{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-74-74-456","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-456","heading":"Meetings of committees and subcommittees - Expenses - Per","body":"diem - Travel expenses - Association or organization membership\n\ndues.\n\nA. Committees and subcommittees of each house of the\n\nLegislature are hereby authorized to meet when the Legislature is\n\nnot in session, subject to the approval of the presiding officer of\n\nthe respective house.\n\nB. When the Legislature is not in session, members of the\n\nLegislature shall be reimbursed their expenses in attending meetings\n\nof committees and subcommittees of which they are members or to\n\nwhich they are invited by committee chairs and shall be reimbursed\n\nas provided in subsection C of this section for expenses for such\n\nmeetings and such other legislative business as may be authorized by\n\nthe rules or by resolution of the member's respective house.\n\nC. In addition to reimbursement for mileage as authorized by\n\nlaw, per diem in lieu of expenses in the amount of Twenty-five\n\nDollars ($25.00) is hereby authorized for not to exceed twenty (20)\n\ndays when the Legislature is not in session. The President Pro\n\nTempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of\n\nRepresentatives may authorize per diem for meetings exceeding twenty\n\n(20) days for members of their respective houses as they deem\n\nnecessary.\n\nD. A per diem in lieu of expenses in the amount deductible\n\nwithout additional documentation pursuant to the Internal Revenue\n\nCode of 1986, as amended, is hereby authorized for meetings outside\n\nthe state by members, officers and employees of the Legislature. A\n\nper diem in lieu of expenses in the amount deductible without\n\nadditional documentation pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code of\n\n1986, as amended, for the destination within the geographical area\n\nof travel is hereby authorized for official travel to high-rate\n\ngeographical areas, as designated in Section 500.9 of this title, by\n\nmembers, officers and employees of the Legislature. Provided,\n\nhowever, that members and employees of the Legislature may, in lieu\n\nof the above provisions, be reimbursed for out-of-state travel\n\npursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act.\n\nE. In addition to reimbursement allowed under subsection D of\n\nthis section, reimbursement for out-of-state transportation costs\n\nshall be made at an amount not exceeding the cost of coach airplane\n\nfare. Provided that reimbursement for travel by commercial airplane\n\non a first-class basis may be made if coach-class space is not\n\navailable within a reasonable time and is justified by attachments\n\nto claim for reimbursement. Claims for reimbursement for first-\n\nclass transportation by commercial airline shall be accompanied by\n\nthe passenger's duplicate of airline ticket, or other airline\n\nreceipt which includes information as to class of accommodation for\n\nwhich reimbursement is claimed.\n\nF. Members, officers and employees of the Legislature shall be\n\nreimbursed for any membership dues or fees paid to any association\n\nor organization connected with the performance of their duties with\n\nthe state, upon the approval of the Speaker of the House of\n\nRepresentatives or the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.","path":["OK Code","Title 74"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os74.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"76d331d579c333a36631d99d289b25ae0f83cee860f5068aa44176982fd685f6","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-74-74-452.9","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-74-74-456.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}