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Committee advances SB 179 to Appropriations to shift identity‑theft unit funding and remove oversight board
Summary
Senate Judiciary advanced SB 179, a sunset bill that would move the state’s identity‑theft and fraud investigator unit away from erratic fee funding toward general‑fund support, remove an oversight board, and continue the program for several years; the committee recorded the measure as passing favorably and sent it to Appropriations.
The Senate Judiciary committee voted to advance Senate Bill 179 to the Appropriations Committee with a favorable recommendation after a hearing on a sunset review of the state’s identity‑theft and fraud investigators unit.
Sponsors and witnesses described SB 179 as a sunset implementation measure for the Identity Theft and Financial Deterrence Act. Senator Snyder said the bill would continue the program, eliminate the oversight board, and change the funding formula. “The proposal is to retain gifts, grants, and donations and, frankly, move this to, more of a general fund…
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