Before the pay boost, state lawmakers in California were the highest paid with a yearly base salary of $119,000, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.New York lawmakers passed the pay-raise bill during a special session in late December.But some Republican lawmakers spoke out against the bill during the special session, criticizing the ban on the outside income."Their attempt to buy political cover by instituting a ban on outside income won't make Albany better, it will make it worse," said state Sen. George Borrello in explaining his "no" vote on the bill.Borrello said the ban would discourage citizen legislators, or "enterprising, accomplished individuals with real-world experience from entering public service.""