RELATING TO REIMBURSEMENT OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.
Summary
Requires the State or a county to reimburse an officer or employee within thirty calendar days after submitting an approved Statement of Completed Travel for work-related travel costs that the officer or employee loaned to the State or county. Requires the State or a county to pay a percentage of interest on the total amount owed to an officer or employee until the loan is fully reimbursed. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Last action Feb 12, 2025
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MODERATE
This bill clarifies how the State and counties reimburse public officers and employees for travel costs. It adds protections against adverse employment actions for employees who don't advance money for travel, specifies that reimbursement requests must include an approved travel statement, and sets a reimbursement deadline of 30 calendar days with interest provisions for late payments.
Scope change
The bill maintains its original scope of applying to all State and county officers and employees but adds specific procedural requirements for reimbursement requests.
REQUIREMENT
Added requirement that reimbursement requests must be accompanied by an approved statement of completed travel or similar document
ENFORCEMENT
Added protection against adverse employment actions for officers or employees who do not affirmatively agree to loan money for travel costs
TIMELINE
Changed reimbursement deadline from 'after request' to 'within thirty calendar days after submitting an approved statement of completed travel'
Changed effective date from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 3000'
TECHNICAL
Updated formatting and markup conventions for statutory material
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Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
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Committee
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Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 480) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Prefiled.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jackson Sayama
DDemocratic
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