🧵#txlege House now considering #HR3: Housekeeping Resolution

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capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/His…
Notable proposed changes in this proposed version of #HR3: Housekeeping Resolution:

👉Increase in #txlege staff compensation from a max $5,280/mo ($63,360) to that of $6,000/mo ($72,000). One staff member can still be exempted from this cap.
👉 Increase in monthly operating account credit from $15,250/mo ($183k/yr) to $17,250/mo ($207k/yr) in session and $15,500/mo (186k/yr) in #txlege interim.
🤔Also notable is a new section (SECTION 5.11) on prohibiting the use of House funds for "political purposes"
No "pre-filed" amendments were made public on TLO. Unclear how many proposed amendments there are to get through #txlege
@willmetcalfTX (author of #HR3) offers an amendment to increase the salary cap and office allotment even more.
#HR3: Housekeeping Resolution is adopted by a vote of 147Y/2N
The sole amendment to #HR3 now showing on TLO. It increased the max #txlege staff compensation to that of $6,780/mo ($81,360/year) & increased monthly operating account credit to $19,250/mo ($231k/yr) in session and $17,500/mo 210k/yr) in #txlege interim.

capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/am…
#HR3 passed 147Y/2N. The 2 Nays were @reptinderholt and @BryanforHD2 #txlege

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🧵#txlege House now considering #HR4: Proposed Rules of Procedure

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For Reference, the Current House Rules of Procedure can be found here:

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👀The #txlege House will be taking up #HR3: Housekeeping Resolution & #HR4: Rules Resolution tomorrow (1/11) when they convene at 10AM

HR3: capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/His…

HR4: capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/His…
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- Increase in monthly operating account credit from $15,250/mo ($183k/yr) to $17,250/mo ($207k/yr) in session and $15,500/mo (186k/yr) in #txlege interim.
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comptroller.texas.gov/about/media-ce…
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