Allow legislators to receive mileage reimbursement at IRS mileage reimbursement rates

The mileage reimbursement rate is now tied to the current United States Internal Revenue Service mileage allotment instead of a potentially fixed or outdated rate.

The bill explicitly states it amends Section 2-18-503 of the Montana Code Annotated and provides an immediate effective date for the changes.

Removed duplicate text 'Members of the legislature, jurors' from a list of eligible individuals in Section 2-18-503.

Adjusted punctuation in the bill title, changing the period after 'DATE' to match standard formatting.

Deleted blank lines and the 'END' marker from the document footer, which were formatting artifacts rather than substantive content.

Changed reimbursement rate from 48.15% of IRS rate to 100% of IRS rate for most travelers, except state employees using personal vehicles when government vehicles are available.

Added new provision allowing reimbursement for air travel at twice the standard motor vehicle mileage rate.

Added eligibility for jurors, witnesses, and county agents to receive full IRS mileage rates for personal vehicle use.

Added requirement for the Department of Administration to prescribe policies for administering the section.

Changed effective date from passage and approval to immediate effective date.

Bill was renumbered from SB 26 to SB 26.2 and section numbering was reorganized from Section 1 and Section 2 to Sections 1 through 6.

Minor formatting inconsistency in Section 1(3) where 'Members of the legislature' is repeated twice in the same sentence, likely a drafting error.

Added 'Authorized Print Version' and 'ENROLLED BILL' headers and certification language that was not present in the original version.

Removed original page headers and footers from the initial draft version.

Changed mileage reimbursement rates from a partial rate (48.15% of IRS rate) to full IRS rate for most users, except state officers and employees who may still receive reduced rates under certain conditions.

Added specific provisions for air travel mileage, allowing reimbursement at twice the motor vehicle rate for nautical air miles.

Clarified that the first 1,000 miles receive full IRS rate reimbursement, with reduced rates applied to additional miles within a calendar month.

Added requirement for the Department of Administration to prescribe policies for administering this section, exempting these policies from the Montana Administrative Procedure Act.

Confirmed immediate effective date upon passage and approval.

Added the requirement that legislators must use their own motor vehicles to receive mileage reimbursement from public funds.

Expanded eligibility to include jurors, witnesses, and county agents in addition to legislators

Added 'all other persons' to the list of eligible individuals for mileage reimbursement

Reorganized the bill title and section headers to reflect the expanded scope of eligible recipients

Fixed formatting inconsistencies and capitalization errors in the legislative text

State employees using personal vehicles when government vehicles are available now receive only 48.15% of the IRS mileage rate instead of the full rate.

Legislators, jurors, witnesses, and county agents now receive the full IRS mileage rate without any reduction for additional miles beyond 1,000.

Added requirement for state employees to document unavailability of government vehicles or obtain specific exemptions to qualify for full reimbursement.

Reorganized the statute structure from a single section to multiple numbered subsections for better clarity.