CHAPTER 309
S.P. 100 - L.D. 379
An Act to Clarify the Reimbursement of Legislators' Expenses
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 3 MRSA §2, 3rd ¶, as amended by PL 1989, c. 501, Pt. O, §2; c. 600, Pt. B, §§9 and 10 and c. 878, Pt. D, §§14 and 15, is further amended to read:
Each Except as provided in this section, each member of the Senate and House of Representatives shall be is entitled to a meal allowance in the amount of $32 and a housing allowance in the amount of $38 for each day in attendance at sessions of the Legislature and for each day the member occupies overnight accommodations away from home either immediately preceding or immediately following attendance at daily sessions of the Legislature. The presiding officers may establish reasonable policies regarding allowances for meals and overnight accommodations for the day immediately preceding the session, which may include policies regarding whether an allowance is paid, whether the full amount or a portion of the statutory allowance is paid and whether receipts are required. In lieu of the meal and housing allowance, each member shall be is entitled to a daily meal allowance in the amount of $32 and actual daily mileage allowances in an amount up to but not exceeding $38 per day. Each member of the Senate shall also receive receives an annual allowance for constituent services in the amount of $1,000, $650 of which shall be received at the start of each regular session and $350 of which shall be received in the month following adjournment of the regular session. Each member of the House of Representatives shall also receive receives an annual allowance for constituent services in the amount of $750, $500 of which shall be received at the start of each regular session and $250 of which shall be received in the month following adjournment of the regular session.
Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated.
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