The measure also includes pay raises for all constitutional officers and most directors of agencies under Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
It won approval from the Democratic-controlled House by a 63-35 vote. Twenty members, many of whom had already departed for the weekend, did not vote. The lame-duck session ends Tuesday, a day before the 103rd General Assembly is sworn in.
It was the first increase since 2008. Since then, lawmakers have approved automatic cost of living adjustments, providing raises in 2021 and 2022, with the next one coming July 1, noted Rep. Mark Batinick, a Republican from the southwest Chicago suburb of Plainfield. While the base for legislators starting in the 103rd General Assembly on Wednesday will be $85,000, most members will make more — the minimum being $12,000 more for a committee chairmanship up to $16,000 for the House speaker, Senate president and the minority leaders of each chamber.
The process seems to conflict with the open, transparent legislative business plan promised by House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch when he took over two years ago from the disgraced Michael Madigan.“You can't get a more transparent vote than a public one in the House,” Driscoll said.
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