HB 2053 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes sections 38-624 and 41-1104 relating to travel reimbursement and subsistence allowances for state employees and legislators.

• Establishes per diem for legislators based on federal General Services Administration rates rather than fixed dollar amounts, with different rates for members residing within versus outside Maricopa County.

• Sets per diem for Maricopa County resident legislators at $35 per day and for out-of-county resident legislators at 100% of the average of the six highest months of the annual federal per diem rate for Maricopa County.

• Reduces the per diem rate after the first 120 days of a regular session, with out-of-county members receiving 50% of the federally-determined rate instead of a fixed additional amount.

• Allows legislators to opt out of receiving subsistence payments and clarifies that long-term subsistence allowances for legislators are established separately from general state employee reimbursement policies.