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Senate advances levy‑streamlining bill using bank data; sponsor projects about $1.3 million in collections
Summary
SB17 would let the State Tax Commission provide depository institutions with lists of delinquent taxpayers for administrative levies, streamlining collection without foreclosing appeals; sponsor projected roughly $1.3 million in collections for fiscal 2012. The Senate advanced the bill to third reading by roll call.
Senator Bramble presented SB17, an interim committee bill designed to streamline the State Tax Commission’s ability to levy delinquent taxpayers by securely transmitting lists of delinquent accounts to depository institutions and matching them against account records.
Sponsor said the change converts some collection activity into an administrative process rather than a garnishment requiring court action, while preserving taxpayers’ rights to due process and appeal. "It doesn't prohibit practitioners from intervening and appealing any levy process, but it streamlines the system," the sponsor said.
In summation the sponsor said the bill is projected to generate "a little over $1,300,000" in collections for fiscal 2012 from accounts already due and payable and that it should provide ongoing revenue through accelerated collection.
The Senate voted to read SB17 for a third time by roll call (recorded as 27 yeas, 0 nays, 2 absent), and the bill was placed on the third‑reading calendar.
Next steps: The bill moves to third reading for final floor consideration; implementation would be managed by the State Tax Commission and the participating depository institutions.
