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Panel extends fraud statute-of-limitations to 10 years to allow later review
Summary
SB 2338 would lengthen the statute of limitations for felonious assistance/program fraud from five to ten years, a change sponsors said prevents fraudulent programs from escaping review within an executive's term; committee passed the bill by voice vote.
Senators heard an explanation of SB 2338, which would extend the statute of limitations for felonious assistance or program fraud to a 10-year period.
The sponsor said the change responds to fraud in executive-branch programs, citing past problems involving the TANF program, and argued a five-year limit could let a program run unchecked across the elected official’s term. "The 10 year period is the period that we've chosen," the sponsor said.
Committee members asked no substantive questions and the bill was advanced by voice vote.
