legislators; per diem; rate increase

HB2470 - 572R - I Ver

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legislators; per diem; rate increase

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2470

Introduced by

Representatives
Sandoval: Abeytia, Aguilar, Austin, Blattman, Connolly, Contreras L,
Contreras P, Garcia, Liguori, Luna-N�jera, M�rquez, Mathis, Peshlakai,
Simacek, Stahl Hamilton, Tsosie, Villegas;� Senators Alston, Epstein,
Gabald�n, Kuby, Ortiz, Sundareshan

AN
ACT

Amending section 41-1104, Arizona Revised
Statutes; relating to the legislature.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 41-1104, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

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41-1104.

Travel reimbursement and subsistence for members of legislature;
claim required

A. Notwithstanding section
38-624
38-623
, each member of the legislature shall be reimbursed for
travel at the federal mileage reimbursement rate as determined annually by the
United States general services administration, and such reimbursement shall
include travel from the temporary or permanent residence of the member to the
state capitol.

B. Each member of the legislature shall be paid for
each day of subsistence during a regular or special session and for each day of
subsistence when the member acts on a legislative matter, other than in a
regular or special session, on the prior approval of the presiding officer of
the house of which that member is a member
.

in an amount as follows:

1. For a member whose permanent
residence is within Maricopa county, $35.

2. For a member whose permanent
residence is outside Maricopa county,

Each member shall
receive
one hundred percent of the average of the six highest months of
the annual federal per diem rate for Maricopa county, including lodging, as
determined by the United States general services administration. The
director of the department of administration shall determine this amount
annually.

C. Subsistence allowed to each member of the
legislature during the regular session as provided in subsection B of this
section
shall be
is
limited to the
first one hundred twenty days of a regular session. After the first
one hundred twenty days of a regular session, each member of the legislature
whose permanent residence is within Maricopa county shall be paid the
sum of $10 for subsistence for each day of the regular session beyond the first
one hundred twenty days.� Each member whose permanent residence is outside of
Maricopa county
shall receive fifty percent of the amount determined
annually by the director of the department of administration pursuant to
subsection B of this section for each day beyond the first one hundred twenty
days of a regular session as subsistence.

D. Each member of the legislature may elect to opt
out of receiving subsistence payments prescribed by subsections B and C of this
section.

E. Each member of the legislature, for authorized
travel out of state, shall receive travel and subsistence expenses as
prescribed by law for state officers.

F. For payment of travel expenses and subsistence,
as prescribed by the terms of this section, each member of the legislature
shall submit a claim for travel expenses and subsistence that is countersigned
by the presiding officer of the respective body.
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