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House committee loosens rules on out-of-state travel reimbursements for members
Summary
The House Expense Oversight Committee approved changes to the state travel reimbursement procedures that allow members to attend additional conferences within an allocated budget and relax an early-registration reimbursement restriction; the committee also approved minutes and adjourned.
The House Expense Oversight Committee approved revisions to out-of-state lodging, meal and transportation reimbursement procedures for House members, allowing members greater flexibility to attend conferences within an allocated travel budget and removing a strict early-registration reimbursement requirement.
The committee approved the changes after staff outlined the proposal and answered brief questions. The committee also approved the minutes of its Feb. 5, 2024 meeting and adjourned.
Leah Thacker, staff, told the committee the proposal removes a prohibition that limited members’ reimbursable travel in practice and instead allows members to attend multiple conferences “with the budget.” The staff presentation said the…
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