Travel Expense Bill Passes Committee

A bill that would limit travel reimbursement for employees and officers at state-chartered agencies, including Pinnacol Assurance, moved to the full House for debate last week. The House State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee voted Thursday to advance the bill, which was introduced by Rep. Sal Pace, D-Pueblo, in response to spending by Pinnacol at a sales junket to Pebble Beach last February. Pace’s legislation, House Bill 1211, would limit workers to spending twice the daily limit allowed by the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS allows a maximum $233 per diem for meals and lodgi...