Rhode Island § 36-6-1 § 36-6-1. Salary of governor.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 36-6-1 — § 36-6-1. Salary of governor.

Rhode Island § 36-6-1

Title 36Public Officers and Employees

Ch. 36-6Salaries and Traveling Expenses

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 36-6-1 (2026).

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§ 36-6-1. Salary of governor.
Until December 31, 1998, the salary of the governor shall be sixty-nine thousand nine
            hundred dollars ($69,900) per annum. After December 31, 1998, the salary of the governor
            shall be ninety-five thousand dollars ($95,000) per annum and shall thereafter be
            adjusted at the beginning of each succeeding term by the total percentage increase
            in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) published by the United
            States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics for the Northeast Region for
            the four (4) previous fiscal years, but in any event not to exceed twelve percent
            (12%).
         
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§ 36-6-1. Salary of governor.

Until December 31, 1998, the salary of the governor shall be sixty-nine thousand nine hundred dollars ($69,900) per annum. After December 31, 1998, the salary of the governor shall be ninety-five thousand dollars ($95,000) per annum and shall thereafter be adjusted at the beginning of each succeeding term by the total percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) published by the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics for the Northeast Region for the four (4) previous fiscal years, but in any event not to exceed twelve percent (12%).

Legislative History

P.L. 1948, ch. 2157, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 36-6-1; P.L. 1962, ch. 147, § 1; P.L. 1967, ch. 219, § 1; P.L. 1973, ch. 166, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 360, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 287, art. 31, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 282, § 1.