2023 House Bill 4754

Public employees and officers: compensation and benefits; severance pay for executive and legislative branch employees and officers; limit, and require reporting if greater than a certain amount.

A bill to regulate certain provisions in certain public employment contracts; to limit severance payments to certain public employees and public officers; and to require the disclosure or publication of certain public employment contracts.

AI Analysis – Experimental

Proposes to cap severance payments to public employees and officers at a maximum of 12 weeks of normal wages, with certain exceptions requiring approval by the attorney general or legal counsel, depending on the branch of government. It mandates the disclosure of employment contracts on public body websites within specific timeframes and prohibits contracts that prevent the disclosure of factual information about workplace law violations or the contract details themselves.

Introduced in the House

June 14, 2023

Introduced by Rep. John Roth (R-104) and seven co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Gina Johnsen (R-78), Matt Bierlein (R-97), Alicia St. Germaine (R-62), Kathy Schmaltz (R-46), David Martin (R-68), Mike Harris (R-52) and Curtis VanderWall (R-102)

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations