HB 2434 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes Section 41-1104 regarding travel reimbursement and subsistence payments for state legislators.

• Changes per diem calculations for legislators whose permanent residence is outside Maricopa County to receive 100 percent of the average of the six highest months of the annual federal per diem rate (previously unspecified), as determined annually by the director of the department of administration.

• Modifies subsistence payments after the first 120 days of a regular session so legislators outside Maricopa County receive 50 percent of the annually determined federal per diem rate (removes previous distinction granting different amounts based on county residence).

• Maintains travel reimbursement at the federal mileage rate set by the United States General Services Administration, including travel from member residences to the state capitol.

• Continues requirement that legislators submit travel and subsistence claims countersigned by their respective house presiding officer, with option to opt out of subsistence payments.