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Assembly Bill A7289A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Reduces travel expenses and per diems for members of the legislature living less than one hundred and twenty-five miles from the capitol

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2013-A7289 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A4627
2017-2018: A2537
2019-2020: A5921
2021-2022: A5919

2013-A7289 - Summary

Reduces travel expenses and per diems for members of the legislature living less than one hundred and twenty-five miles from the capitol.

2013-A7289 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7289

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 10, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. LALOR -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the legislative law,  in  relation  to  reducing  travel
  expenses and per diems for members of the legislature living less than
  one hundred twenty-five miles from the capitol

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section  5  of  the  legislative  law,  as
amended  by section 1 of part M-1 of chapter 407 of the laws of 1999, is
amended to read as follows:
  2. Each member of the legislature LIVING MORE THAN ONE  HUNDRED  TWEN-
TY-FIVE MILES FROM THE STATE CAPITOL shall receive payment of actual and
necessary  transportation expenses and a per diem equivalent to the most
recent federal per diem rates published by the General Services Adminis-
tration and set forth in 41 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) Part  301,
App.  A, while in travel status in the performance of his or her duties;
and such other reasonable expenses as may be necessary for the  perform-
ance  of  the  member's  responsibilities as determined by the temporary
president of the senate or speaker of the assembly for their  respective
houses. MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE LIVING WITHIN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE
MILES  OF  THE STATE CAPITOL SHALL BE REIMBURSED FOR REASONABLE EXPENSES
SPENT WHILE IN TRAVEL STATUS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR  HER  OFFICIAL
DUTIES,  AS  DOCUMENTED WITH RECEIPTS, NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
PER DAY. The REIMBURSEMENTS AND per diem allowances,  including  partial
per  diem  allowances, shall be made pursuant to regulations promulgated
by the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly
for their respective houses, on audit and warrant of the comptroller  on
vouchers approved by the temporary president of the senate or his or her
designee  and  the  speaker  of  the assembly or his or her designee for
their respective houses.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09653-02-3

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2013-A7289A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A4627
2017-2018: A2537
2019-2020: A5921
2021-2022: A5919

2013-A7289A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Reduces travel expenses and per diems for members of the legislature living less than one hundred and twenty-five miles from the capitol.

2013-A7289A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 7289--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 10, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  LALOR,  McLAUGHLIN, BORELLI -- read once and
  referred to the Committee  on  Governmental  Operations  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  legislative law, in relation to reducing travel
  expenses and per diems for members of the legislature and  eliminating
  per  diems  for members living less than one hundred twenty-five miles
  from the capitol

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of  section  5 of the legislative law, as
amended by section 1 of part M-1 of chapter 407 of the laws of 1999,  is
amended to read as follows:
  2.  Each  member of the legislature LIVING MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED TWEN-
TY-FIVE MILES FROM THE STATE CAPITOL shall receive payment of actual and
necessary transportation expenses and a per diem equivalent to the  most
recent federal per diem rates published by the General Services Adminis-
tration  and set forth in 41 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) Part 301,
App. A, while in travel status in the performance of his or her  duties;
and  such other reasonable expenses as may be necessary for the perform-
ance of the member's responsibilities as  determined  by  the  temporary
president  of the senate or speaker of the assembly for their respective
houses, AS DOCUMENTED WITH RECEIPTS, NOT TO EXCEED ONE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS
PER DAY. The per diem allowances, including partial per diem allowances,
shall be made pursuant to regulations promulgated by the temporary pres-
ident of the senate and the speaker of the assembly for their respective
houses,  on audit and warrant of the comptroller on vouchers approved by
the temporary president of the senate or his or  her  designee  and  the
speaker  of  the  assembly  or  his or her designee for their respective
houses.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09653-04-3

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