Bills › 88th General Assembly
Concerning executive branch employee travel claims
Topics:State government
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 10, 2020
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 10, 2020
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary State employees who travel for work could be paid a set daily amount to cover their travel costs. The rules for these payments will be created by the department of administrative services. These daily rates must be at least as much as the rates used by the federal government.1
Read the official explanation
This bill requires the department of administrative services to adopt rules authorizing payment of claims for reimbursement for certain in-state and out-of-state travel expenses of executive branch employees on a per diem basis. The bill provides that the rules shall adopt per diem rates for travel expenses in an amount not less than the rates established by the United States general services administration.
House subcommittee
Named February 10, 2020. It hasn’t reported yet.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part