HB 357-FN – AS INTRODUCED
2011 SESSION
10/09
HOUSE BILL 357-FN
AN ACT suspending the payment of travel expenses for legislators and staff.
SPONSORS: Rep. Brunelle, Hills 10; Rep. Pierce, Graf 9
COMMITTEE: Legislative Administration
The bill suspends for the biennium the payment of travel expenses while on legislative business and the reimbursement of expenses incident to travel for members of the general court and legislative staff and employees.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
11-0241
10/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven
AN ACT suspending the payment of travel expenses for legislators and staff.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Legislative Travel Expenses; Suspension During Biennium.
I. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 14-A:3, beginning on the effective date of this act and through the biennium ending June 30, 2013, no member of the general court shall be entitled to payment of travel expenses while on legislative business nor reimbursement of expenses incident to travel. In addition, no member of the general court shall be reimbursed for travel expenses for official state business whether the source of funding would be legislative branch or executive agency funds.
II. The suspension of travel payments under paragraph I shall not apply to mileage paid pursuant to RSA 14:15-a for attendance on session days in Concord or for attendance at scheduled meetings of committees on which the member sits or before which the member is appearing for legislative business.
2 Legislative Staff; Travel Expenses; Suspension During Biennium. Beginning on the effective date of this act and through the biennium ending June 30, 2013, no staff member or employee of the general court shall be entitled to payment of travel expenses for legislative business nor reimbursement of expenses incident to travel.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
LBAO
11-0241 01/14/11
HB 357-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT suspending the payment of travel expenses for legislators and staff.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Legislative Branch states this bill would decrease state general fund expenditures by $101,815 in each FY 2012 and FY 2013. There will be no fiscal impact on state revenues or county and local revenues or expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Legislative Branch states this bill suspends the payment of travel expenses while on legislative business and the reimbursement of expenses incident to travel for members and legislative staff and employees, except for those mileage reimbursement paid pursuant to RSA 14:15-a. The Branch states in FY 2010 it incurred the following travel reimbursement costs:
In-State Travel |
$1,106,920 |
Out-Of-State Travel |
$88,071 |
(Less RSA 14:15-a Expenses) |
($1,093,176) |
Total |
$101,815 |
The Legislative Branch states under this bill its travel reimbursement expenditures will decrease by $101,815 in each FY 2012 and FY 2013.