legislators; compensation

SCR 1013 proposes a constitutional amendment to change how Arizona state legislators' pay is set. It would create a commission to recommend salaries for most elected state officials (excluding legislators), with the governor forwarding those recommendations to the legislature. For legislators specifically, the commission's salary recommendations would be submitted directly to voters in a statewide election, requiring voter approval to take effect. This replaces the current legislative process for setting legislative pay with a voter-approved system, while other officials' pay would still follow the governor-legislature procedure. The amendment requires voter approval at the next general election to become effective.