Joint Order, Regarding The Payment Of Expenses Of Members Of The 132Nd Legislature

This procedural bill (SP 7) establishes administrative procedures for reimbursing Maine legislators' expenses during the 132nd Legislature. It directs the Legislative Council's Executive Director to prepare weekly expense rosters showing meal allowances and lodging reimbursements for all Senate and House members, based on forms they submit. The rosters are then sent to the State Controller for payment, following recommendations from a prior legislative committee study on expense administration. This affects only legislators' internal expense processing, not the public or policy outcomes.