But the change for legislators is likely to draw the attention. When legislators tried to give themselves more liberal pension benefits in 1982, then-Gov. John Y. Brown Jr. vetoed the measure. This time, Robinson said, legislators have proposed the changes in full public view. He said he doesn't know whether there are enough votes in the committee or in the Senate to pass it.
Legislators actually make considerably less.
The General Assembly most recently gave itself a pay raise in 1998. Members of leadership have slightly higher salaries. For legislators who participate in the retirement system, pensions are based on an equation that includes the assumed salary, years of service and a multiplier of 2.75. Ex-legislators generally don't start collecting the pension until near or at retirement age. Legislators, like other employees, have to pay in to their retirement plan.