(a) No official of the Executive Department shall be reimbursed by the State of Arkansas for any expenses except those reasonably connected to their official duties and only if such reimbursement is made for documented expenses actually incurred and from the regular budget appropriated for the official's office. Such restrictions on expense reimbursement are of a general application and also are intended specifically to prohibit the appropriation and use of public relations funds. The annual salaries of the Executive Department, which shall be paid in monthly installments, shall be as follows: the Governor, the sum of $60,000; the Lieutenant Governor, the sum of $29,000; the Secretary of State, the sum of $37,500; the Treasurer of State, the sum of $37,000; the Attorney General, the sum of $50,000; the Commissioner of State Lands, the sum of $37,500; and the Auditor of State, the sum of $37,500. Except as provided herein, such officials of the Executive Department shall not receive any other income from the State of Arkansas, whether in the form of salaries or expenses.
(b) The members of the General Assembly shall receive as their annual salary the sum of $12,500, except the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall each receive the sum of $14,000 annually, with such salaries to be payable in equal monthly installments. Except as provided herein, no member of the General Assembly shall receive any other income for service in the General Assembly, whether in the form of salaries or expenses, including, but not limited to, public relations funds. Provided further, that no member of the General Assembly shall be entitled to per diem unless authorized by law, or to reimbursement for expenses or mileage unless authorized by law, documented, and reasonably related to their official duties.