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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR Rawson

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

01/25/08

HB

SHORT TITLE Legislative Parking Expense Reimbursement

SB 13

ANALYST Wilson

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY08

FY09

Unknown

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 13 allows legislative reimbursement for parking expenses when traveling out-of-

state. Current law only allow for airport parking reimbursement.

The bill also clarifies language providing that in no event shall the mileage reimbursement for

out-of-state travel exceed the dollar amount that would be due if the member had used first class

public air transportation by the shortest, most direct route.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

Members, officers and employees of the legislative branch of government will be reimbursed for

all parking if they choose to drive or rent cars when they travel. There is no data available to

determine whether this will increase or decrease reimbursements.

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