Pennsylvania HR 47: A Resolution amending House Rule 14, further providing for members' and employees' expenses.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 412
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 47
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY SOLOMON, KENYATTA, HILL-EVANS, VENKAT, HANBIDGE,
MADSEN, HADDOCK, FREEMAN AND GREEN, JANUARY 31, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, JANUARY 31, 2025
A RESOLUTION
Amending House Rule 14, further providing for members' and
employees' expenses.
RESOLVED, That House Rule 14 be amended to read:
RULE 14
Members' and Employees' Expenses
A member who attends a duly called meeting of a standing or
special committee of which he or she is a member when the House
is not in session or who is summoned to the State Capitol or
elsewhere by the Speaker, or the Majority or Minority Leader of
the House, to perform legislative services when the House is not
in session shall be reimbursed per day for each day of service,
plus mileage to and from the member's residence, at such rates
as are established from time to time by the Committee on Rules
but not in excess of the applicable maximum mileage rate
authorized by the Federal Government. For travel to any location
for committee meetings or for travel to the State Capitol for
any reason, members cannot receive reimbursement in excess of
the applicable maximum per diem rate authorized by the Federal
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Government. These expenses shall be paid by the Chief Clerk from
appropriation accounts under the Chief Clerk's exclusive control
and jurisdiction, upon a written request approved by the Speaker
of the House, or the Majority or the Minority Leader of the
House.
An employee of the House summoned by the Speaker or the
Majority or Minority Leader of the House to perform legislative
services outside of Harrisburg shall be reimbursed for actual
expenses and mileage to and from the employee's residence. Such
expenses may be paid by the Speaker, Majority or Minority
Leader, if they agree to do so, or shall be paid by the Chief
Clerk from appropriation accounts under the Chief Clerk's
exclusive control and jurisdiction, upon a written request
approved by the Speaker, or the Majority or the Minority Leader.
District office employees are only permitted to be reimbursed
from an account under the control of the Chief Clerk when
traveling to Harrisburg for a training program sponsored by
either caucus or for travel to a legislative conference approved
by the Speaker, the Majority Leader or the Minority Leader. All
other travel by district office employees may be reimbursed from
the member's accountable expenses or an account under the
control of the Speaker, the Majority Leader or the Minority
Leader.
Members and employees traveling outside the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania who receive any reimbursement for expenses or
travel which reimbursement is from public funds shall file with
the Chief Clerk a statement containing their name and the name,
place, date and the purpose of the function.
Money appropriated specifically to and allocated under a
specific symbol number for allowable expenses of members of the
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House of Representatives shall be reimbursed to each member upon
submission of vouchers and any required documentation by each
member on forms prepared by the Chief Clerk of the House. No
reimbursement shall be made from this account where a member is
directly reimbursed for the same purpose from any other
appropriation account. The amount of money appropriated to
members shall be published on a publicly accessible Internet
website managed and maintained by the Office of the Chief Clerk.
Such allowable expenses of members may be used for any
legislative purpose or function, including but not limited to
the following:
(1) Travel expense on legislative business.
(a) Mileage on session or nonsession days at a rate as
may be approved from time to time by the Committee on Rules,
but not in excess of the maximum mileage rate authorized by
the Federal Government for travel; voucher with documented
travel details.
(a.1) Actual expenses incurred for travel on session or
nonsession days by public transportation; voucher with
documented travel details and receipt.
(b) Miscellaneous transportation on legislative business
(taxi, airport limousine, parking, tolls), and expenses of a
similar nature; voucher and receipt with a statement of the
legislative reason for the expense; voucher only for any
single expense not in excess of $10.
(c) Travel on legislative business by common carrier
other than taxi and airport limousine; voucher and receipt
from common carrier.
(d) Car rental; voucher and receipt from rental agency
but reimbursement not to exceed in any month an amount as may
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be approved from time to time by the Committee on Rules. Any
amount in excess of the said amount shall be paid by the
person renting the car. In no event shall other than