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Senate committee hears bill to simplify mileage reimbursement for legislators
Summary
A bill sponsored by Sen. Ken Bogner would eliminate a 3-cent-per-mile reduction for travel beyond 1,000 miles, reimbursing all legislative mileage at the same flat rate to reduce staff processing time.
Sen. Ken Bogner introduced Senate Bill 26 to the Senate Transportation Committee, asking the panel to allow legislators to be reimbursed at a single flat mileage rate rather than applying a 3-cent reduction on mileage beyond 1,000 miles.
The measure, presented by Bogner and explained by Senate page Ella Hogan, would remove the current statutory step that reduces reimbursement by 3 cents per mile for any miles claimed above 1,000 in a month. Hogan told the committee, “This bill … allows…
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