SB 554 — An Act providing for expense reimbursement of public officials and public employees.

PRINTER'S NO.   548

                   THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                       SENATE BILL
                       No. 554
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY STEFANO, PHILLIPS-HILL, BAKER, VOGEL, FONTANA,
        SCHWANK AND COLEMAN, APRIL 4, 2025

     REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 4, 2025


                                      AN ACT
 1   Providing for expense reimbursement of public officials and
 2      public employees.
 3      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 4   hereby enacts as follows:
 5   Section 1.   Short title.
 6      This act shall be known and may be cited as the Public
 7   Official and Public Employee Expense Reimbursement Act.
 8   Section 2.   Definitions.
 9      The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
10   have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
11   context clearly indicates otherwise:
12      "Governmental body."     A department, agency, authority,
13   commission, committee, council, board, bureau, division,
14   service, office, officer, administration, legislative body or
15   other establishment in the executive, legislative or judicial
16   branch of the Commonwealth.
17      "Itemized receipt."      A written acknowledgment from the vendor
18   attesting to the receipt of cash, check, money order, credit
 1   card or other method of payment, in exchange for goods or
 2   services, with the cost and description of each item or article
 3   stated separately.
 4      "Public employee."   An individual employed by the
 5   Commonwealth.
 6      "Public official."   A person elected by the public or elected
 7   or appointed by a governmental body or an appointed official in
 8   the executive, legislative or judicial branch of the
 9   Commonwealth.
10   Section 3.   Receipts and limitations.
11      A public official or public employee may not be reimbursed
12   for a travel expense unless the public official or public
13   employee submits an itemized receipt. Reimbursement is subject
14   to Federal per diem rate limits published by the Internal
15   Revenue Service.
16   Section 4.   Effective date.
17      This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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