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Committee advances bill to modernize county treasurer operations

CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE · January 21, 2021
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Summary

Sen. Johnson told the City, County & Local Affairs Committee that Senate Bill 70, brought by county treasurers, updates language and allows larger counties options to outsource payroll and jury check processing, permit electronic transfers and accept card payments; the committee passed the bill by voice vote.

Sen. Johnson presented Senate Bill 70 to the City, County & Local Affairs Committee as a cleanup and modernization measure recommended by county treasurers. "This bill was brought to me by the county treasurers and it's pretty much a cleanup bill and updating language to, to modern times," Johnson said, describing changes to recordkeeping and payment processes.

Johnson said the…

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