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Chair opens meeting and recognizes Senator Raipord to present HB 12 62, a legislative audit bill to amend law on cities' and counties' electronic funds transfers by removing mandatory preapproval by the Legislative Joint Audit Committee and requiring written policies and procedures that meet audit best practices. Senator Raipord said there was no opposition and said the change would allow modern payment methods to be implemented faster.
Senate City, County & Local Affairs Committee heard and advanced a series of municipal and public-safety bills, including changes to local electronic funds transfers, municipal apportionments and direct deposits, repeal of an obsolete municipal public-safety statute, coroner training requirements, fire district tax collection, repeal of a $15 concealed-carry late fee, and a narrowly tailored alcohol-permit change for Barling/Fort Smith. Multiple measures passed the committee.
