COMMITTEE BUDGET, APPROPRIATIONS 
AND FINANCE 
 
 
BILL NO. 
35-0038 
 
Thirty-Fifth Legislature of the Virgin Islands 
 
 
 
February 27. 2023 
 
 
 
An Act amending title 3 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 25, subchapter V, section 555b to 
increase the minimum annual salary for full time employees of the Government of the Virgin 
Islands, and its semi-autonomous agencies and independent instrumentalities from $27,040 to 
$32,000 
 
 
 
 
PROPOSED BY: 
 
 
Senator Franklin D. Johnson 
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands 
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SECTION 1.  Title 3, chapter 25, subchapter V, section 555b of the Virgin Islands Code 
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is amended by: 
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(1) 
 striking each instance of “27,040” and inserting “32,000” in its place; and 
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(2) 
inserting a comma between “Government of the Virgin Islands” and “semi-
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autonomous agencies” in each instance where it appears. 
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SECTION 2.  This act takes effect October 1, 2023. 
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BILL SUMMARY 
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This bill seeks to amend title 3 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 25, subchapter V, section 
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555b by increasing the minimum salary for full time employees of the Virgin Islands 
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Government, and its semi-autonomous agencies and independent instrumentalities from 
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$27,040 to $32,000 per year. 
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BR23-0297/February 22, 2023/PFA 
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