H1078 - Modify Mileage and Per Diem

• Updates legislator mileage reimbursement rates to use the Internal Revenue Service business standard mileage rate from IR-2020-279 (December 22, 2020) instead of the 1993 rate, effective upon convening of the 2023 General Assembly

• Changes per diem subsistence allowance rate for meals and lodging to reference the maximum federal employee per diem rate from 86 Federal Register 45731 (August 16, 2021) instead of the 1993 federal register rates

• Maintains weekly travel allowance calculation by multiplying actual round-trip mileage from member's home to Raleigh by the updated mileage rate

• Preserves existing provisions for travel allowances when members travel as representatives of the General Assembly or its committees/commissions with Legislative Services Commission approval

• Applies changes to travel occurring on or after the convening of the 2023 General Assembly