JOINT RESOLUTION · 2011–12 SESSION

SJR 8209: Salary reductions/officials

Amending the Constitution to allow salary reductions for public officials during an economic crisis.

Summary

The compensation of elected and appointed state, county, and municipal officials may be decreased during their terms of office, but the reductions may be approved only during a fiscal year in which monies may be withdrawn from the BSA.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SJR 8209), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SJR 8209 (2025–26) Property taxes/residence · Did not pass · died in committee
SJR 8209 (2023–24) Residential ex./property tax · Did not pass · died in committee
SJR 8209 (2021–22) Domestic violence/bail · Did not pass · died in committee
SJR 8209 (2019–20) Public works assistance acct · Did not pass · died in committee
SJR 8209 (2017–18) Tax court · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SJR 8209 (2015–16) 2/3rd vote for tax increases · Did not pass · died in committee
SJR 8209 (2013–14) Higher education/priority · Did not pass · died in committee
SJR 8209 (2009–10) Extraordinary revenue growth · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House