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Bill to simplify per-diem claims aims to cut routine staff workload
Summary
Sen. Pat Flowers presented SB 64, a legislative-council request to standardize per-diem claims using distance-based tiers; sponsor and informational staff said the fiscal note is $0 and the change would save roughly 60–80 staff hours per month processing claims.
Senator Pat Flowers introduced Senate Bill 64 as a government-efficiency measure to simplify how legislators submit and the finance office processes per-diem claims. Flowers displayed a handout with concentric "rings" that set entitlements by round-trip distance: up to 100 miles (one-day salary, one midday meal, mileage), 100–400 miles (two days' salary, two days' meals, two nights'…
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