Lawmakers can currently work one day to qualify for a whole month’s pay. A bill to change that has been stuck in committee since the spring, reports Illinois Policy.
No work, no pay: That’s the intent of a bill proposed by Illinois state Rep. Mike Murphy, R-Springfield, that would ensure lawmakers are only paid for days they actually work, according to WCIA-TV.
Murphy introduced the bill in January, but it has not seen action in the House Rules Committee since March. He believes now is a good time to take action on it in light of former Chicago state representative Luis Arroyo’s resignation on Nov. 1 after he was charged with bribery.
Former state Rep. Sarah Jimenez, who’s seat Murphy now holds, got the ball rolling on the issue in her time in the House after noticing she was paid for the entire month in which she took office, even though she began working at the end of it.
