HB0255 • 2005

State employees' lodging expenses.

AN ACT relating to travel expenses for state officers and employees; amending lodging and meal expense reimbursement for state officers and employees traveling on official business of the state; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Representative Zwonitzer
Last action: 2005-02-25
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 4/1/2005

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HB0255HS001

Standing Committee • H02

Adopted

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HB0255SW001

Committee of the Whole • NICHOLAS

Adopted

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HB0255SS001

Standing Committee • HINES

Adopted

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Bill History

2005-02-25 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 140
2005-02-25 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0070
2005-02-23 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0070
2005-02-23 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0070
2005-02-22 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0070
2005-02-22 House
H Did Concur
2005-02-18 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2005-02-17 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2005-02-17 Senate
S Placed on General File
2005-02-17 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2005-02-16 Senate
S Passed CoW
2005-02-16 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2005-02-16 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2005-02-16 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2005-02-14 Senate
S Placed on General File
2005-02-14 Senate
S02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2005-02-03 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S02
2005-02-03 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2005-02-02 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2005-02-01 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2005-01-31 House
H Passed CoW
2005-01-31 House
Amendment Adopted
2005-01-31 House
H Amendments Adopted
2005-01-27 House
H Placed on General File
2005-01-27 House
H02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2005-01-18 House
H Introduced and Referred to H02
2005-01-18 House
H Received for Introduction
2005-01-17 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2005 General Session Summary for HB0255

Bill
No.:
HB0255
Drafter:

JHR

LSO
No.:
05LSO-0447
Effective Date:

7/1/2005

Enrolled
Act No.:
HEA0070

Chapter
No.:
140

Prime
Sponsor:
Representative Zwonitzer

Catch
Title:
State employees' lodging expenses.

Subject:
Amends
lodging and meal expense reimbursement rates for state officials and employees
traveling on official business for the state.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Under current law, the state auditor sets the meal, lodging and
miscellaneous expense reimbursement rates for state officials and employees who
travel on official business for the state, based upon the published federal
rate in effect on a date certain (currently April 1, 2001).

This bill:

Allows the state auditor to set the reimbursement rates based on the
published federal rate in effect on April 1, 2005;

Requires the state auditor to submit an annual report to the Joint
Appropriations Interim Committee by November 1, reporting the current federal
travel rates and a recommendation to maintain, increase or decrease the travel
reimbursement rates for state officials and employees while traveling on
official state business;

Specifies that on the date of return from official business, the per diem
reimbursement shall be 75% of the previous day's rate.

Comments:

Report Required Annual report by November 1 from
State Auditor to Joint Appropriations Interim Committee.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0255

ENROLLED ACT NO. 70, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2005 GENERAL SESSION

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.
W.S. 9
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3
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102(a)(intro) is amended to read:

9
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3
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102.

Meal allowance; actual expenses; exceptions.

(a)

Unless otherwise provided by law, when any state officer or employee is required to travel on overnight trips for official business of the state, he is entitled to receive in addition to transportation expenses as provided by W.S. 9
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3
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103, lodging expenses, an allowance for meals and incidental expenses and other reimbursable expenses. The lodging and meal and incidental expense allowance shall be based on
, but shall not exceed,
the published federal travel regulation rates in effect on April 1,
2001
2005
.
Not later than November 1 of each year the state auditor shall submit to the joint appropriations interim committee a report of the current federal travel rates, together with a recommendation for the maintenance, increase or decrease in travel expenses for state agencies.

The meal and incidental expense allowance shall be computed so as to pay seventy
‑
five percent (75%) of the destination rate on the day of departure, one hundred percent (100%) on all interim days of official travel and seventy
‑
five percent (75%) of the
destination
previous day's
rate on the day of return. Lodging expenses shall be reimbursed up to the amount prescribed in the federal travel regulation as provided in this subsection. The head of the respective agency may approve lodging expenses in excess of the published rate. In addition:

Section 2.
This act is effective April 1, 2005.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk