SB 1612: Electronic Payments to Local Governments
GENERAL BILL by DiCeglie
Electronic Payments to Local Governments; Revising legislative intent; requiring each unit of local government to accept electronic payment online for payments received by and financial obligations owed to the unit of local government, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/28/2026 Senate - Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 1/28/2026 Senate - Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Community Affairs (CA)
- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/9/2026 Senate • Filed
1/16/2026 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
1/22/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/27/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
• Introduced
1/27/2026 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
1/28/2026 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
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SB 1612, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/9/2026 at 12:09 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 1/26/2026 (pdf)
Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 1/28/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 967 (c1) Electronic Payments Made to Units of Local Governments State Affairs Committee Similar Last Action: 1/29/2026 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/4/2026) 
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 1/27/2026 3:30 PM Community Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 215.322 Acceptance of credit cards, charge cards, debit cards, or electronic funds transfers by state agencies, units of local government, and the judicial branch. Page 1 (pdf)