HB 62 - General Assembly; expense allowance
Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions
HB 62 - General Assembly; expense allowance
Page Numbers - 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5
1. Walker 141st 2. Murphy 18th 3. Lee 94th
4. Coleman 142nd 5. Buck 135th
House Comm: App / Senate Comm: App /
House Vote: Yeas 123 Nays 48 Senate Vote: Yeas 52 Nays 2
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House Action Senate
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1/9/95 Read 1st Time 2/10/95
1/10/95 Read 2nd Time 3/6/95
1/27/95 Favorably Reported 3/1/95
Committee Amend/Sub Sub
2/9/95 Read 3rd Time 3/8/95
2/9/95 Passed/Adopted 3/8/95
Comm/Floor Amend/Sub CS
3/10/95 Amend/Sub Disagreed To
3/14/95 Insists 3/13/95
3/14/95 Conf Comm Appointed 3/14/95
3/17/95 Conf Comm Rep Adopted 3/17/95
3/29/95 Sent to Governor
4/20/95 Signed by Governor
451 Act/Veto Number
1/8/96 Effective Date
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Rules Suspended to Introduce
Code Sections amended: 45-7-4
HB 62 HB 62/AP
H. B. No. 62 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By: Representatives Walker of the 141st, Murphy of the
18th, Lee of the 94th, Coleman of the 142nd and Buck of the
135th
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
1- 1 To amend Code Section 45-7-4 of the Official Code of Georgia
1- 2 Annotated, relating to compensation of certain public
1- 3 officials, so as to change provisions relating to expense
1- 4 reimbursement and expense allowances for members of the
1- 5 General Assembly; to provide for the amounts and manner of
1- 6 such allowances and reimbursements; to provide for items and
1- 7 purposes for which such reimbursements and allowances may be
1- 8 paid; to provide that amounts not claimed shall lapse and
1- 9 shall be remitted to the general fund of the state treasury;
1-10 to provide for related matters; to provide for effective
1-11 dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
1-12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
1-13 Code Section 45-7-4 of the Official Code of Georgia
1-14 Annotated, relating to compensation of certain public
1-15 officials, is amended by striking the third undesignated
1-16 paragraph of paragraph (22) of subsection (a) and inserting
1-17 in its place a new undesignated paragraph to read as
1-18 follows:
1-19 "Each member of the General Assembly
1-20 shall also receive the allowances
1-21 provided by law. The amount of the
1-22 daily expense allowance which each
1-23 member is entitled to receive under
1-24 the provisions of Code Section
1-25 28-1-8 shall be $59.00 $75. (Index)00. The
1-26 mileage allowance for the use of a
1-27 personal car on official business
1-28 shall be the same as that received
1-29 by other state officials and
1-30 employees."
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SECTION 2.
2- 1 Code Section 45-7-4 of the Official Code of Georgia
2- 2 Annotated, relating to compensation of certain public
2- 3 officials, is amended by striking the fourth undesignated
2- 4 subparagraph of paragraph (22) of subsection (a) and
2- 5 inserting in its place a new undesignated subparagraph to
2- 6 read as follows:
2- 7 "In addition to any other
2- 8 compensation and allowances
2- 9 authorized for members of the
2-10 General Assembly, each member shall
2-11 be reimbursed for actual expenses
2-12 incurred in the performance of
2-13 duties within the state as a member
2-14 of the General Assembly in an amount
2-15 not to exceed $4,800.00 per year.
2-16 For the purposes of this paragraph,
2-17 a year shall begin on the convening
2-18 date of the General Assembly in
2-19 regular session each year and end on
2-20 the day prior to the convening of
2-21 the General Assembly in the next
2-22 calendar year. Expenses
2-23 reimbursable up to such amount shall
2-24 be limited to one or more of the
2-25 following purposes: per diem
2-26 differential, lodging, meals, office
2-27 equipment, postage, personal
2-28 services, printing and publications,
2-29 rents, supplies (including
2-30 software), telecommunications,
2-31 transportation, and utilities, and
2-32 leasing of equipment. No
2-33 reimbursement shall be made for any
2-34 postage which is used for a
2-35 political newsletter. Per diem
2-36 differential shall be the difference
2-37 between the daily expense allowance
2-38 authorized for members of the
2-39 General Assembly and the federal per
2-40 diem rate in effect for the state
2-41 capital as specified by the General
2-42 Services Administration. Such
2-43 expenses shall be reimbursed upon
2-44 the submission of sworn vouchers to
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3- 1 the legislative fiscal office. Such
3- 2 sworn vouchers shall be accompanied
3- 3 by a supporting document or
3- 4 documents showing payment for each
3- 5 expense claimed or an explanation of
3- 6 the absence of such documentation.
