LOCAL GOVT-COMPENSATION
Summary
Amends the Public Graveyards Act. Provides that cemetery trustees may be paid compensation, not to exceed $2,000 (instead of $500) per year. Amends the Township Code. Provides that members of a multi-township board may receive additional pay for their services in an amount not to exceed $50 per day or $2,000 per year (instead of $25 per day). Provides that the community building board of managers may be paid a salary not to exceed $50 (instead of $25) per day or $2,000 (instead of $500) per year. Provides that, if the cemetery trustees also act as the cemetery caretakers, then they may be paid compensation not to exceed $5,000 per year. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2005
Committee Review
Feb 2005
House Passage
Mar 2005
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 9, 2005
Last action Jan 9, 2007
Floor votes · House Mar 8, 2005
How they voted
59–48
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 108
Mar 8, 2005
D
Democratic59
64% Yea
R
Republican49
57% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Mar 9, 2005
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 8, 2005
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (59-48-1)
house
Feb 17, 2005
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Standard Debate Local Government Committee; 006-003-001
lower
Feb 8, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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