HB 925 - SB 1158
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
March 13, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Laura Moore | Email: laura.moore@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
HB 925 - SB 1158
SUMMARY OF BILL: Entitles members of the General Assembly (GA) to expense and
mileage allowances for a Saturday or Sunday during a regular or special session if the member is
arriving on such day to attend, or in anticipation of attending, a meeting germane to the business of
the GA for a regular or special session. Effective November 3, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
STATE GOVERNM ENT
EXPENDITURES General Fund
FY26-27 & Subsequent Years $669,600
Assumptions:
• A GA legislative session is an average of 15 weeks.
• It is estimated that there will be an additional 15 days within a fiscal year in which members
will seek reimbursements for a Saturday or Sunday.
• Members of the GA receive a daily rate in per diem and a daily mileage rate for travel to and
from the Capitol during session based on a 50-mile radius.
• According to the Office of Legislative Administration (OLA), the number of members
from both chambers and the amounts of per diem reimbursements based on the 50-mile
radius are as follows:
Distance from Capitol Members Per Diem
Additional
Session Days
Total
Within 50 miles 36 $86.00 15 days $46,440.00
Greater than 50 miles 96 $379.44 15 days $546,393.60
TOTAL PER DIEM: $592,833.60
• Average mileage reimbursement rates provided by OLA found in the chart below are used
to calculate the total cost to both chambers for the additional session days.
• Members living a distance greater than 50 miles away from the seat of the Capitol are
reimbursed weekly; therefore, the addition of Saturdays and Sundays will not increase the
number of weekly reimbursements.
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Distance from Capitol Members Rate
Additional
Session Days
Total
Within 50 miles 36 $29.41 15 days $15,881.40
Greater than 50 miles 94 - - -
TOTAL MILEAGE: $15,881.40
• The total increase in state expenditures related to additional mileage and per diem
reimbursements is estimated to be $608,715 ($592,833.60 per diem + $15,881.40 mileage).
• The proposed legislation is not effective until November 3, 2026; therefore, the first-year
impacted will be FY26-27.
• Pursuant to Tenn. Code. Ann. § 3-1-106 (b)(1)(A)-(B), reimbursements for per diem and
mileage are statutorily mandated based on the federal per diem rates, as well as the average
hotel rates in the Nashville central business district.
• The current rate was an increase of 16 percent based on the hotel rates in the Nashville
central business district. Federal rates for Nashville increased by 5.7 percent from 2024 to
2025.
• It assumed there will be a 10 percent increase in FY26-27.
• The total increase in state expenditures for per diem and mileage reimbursement is
estimated to be $669,587 [$608,715 + ($608,715 x 10%)] in FY26-27 and subsequent years.
CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director