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ENROLLED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
SFAHB398 4869 4246 SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senator Reese to Reengrossed House Bill No.
398 BY REPRESENTATIVE ZERINGUE AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
398 by Representative Zeringue AMENDMENT NO.
39:231(A) and (C) and to enact R.S.
1 On page 1, line 12, change "pay" to "reimburse" AMENDMENT NO.
13:6, R.S.
2 On page 1, line 13, after "the" and before "rates" insert "maximum daily" AMENDMENT NO.
24:16, and R.S.
3 On page 1, at the end of line 14, insert the following:
39:231(E), relative to travelbystategovernment officersand employees;
"Nothing in this Section shall prohibit reliance upon provisions for agency hosted conferencesormealsduringworkingmeetingsthatareequivalenttothosethatapply to executive branch employees pursuant to R.S.
to provide a maximum for payments bythe state for meals and incidental expenses;
39:231." AMENDMENT NO.
to provide for applicability;
4 On page 1, line 18, change "pay" to "reimburse" AMENDMENT NO.
to provide for an effective date;
5 On page 1, line 19, after "the" and before "rates" insert "maximum daily" AMENDMENT NO.
and to provide for related matters.
6 On page 1, at the end of line 20, insert the following:
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
"Nothing in this Section shall prohibit reliance upon provisions for agency hosted conferencesormealsduringworkingmeetingsthatareequivalenttothosethatapply to executive branch employees pursuant to R.S.
Section 1.
39:231." AMENDMENT NO.
R.S.
7 On page 2, line 18, change "pay" to "reimburse" AMENDMENT NO.
13:6 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
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§6.
Maximum payment for meals or incidental expenses for certain agencies and entities in the judicial branch Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no court authorized by Article V of the Constitution of Louisiana or any state entity in the judicialbranchshallreimburse moreformealsorincidentalexpensesforanyofficer or employee than the maximum dailyrates established bythe United States General Services Administration for such expenses.
Nothing in this Section shall prohibit reliance upon provisions for agency hosted conferences or meals during working meetings that are equivalent to those that apply to executive branch employees pursuant to R.S.
39:231.
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398 ENROLLED Section 2.
R.S.
24:16 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
§16.
Maximum payment for meals or incidental expenses for the legislative branch Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no agency or entityinthelegislativebranchshallreimburse moreformealsorincidentalexpenses for anyofficer or employee than the maximum dailyrates established bythe United States General Services Administration for such expenses.
Nothing in this Section shall prohibit reliance upon provisions for agency hosted conferences or meals during working meetings that are equivalent to those that apply to executive branch employees pursuant to R.S.
39:231.
Section 3.
R.S.
39:231(A) and (C) are hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.
39:231(E) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
§231.
Commissionertoprescriberulesgoverningtravelandtravelingexpenses;use of state aircraft and other vehicles by statewide elected officials;
minimum and maximum prices allowed for meals to state employees A.
Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B, Subsection C, and Subsection Dthis Section,thecommissionerofadministration,withtheapprovalof the governor,shall, byrule or regulation, prescribe the conditions under which each ofvariousformsoftransportationmaybeusedbystateofficersandemployeesinthe discharge of the duties of their respective offices and positions in the state service and the conditions under which allowances will be granted for traveling expenses.
* * * C.(1) The commissioner of administration shall not establish meal allowances for state employees at a price below two dollars and seventy-five cents for breakfast, three dollars and twenty-five cents for lunch, and five dollars for dinner.
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398 ENROLLED authorized in writing by the commissioner of administration when acting in accordance with an issued policyand procedure memorandum.
* * * E.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, during a state of disaster or emergency declared by the governor pursuant to R.S.
29:724, the maximum allowable reimbursement for meals and incidental expenses for state public officials and employees who are performing duties directly related to the declared emergency or disaster may exceed the amounts established by the United States GeneralServicesAdministrationbynotmorethanseventy-fivepercentofthe applicablerateestablishedbytheUnitedStates GeneralServicesAdministrationfor the locality in which the expenses are incurred.
(2) The increased reimbursement rate authorized by Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall apply only to expenses incurred:
(a) Within the designated emergency area as identified in the governor's executiveorderorproclamation,orinanyareatowhichstatepersonnelaredeployed in direct response to the declared emergency or disaster.
(b) During the period beginning on the date of the governor's declaration of a state of disaster or emergency and ending on the date of the termination of the declared state of disaster or emergency, or thirty days after the date of the declaration, whichever occurs first.
If the governor renewsthe declaration pursuant to R.S.
29:724(B)(1), the increased reimbursement rate shall continue for the duration of the renewed declaration.
(3) Eachbudgetunitclaimingreimbursementattheincreasedrateauthorized by this Subsection shall maintain documentation sufficient to demonstrate that the expenseswereincurredindirectconnectionwith thedeclaredemergencyordisaster and shall submit such documentation to the commissioner of administration within sixty days after the termination of the declared state of disaster or emergency.
Section 4.
This Act shall apply to expenses for meals and incidental expenses incurredonandafterJuly1,2026.
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398 ENROLLED 1, 2026, but submitted afterthat date shall be at therateineffectforthepayingorganization at the time the expense was incurred.
Section 5.
The provisions of this Act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
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