HB613 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Matt Fridy

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Mileage allowance for state employees and officials traveling on official business, one half the federal rate allowed, Sec. 36-7-22 am'd.

Summary

HB613 would reduce state mileage reimbursements for official travel in private cars to half the Internal Revenue Code rate.

What This Bill Does

If passed, the bill sets the reimbursement rate at one half of the IRS mileage deduction rate per mile for state officials and employees traveling on official business in privately owned vehicles. It replaces the current rate tied to the IRS deduction rate with this lower rate. Reimbursements would be paid within 30 days of the reimbursement request being received. The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval, and travel by legislators is not included under this reimbursement provision.

Who It Affects

• State officials and employees traveling on official state business in privately owned vehicles would receive mileage reimbursement at 1/2 the IRC rate.
• Legislators are excluded from being covered by this travel reimbursement under the definition used in the act.

Key Provisions

• Sets mileage reimbursement for travel in privately owned vehicles on official state business at one half the Internal Revenue Code rate per mile.
• Reimbursement is in lieu of actual expenses and must be paid within 30 calendar days after the request is received by the appropriate authority.
• Defines travel as departures from the permanent place of employment for purposes of this section, excluding members of the Legislature.
• Effective date: the first day of the third month after enactment (passage and governor approval) or otherwise becoming law.

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Subjects

State Employees