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MO HB202

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/13/2011

Primary Sponsor

Michael Corcoran

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Repeals and replaces section 21.145 of Missouri law regarding daily expense allowances for state senators and representatives.

  • Establishes reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses at eighty percent of the federal per diem rate set by the Internal Revenue Service for Jefferson City, based on days of attendance recorded in the senate or house journal.

  • Freezes the reimbursement rate at the level in effect on September 30, 2010, for a two-year period from the effective date, with no increases allowed during this period.

  • Requires monthly payment by the state treasurer upon certification and approval by senate and house leadership.

  • Includes an emergency clause due to budget constraints, making the act effective immediately upon passage and approval.

Legislative Description

Specifies that for two years the daily expense allowance for members of the General Assembly will be the same as the rate in effect on September 30, 2010, and cannot be increased

Last Action

HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

3/10/2011

Committee Referrals

Downsizing State Government2/15/2011

Full Bill Text

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