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CS/SB 1612: Electronic Payments Made to Units of Local Governments

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; DiCeglie

Electronic Payments Made to Units of Local Governments; Requiring units of local government to accept certain forms of payments; providing an exception; requiring such local governments to accept payments online, etc.

Effective Date: 1/1/2027
Last Action: 2/19/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. 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
    2/6/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    2/11/2026 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    2/12/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules
    2/18/2026 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time
    2/19/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

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  • CS/SB 1612, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/12/2026 at 3:10 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    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: 2/10/2026 S Received Track This Bill

    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)

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  • SB 1612, Original Filed 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)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 2/10/2026 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 2/12/2026 (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: 2/10/2026 S Received Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    948168 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    (DiCeglie)     		2/10/2026
    1:56 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/11/2026     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/27/2026 3:30 PM Community Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/11/2026 3:00 PM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 9 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)

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