S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 5, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. LALOR, McLAUGHLIN, BORELLI, NOJAY -- 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 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.
LBD00769-01-5