ten days of each succeeding month until total compensation for the year is paid. Any member may elect to receive one-twelfth of the total compensation to which such member is entitled under the provisions of this section in any year, payable in equal monthly installments during such year commencing in the month of January. If any such member resigns for reasons of health or dies before receiving the full compensation to which such member is entitled for such year, the balance of such compensation shall be immediately payable to such member or to such member's estate.

(b) Each member shall receive, in addition to the compensation payable under subsection (a) of this section and the transportation allowance payable under section 2-15, the sum of four thousand five hundred dollars if a member of the House of Representatives or the sum of five thousand five hundred dollars if a member of the Senate for each year of the term for which such member is elected as reimbursement for expenses, payable as follows: One-half within the first ten days of February and one-half within ten days after final adjournment of the regular session in each year of the term. If any member resigns for reasons of health or dies before receiving the full amount to which such member is entitled for the year of such member resignation or death, the balance of the amount shall be immediately payable to such member or to such member's estate.

(c) In lieu of the compensation payable under subsection (a) of this section, on and after January 4, 2023, until any adjustment under section 2 of this act, the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro tempore of the Senate shall each receive compensation of fifty-two thousand dollars for each year of the term for which said officer so serves, the majority and minority leaders of the House of Representatives and of the Senate shall each receive compensation of fifty thousand dollars for each year of the term for which said officer so serves, the deputy speaker and the deputy majority and minority leaders of the House of Representatives and of the Senate shall each receive compensation of forty-nine thousand dollars for each year of the term in which said officer so serves, each assistant majority and minority leader and majority and minority whip of the House and Senate and the chairpersons of each joint standing committee, except the Joint Committee on Legislative Management, shall each receive compensation of forty-six thousand five hundred dollars for each year of the term in which said chairperson so serves and the ranking members of each joint standing committee, except the Joint Committee on Legislative Management, shall each receive compensation of forty-four thousand five hundred dollars for each year of the term in which said officer so serves to be paid as provided in subsection (a) of this section. Each of said officers shall receive the sum of five thousand five hundred dollars if the officer is a senator and the sum of four thousand five hundred dollars if the officer is a representative, as reimbursement for expenses for each year of the term for which the officer is elected, payable as provided in subsection (b) of this section. Each of said officers shall have the same option to elect payment of one-twelfth of the officer's compensation for each year of the term for which the officer is elected payable in equal monthly installments in such year as is provided for other members under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.

(d) In lieu of the compensation payable under subsection (a) or (c) of this section and reimbursement for expenses under subsection (b) of this section, any member elected to fill any unexpired term shall receive the following:

(1) For less than a full year of a term, a pro rata amount of the compensation payable under subsection (a) or (c) of this section, including any adjustment of such compensation under section 2 of this act, and, in addition to the transportation allowance payable under section 2-15, a pro rata amount of the sum payable under subsection (b) of this section, as reimbursement for expenses, both payable upon certification of such member's election;

(2) for a full year of a term, the compensation payable under subsection (a) or (c) of this section, including any adjustment to such compensation under section 2 of this act, and reimbursement for expenses payable under subsection (b) of this section, both payable upon certification of such member's election.

(e) No person who is elected to serve in one house of the General Assembly and is thereafter elected to fill a vacancy in the other house for the unexpired portion of the same term shall receive total compensation or total reimbursement for expenses for such term in an amount greater than that to which such person was entitled on such person's election to the first house.

(f) Any member who resigns for reasons other than health or election to the other house prior to the expiration of any year of the term for which such member was elected, and who has received the total compensation and total reimbursement for expenses payable under subsections (a) and (b) of this section for that year, including any adjustment to such compensation under section 2 of this act, shall reimburse the state in an amount equal to that portion of such total compensation and total expense reimbursement attributable to the remainder of the year in which such member resigns.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 2-8

(1949 Rev., S. 3594; 1959, P.A. 552; 1961, P.A. 195; 247; 328; 1963, P.A. 138, S. 1; February, 1965, P.A. 458, S. 1; 1972, P.A. 22; 281, S. 1; P.A. 77-576, S. 57, 65; P.A. 79-432, S. 1, 2, 4; 79-608, S. 5-7, 10; P.A. 80-483, S. 5, 186; P.A. 82-365, S. 1, 8; 82-472, S. 177, 183; P.A. 84-114, S. 2; 84-345, S. 1, 3; P.A. 86-375, S. 7, 9; P.A. 88-349, S. 1, 5; P.A. 91-56 , S. 1 , 2 ; P.A. 98-227 , S. 7 , 9 ; P.A. 00-231 , S. 6 , 10 ; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-2 , S. 33 ; P.A. 14-122 , S. 1 .)

Amended by P.A. 22-0085, S. 1 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2022 Regular Session, eff. 1/1/2023.

Amended by P.A. 14-0122, S. 1 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2014 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2014.

Amended by P.A. 12-0002, S. 33 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2012 Special Session, eff. 10/1/2012.

See Sec. 2-15 re transportation allowance.