HB93 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Randall Shedd

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

State employees, travel expenses, reimbursement for taxes paid while traveling, provided for, Sec. 36-7-20 am'd.

Summary

The bill would allow state employees traveling inside Alabama on official business to be reimbursed for taxes they pay while traveling, in addition to the standard daily per diem.

What This Bill Does

It amends Section 36-7-20 to authorize tax reimbursement for in-state official travel with proper documentation. The baseline per diem of at least $75 per day remains in place and the state must establish documentation procedures through the State Comptroller (with approval by the Chief Examiner). The bill also preserves existing travel rules (meal allowances, trip duration rules, and long-stay provisions) and allows agencies to use contract facilities for meals in certain situations if it stays within the in-state per diem limit. The act takes effect on the first day of the third month after it is passed and signed into law.

Who It Affects

• State employees traveling within Alabama on official business: may be reimbursed for taxes paid while traveling, upon submitting the required documentation.
• State agencies and legislators traveling on official business: agencies must implement documentation procedures for tax reimbursements; legislators remain subject to existing per diem and travel rules, with special legislative provisions unchanged.

Key Provisions

• Adds authorization to reimburse taxes paid during in-state official travel, contingent on proper documentation.
• Requires the State Comptroller, with approval of the Chief Examiner of Public Accounts, to adopt rules for the documentation and procedures for tax reimbursement.
• Maintains a minimum in-state travel per diem of $75 per day and uniform application across state travel, with existing meal and duration rules intact.
• Preserves optional agency arrangements allowing meals or per diem to be paid via contract facilities in certain situations, not exceeding the in-state per diem amount.
• Provides a specific effective date: the act becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage.

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Subjects

State Employees