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Committee clears several technical Department of Revenue and Treasury bills, including appeal-period extension and bond-bidding change
Summary
The committee reported multiple technical revenue and treasury bills favorably: SB 128 (allow vendor-address payments), SB 149 (require only winning bidder to post funds; technical wire-change amendment), and SB 196 (extend tax-notice appeal period from 60 to 90 days with related statutory edits).
The Ways and Means Committee bundled several departmental and technical measures and reported them favorably with minimal debate.
SB 128 would allow the Department of Revenue to pay a vendor for address data to send notices; committee members noted the department already has a vendor under contract and there were no questions.
SB 149, presented at the Treasurer's request, would require only the winning bidder for general-obligation bond sales to put up good-faith money, instead of all bidders. A staff-identified technical amendment updates the wire-transfer wording to use the Federal Reserve Bank wire service; the amendment was adopted and the bill was reported as amended.
SB 196 would extend the statutory appeal period for a notice of assessment or disallowance of a refund claim from 60 to 90 days, aligning with model language from the Council on State Taxation and the ABA; the committee adopted a set of amendments to make related statutory changes and reported the bill as amended.
Committee members expressed general support for these technical fixes and reported the bills favorably without objection.
