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Executive board approves $555,477 interim travel allocation for 2026
Summary
The executive board approved a $555,477 allocation for 2026 interim member per diem and travel costs, with $308,684 allocated to the House and $227,971 to the Senate; the allocation mirrors last year’s approach and was approved by voice vote.
Jeff Melhoff, deputy director and fiscal chief for the Legislative Research Council, presented the proposed 2026 interim travel-fund allocation, explaining that the document uses an interim-year comparison to make year-to-year comparisons easier.
Melhoff walked members through how allowances for in-state per diem salary and out-of-state travel are calculated and noted that total expense depends on the number of meetings and membership on committees. For 2026, the board moved and approved an allocation totaling $555,477 for member per diem and travel: $308,684 allocated to the House and $227,971 allocated to the Senate. The motion passed by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript.
Members asked no additional questions. Melhoff said last year’s total expense nearly matched the budget and reiterated that final spending will depend on the number of meetings and out-of-state travel.
