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Senate committee advances bill requiring county payroll reports after earlier thefts

CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE · March 4, 2021
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Summary

A Senate committee advanced House Bill 1036 to require county payroll data be shared within 30 days with key county officials to add oversight after a prior county payroll theft was cited as background. Committee members cited an approximate $1.6 million loss in questioning; the bill passed by voice vote.

The Senate City, County & Local Affairs Committee advanced House Bill 1036 after senators said additional local oversight could reduce opportunities for payroll theft.

Senator Dave Wallace, District 22, told the committee the bill "requires that when you're doing payroll that within 30 days, you have to share that information…

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