* House Amendment 3 to SB1720…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the directors, secretaries, assistant directors, and assistant secretaries shall receive annual salaries, payable in equal monthly installments, and increases in salary, as designated in the Sections following this Section and preceding Section 5-500.  

And then if you scroll through, salaries are laid out for directors, etc.

* And there’s this…

For terms beginning on or after January 9, 2023:
To the Governor, a salary of $205,700 or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater, together with the use and occupancy of the executive mansion. To the Lieutenant Governor, a salary of $160,900 or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater. To the Secretary of State, a salary of $183,300 or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater. To the Comptroller, a salary of $160,900 or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.  To the Treasurer, a salary of $160,900 or as set by  the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater. To the Attorney General, a salary of $183,300 or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.

…Adding… The governor doesn’t take a salary, but here are the current salaries for the other constitutionals…

Lt. Gov: $143,400 (13.9 percent increase)
Comptroller: $143,400 (13.9 percent increase)
Treasurer: $143,400 (13.9 percent increase)
Attorney General: $165,400 (10.8 percent increase)
Secretary of State: $165,400 (10.8 percent increase)

* And this…

Beginning with the 103rd General Assembly, each member of the General Assembly shall receive an annual salary of $85,000 or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.

…Adding… Base legislator salary is currently $71,800. So this is an 18.4 percent increase.

* And…

For any General Assembly in which the majority party in the House of Representatives has 71 or more elected Representatives, the majority party shall have one additional majority officer who shall have the title of speaker pro tempore and who shall receive an amount equal to the majority leader in the House and one majority officer who shall receive an amount equal to an assistant majority leader in the House of Representatives.

For any General Assembly in which the majority party in the Senate has 36 or more elected Senators, the majority party shall have one additional majority officer who shall receive an amount equal to the majority leader in the House and one majority officer who shall receive an amount equal to an assistant majority leader in the Senate.

And now maybe we know why legislators were willing to wait so long tonight.

…Adding… So, apparently, this all started with a request from the governor’s office for pay increases for top agency officials because Illinois’ compensation isn’t competitive with other large states. That morphed into talks about pay raises for constitutional officers. And then, as you might imagine, legislators didn’t want to be left out while everyone else was getting a raise.

The interesting thing is that this has to all be signed into law before noon on Monday, when the constitutionals are sworn in. The Senate is returning Sunday, so that chamber will be able to pass this on concurrence and get it to the governor.

Much credit for keeping this such a secret.

…Adding… For a comparison of agency director salaries to other large states, click here. To look at Illinois director and assistant director current salaries and proposed increases, click here. The documents were shared by the governor’s office.

*** UPDATE *** And it passed…