§503. Expenses

            A. The president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives shall be entitled to be reimbursed for actual expenses, including but not limited to travel, lodging expenses, and for attendance at meetings, conferences, and appearances in connection with their official duties, in an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars per annum, to be paid monthly on their own warrants and drawn on the general fund of the state.

NOTE: Subsection B eff. until noon Jan. 10, 2028. See Acts 2026, No. 954, §1.

            B. The president of the Senate and speaker of the House of Representatives shall be entitled to be reimbursed for expenses incurred in maintaining a residence in the capital city, in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars per month, upon filing an itemized statement of expenses and appropriate invoices or receipts supporting the same with the chief clerical officer of their respective house of the legislature.

NOTE: Subsection B eff. noon Jan. 10, 2028. See Acts 2026, No. 954, §1.

            B.(1) The members of the Senate and the members of the House of Representatives shall be entitled to be reimbursed for expenses incurred in maintaining a residence in the capital city, in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars per month, upon filing an itemized statement supporting the same with the chief clerical officer of their respective house of the legislature. The Legislative Budgetary Control Council may promulgate rules concerning expenses pursuant to this Subsection including an annual election for reimbursement up to the monthly limit as an expense allowance or through an accountable plan maintained in accordance with Title 26 of the United States Code.

            (2) The expense allowance provided for in this Subsection shall be adjusted for inflation on January first of each year by the change in the consumer price index-U.S. city average for all urban consumers (CPI-U) as prepared by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, applied annually and shall reflect the change, if any, since the amount was last modified, provided that any adjustment in a monthly amount shall only be made in whole increments of one hundred dollars.

            Acts 1972, No. 325, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 605, §1, eff. May 10, 1976; Acts 1981, No. 257, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1316, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2026, No. 954, §1, eff. noon Jan. 10, 2028.