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RESOLUTION
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Item 2A
Each member of the General Assembly, upon presentation of an expense voucher, shall
be entitled to a per diem allowance for meals and reimbursed for expenses actually incurred for
lodging due to: (i) attendance at regular, extended, or extraordinary sessions of the General
Assembly of Maryland or scheduled committee or subcommittee meetings thereof; (ii)
attendance at meetings of the Legislative Policy Committee or scheduled committee or
subcommittee meetings thereof, including legislative committees created by statute; (iii)
attendance at scheduled meetings of a commission, committee, joint executive/legislative
committee, or task force or subcommittee thereof to which the legislator has been appointed by
the Governor, the President of the Senate, or the Speaker of the House of Delegates; (iv)
attendance at bill signings; or (v) attendance at official functions in Annapolis or outside
Annapolis directly related to duties as a member of the General Assembly as may be approved
by the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Delegates. The President of the
Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates shall establish guidelines and procedures for
the determination and payment of expenses for meals and lodging, in accordance with the
following policies:
(1) Requests for payment of the per diem meal allowance need not be supported by
receipts;
(2) Requests for reimbursement for expenses incurred for lodging must be supported by
receipts or by a billing from the facility providing the lodging and payment may be made directly
to the facility;
(3) In no event shall a member be paid for meal expenses that exceed the total amount for
meal expenses per day as provided in the Standard Travel Regulations of the State of Maryland,
as amended from time to time by the Board of Public Works; and
(4) In no event shall a member be reimbursed for lodging expenses that exceed the
maximum per diem amount specified for lodging in Annapolis, Maryland as prescribed by the
Internal Revenue Service as federal per diem allowances for travel.
Item 2B
Each member shall be reimbursed for expenses actually incurred in traveling between the
member's home and the place of a session or meeting or function described in Item 2A at the rate
provided in the Standard Travel Regulations of the State of Maryland, as amended from time to
time by the Board of Public Works, if the travel is by automobile. If a member travels by other
means, the member will be reimbursed for actual costs, but not exceeding the mileage rate
provided by the Standard Travel Regulations of the State of Maryland.
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