West Virginia Code § 4-2A-4

Additional compensation for President of Senate, Speaker of House of
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Delegates, majority leaders, minority leaders, certain committee chairs and selected
members of both houses.
(a) In addition to the basic and additional compensation provided in §4-2A-2 and §4-2A-3 of
this code, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates shall each
receive additional compensation of: e
(1) $150 per day for each day actually served during any regular, extension of regular or
extraordinary session as presiding officer, including Saturdays and Sundays; and
(2) $200 per day for attending to legislative business when the Legislature is not in regular
session: Provided, That no additional compensation shall be paid pursuant to this subdivision
if the presiding officer is receiving compensation pursuant to §4-2A-3 or §4-2A-5 of this code.
(b) In addition to the basic and additional compensation provided in §4-2A-2 or §4-2A-3 of
this code, the majority leaders and minority leadersl of the Senate and of the House of
Delegates shall each receive additional compesnsation of $50 per day for each day actually
served during any regular, extension of regular or during extraordinary session, including
Saturdays and Sundays, as the selected legiislative leaders of their respective political
parties. g
(c) The presiding officer and majority and minority leader compensation shall be paid, from
time to time, during any such session or interim period, as the case may be, as may be
prescribed by rules established by the Legislative Auditor.
(d) In addition to the basic and additional compensation provided in §4-2A-2 or §4-2A-3 of
this code, the chairp ersons of the committees on finance and committees on the judiciary of
the respectiveV houses and up to six additional persons from each house, to be named by the
presiding officer, shall each receive an additional compensation of $200 per day up to a
maximum of 30 days for attending to legislative business when the Legislature is not in
regular session: Provided, That no additional compensation shall be paid pursuant to this
subdivision if the chairperson or additional person is receiving compensation pursuant to
§4-2A-3 or §4-2A-5 of this code.

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