AN ACT CONCERNING LEGISLATORS' SALARIES AND TIMELY PASSAGE OF THE STATE BUDGET.

HB 5656 ties legislators' salaries to the timely passage of the state budget. It states that no legislator may receive pay in a fiscal year if the budget isn't enacted, and if the budget passes after the fiscal year begins, salaries and benefits are reduced proportionally for each day delayed. This directly affects all state legislators by linking their compensation to the budget's enactment date. The bill's key mechanism is a prorated pay reduction for late budget passage, aiming to incentivize timely budget completion.