HB 2211 — An Act amending the act of September 30, 1983 (P.L.160, No.39), known as the Public Official Compensation Law, further providing for judicial salaries, for compensation of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, State Treasurer, Auditor General, Attorney General, Commissioners of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and heads of departments and for members of the General Assembly.

PRINTER'S NO.    2905

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 2211
                                               Session of
                                                 2026

     INTRODUCED BY KEPHART, HAMM, COOPER, FLICK, ARMANINI, SHAFFER,
        ZIMMERMAN, FINK AND B. MILLER, FEBRUARY 9, 2026

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, FEBRUARY 11, 2026


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of September 30, 1983 (P.L.160, No.39),
 2      entitled "An act establishing salaries and compensation of
 3      certain public officials including justices and judges of
 4      Statewide courts, judges of courts of common pleas, judges of
 5      the Philadelphia Municipal Court, judges of the Philadelphia
 6      Traffic Court, district justices and the Governor, the
 7      Lieutenant Governor, the State Treasurer, the Auditor
 8      General, the Attorney General and certain other State
 9      officers and the salary and certain expenses of the members
10      of the General Assembly; and repealing certain inconsistent
11      acts," further providing for judicial salaries, for
12      compensation of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, State
13      Treasurer, Auditor General, Attorney General, Commissioners
14      of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and heads of
15      departments and for members of the General Assembly.
16      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
17   hereby enacts as follows:
18      Section 1.    Section 2.1(i)(1) of the act of September 30,
19   1983 (P.L.160, No.39), known as the Public Official Compensation
20   Law, is amended and the subsection is amended by adding a
21   paragraph to read:
22   Section 2.1.    Judicial salaries.
23      * * *
24      (i)   Annual cost-of-living adjustment.--
 1            (1)   Except as provided under paragraph (2), beginning
 2      January 1, 1997, and each January 1 thereafter until January
 3      1, 2026, the annual salaries under subsections (a) through
 4      (h) shall be increased by the percentage change in the
 5      Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the
 6      Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland area for the
 7      most recent 12-month period for which figures have been
 8      officially reported by the United States Department of Labor,
 9      Bureau of Labor Statistics immediately prior to the date the
10      adjustment is due to take effect. The percentage increase and
11      salary amounts shall be determined prior to the annual
12      effective date of the adjustment by the Supreme Court and
13      shall be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin by the Court
14      Administrator of Pennsylvania within 20 days of the date the
15      determination is made.
16            * * *
17            (4)   The annual salaries for individuals subject to 42
18      Pa.C.S. § 1741(a)(1) or (2) (relating to compensation of
19      judges) may not be increased by an annual cost-of-living
20      adjustment under 42 Pa.C.S. § 1741(b) after January 1, 2026.
21      Section 2.     Sections 3(e)(1) and 4(d)(1) and (d.1)(1) of the
22   act are amended to read:
23   Section 3.     Compensation of Governor and Lieutenant Governor;
24                  State Treasurer; Auditor General; Attorney General;
25                  Commissioners of the Pennsylvania Public Utility
26                  Commission; and heads of departments.
27      * * *
28      (e)   Annual cost-of-living adjustment.--
29            (1)   Except as provided under paragraph (2), beginning
30      January 1, 1997, and each January 1 thereafter until January

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 1      1, 2026, the stated annual salaries of the Governor and
 2      Lieutenant Governor, the State Treasurer, the Auditor
 3      General, the Attorney General and the heads of the
 4      departments and members of boards and commissions denoted
 5      herein shall be increased by an annual cost-of-living
 6      increase calculated by applying the percentage change in the
 7      Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the
 8      Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland area, for the
 9      most recent 12-month period for which figures have been
10      officially reported by the United States Department of Labor,
11      Bureau of Labor Statistics immediately prior to the date the
12      adjustment is due to take effect, to the then current salary
13      amounts authorized. The percentage increase and the salary
14      amounts shall be determined by the Governor prior to the
15      annual effective date of the adjustment and shall be
16      published by the Secretary of the Budget in the Pennsylvania
17      Bulletin within ten days of the date the determination is
18      made.
19            * * *
20   Section 4.     Members of the General Assembly.
21      * * *
22      (d)   Subsequent annual cost-of-living adjustment for
23   members.--
24            (1)   Except as provided under paragraph (2), for the 12-
25      month period beginning December 1, 1997, through November 30,
26      1998, and for each like 12-month period thereafter until
27      November 30, 2025, the salary of the members of the General
28      Assembly shall be increased by an annual cost-of-living
29      adjustment calculated by applying the percentage change in
30      the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for

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 1      the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland area, for
 2      the most recent 12-month period for which figures have been
 3      officially reported by the United States Department of Labor,
 4      Bureau of Labor Statistics immediately prior to the date the
 5      adjustment is due to take effect, to the then current salary
 6      amounts. The percentage increase and the new salary amounts
 7      shall be determined jointly by the Chief Clerk of the Senate
 8      and the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives prior to
 9      the annual effective date of the adjustment and shall be
10      published by them in the Pennsylvania Bulletin within ten
11      days of the date such determination is made.
12          * * *
13      (d.1)   Subsequent annual cost-of-living adjustment for
14   officers and leaders.--
15          (1)   Except as provided under paragraph (2), for the 12-
16      month period beginning December 1, 1997, through November 30,
17      1998, and for each like 12-month period thereafter until
18      November 30, 2025, the additional compensation of the
19      officers and leaders of the General Assembly shall be
20      increased by an annual cost-of-living adjustment calculated
21      by applying the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index
22      for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Pennsylvania, New
23      Jersey, Delaware and Maryland area, for the most recent 12-
24      month period for which figures have been officially reported
25      by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
26      Statistics immediately prior to the date the adjustment is
27      due to take effect, to the then current compensation. The
28      percentage increase and the new compensation amounts shall be
29      determined jointly by the Chief Clerk of the Senate and the
30      Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives prior to the

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1     annual effective date of the adjustment and shall be
2     published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin within 20 days
3     immediately prior to each cost-of-living increase taking
4     effect.
5         * * *
6     Section 3.    This act shall take effect immediately.




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