Budget & Taxes

This is a procedural Senate Resolution (SR 2) authorizing the Senate Clerk to reimburse specific senators for mileage expenses incurred during official travel. It directly affects the named senators listed in the bill text (e.g., Nickie J. Antonio, Willis E. Blackshear Jr., and others), covering their round-trip mileage costs as documented. The resolution does not create new policy but formalizes payment for previously incurred travel expenses under existing reimbursement rules. It was adopted on January 6, 2025.

SR 1 is a Senate resolution adopted on January 6, 2025, that transfers authority over Senate employee salaries and management to the Chief of Staff and Clerk. It directly affects all Senate officials and employees by requiring them to be assigned titles, compensated, and subject to pay increases solely at the discretion of these two officials. Key provisions include authorizing the Chief of Staff and Clerk to supervise all staff, property, and spending, to make staffing changes for efficiency, and to hire or replace employees as needed. The resolution specifies that all salary-related decisions must be made by these officials and paid from Senate funds.