3- 7 No supporting document or documents
3- 8 shall be required for the per diem
3- 9 differential. Any voucher for any
3-10 expense incurred in any year as
3-11 defined in this paragraph shall be
3-12 submitted no later than the
3-13 fifteenth of April immediately
3-14 following the end of such year. No
3-15 reimbursement shall be made on any
3-16 voucher submitted after that date.
3-17 Any amounts remaining in such
3-18 expense account which are not so
3-19 claimed by April 15 and any amounts
3-20 claimed which are returned as
3-21 hereafter provided for in this
3-22 paragraph shall lapse and shall be
3-23 remitted by the legislative fiscal
3-24 office to the general fund of the
3-25 state treasury. No reimbursement
3-26 shall be paid for lodging or meals
3-27 for any day for which a member
3-28 receives the daily expense allowance
3-29 as provided in this paragraph (22).
3-30 Any former member of the General
3-31 Assembly may be reimbursed for
3-32 expenses incurred while a member of
3-33 the General Assembly upon compliance
3-34 with the provisions of this
3-35 paragraph. The Legislative Services
3-36 Committee is empowered to provide
3-37 such procedures as it deems
3-38 advisable to administer the
3-39 provisions of this paragraph (22),
3-40 including, but not limited to,
3-41 definitions of the above list of
3-42 items for which reimbursement may be
3-43 made and the form of the voucher
3-44 which must be submitted to the
3-45 legislative fiscal office. In the
3-46 event of any disagreement as to
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4- 1 whether any reimbursement shall be
4- 2 made or any allowance shall be paid,
4- 3 the Legislative Services Committee
4- 4 shall make the final determination.
4- 5 In the event any reimbursement is
4- 6 made or any allowance is paid and it
4- 7 is later determined that such
4- 8 reimbursement or payment was made in
4- 9 error, the person to whom such
4-10 reimbursement or payment was made
4-11 shall remit to the legislative
4-12 fiscal office the amount of money
4-13 involved. In the event any such
4-14 person refuses to make such
4-15 remittance, the legislative fiscal
4-16 office is authorized to withhold the
4-17 payment of any other moneys to which
4-18 such person is entitled until the
4-19 amount of such reimbursement or
4-20 payment which was made in error
4-21 shall be realized. In addition to
4-22 such reimbursement for actual
4-23 expenses incurred, as provided
4-24 above, each member shall upon his or
4-25 her claim be entitled to receive an
4-26 allowance of per diem differential
4-27 for up to 50 days per year for which
4-28 the member received the daily
4-29 expense allowance. The amount of
4-30 per diem differential which may be
4-31 claimed for each such day shall be
4-32 the difference between the daily
4-33 expense allowance authorized for
4-34 members of the General Assembly and
4-35 $119.00. Per diem differential
4-36 shall be paid by the legislative
4-37 fiscal office to the member upon the
4-38 member's notification to the
4-39 legislative fiscal office of the
4-40 days for which the daily expense
4-41 allowance was received for which the
4-42 member wishes to claim the per diem
4-43 differential, and the legislative
4-44 fiscal office shall keep a record of
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5- 1 the days for which per diem
5- 2 differential is so claimed and
5- 3 paid."
SECTION 3.
5- 4 (a) Section 1 of this Act shall become effective on the
5- 5 convening date of the 1997 regular session of the General
5- 6 Assembly.
5- 7 (b) Section 2 of this Act shall become effective on the
5- 8 convening date of the 1996 regular session of the General
5- 9 Assembly.
SECTION 4.
5-10 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
5-11 repealed.
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