Texas Comptroller Manual of Accounts - Fiscal 2025
Expenditure Object 7118 – Travel Out-of-State - Actual Expense Meals - Non-Overnight Travel

To record payment of the actual expense of meals incurred during out-of-state non-overnight travel, authorized for a judicial officer, chief administrator of a state agency, Secretary of the Senate, legislator and other authorized employees. Actual meal and lodging expenses may not exceed two times the rate allowed for state employees.

This code does NOT include:

• Actual expense meals -- non-overnight travel, in-state (7108)
• Non-overnight travel (meals), out-of-state (7117)
• Compensatory or salary per diem (7025)
• Per diem, non-overnight travel (including the per diem in lieu of actual expenses for meal and incidental expenses paid to members of the legislature) (7103)
• Actual meal and lodging expenses, out-of-state (7114)
• Board or commission member meal and lodging expenses, out-of-state (7130)