PENNSYLVANIA, March 10 - month period beginning December 1, 1997, through November 30,

[1998, and for each like 12-month period thereafter] 2021,

the salary of the members of the General Assembly shall be

increased by an annual cost-of-living adjustment calculated

by applying the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index

for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Pennsylvania, New

Jersey, Delaware and Maryland area, for the most recent 12-

month period for which figures have been officially reported

by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor

Statistics immediately prior to the date the adjustment is

due to take effect, to the then current salary amounts. The

percentage increase and the new salary amounts shall be

determined jointly by the Chief Clerk of the Senate and the

Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives prior to the

annual effective date of the adjustment and shall be

published by them in the Pennsylvania Bulletin within ten

days of the date such determination is made.

(2) The salary of the members of the General Assembly

may not be increased by an annual cost-of-living adjustment

under paragraph (1) for the period beginning December 1,

2020, through November 30, 2021. Notice of the provisions of

this subsection shall be transmitted to the Legislative

Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin

prior to December 1, 2020.

(3) Subject to subsection (c), for the 12-month period

beginning December 1, 2025, through November 30, 2026, and

for each like 12-month period thereafter, the salary of each

legislator shall be increased by an annual cost-of-living

adjustment calculated by applying the percentage change in

the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for

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