Alaska2026Passed Legislature
HB300
State Employee Meal Allowance Rules
Last scannedSep 12, 2026, 4:46 AM
In one sentence
This bill requires the commissioner of administration to set minimum daily meal allowance amounts for state officials and employees traveling within Alaska, with adjustments every three years based on inflation.
What it does
- Requires the commissioner of administration to create rules for a meals allowance on official travel within the state.
- Sets a minimum payment of $82 per day for the first 30 days of travel.
- Sets a lower minimum payment of $45 per day starting from the 31st day until travel ends.
- Allows payments to be split by meal period or partial day as decided by the commissioner.
- Mandates that allowance amounts increase every three years based on Alaska's Consumer Price Index.
Who it affects
- State officials and employees traveling for work within Alaska
- The Commissioner of Administration
Limits and unknowns
- The bill does not state a specific dollar amount for future years, only that they will rise with inflation.
- The exact rules for splitting payments by meal period are left to the commissioner's decision.
- This law applies only to travel within Alaska and does not cover out-of-state trips.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Meals and incidental expense allowance
- Money given to travelers as part of their daily pay to cover food costs, small expenses, and tips.
- Consumer Price Index (CPI)
- A measure used by the government to track how much prices for goods change over time in urban Alaska.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
STATE EMPLOYEES: MEALS/TRAVEL EXPENSES An Act relating to a meals and incidental expense allowance for state officials and employees; and providing for an effective date.
Official activity
Bill history
- (H) Heard & HeldText
- (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120Text
- (H) REFERRED TO STATE AFFAIRS1598
- (H) STA, FIN1598
- (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS1598