Summary of the Committee Version of the Bill

HCS HB 1094 -- ELECTRONIC PAYMENT TO STATE ENTITIES

SPONSOR: McNary (Wieland)

COMMITTEE ACTION: Voted "do pass" by the Committee on Downsizing

State Government by a vote of 10 to 1.

This substitute requires, within six months of August 28, 2012,

the Commissioner of the Office of Administration to instruct all

state agencies and departments to utilize a statewide commercial

payments system or contract with a third party to accept and make

payments by commercial payment card or, where vendors do not take

commercial card payments, automated clearing house or check or

other electronic methods designated by the commissioner.

FISCAL NOTE: No impact on General Revenue Fund in FY 2013, FY

2014, and FY 2015. Estimated Net Income on Other State Funds of

Unknown over $100,000 in FY 2013, FY 2014, and FY 2015.

PROPONENTS: Supporters say that the bill requires the Office of

Administration to develop and implement a system to allow state

agencies to accept electronic payments, which will be a more

efficient and cost-effective system of processing payments,

thereby downsizing our state government.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Wieland; Missouri

Association of Realtors; and Steve Carrier, Easy Pay Missouri.

OPPONENTS: There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

OTHERS: Others testifying on the bill say that the state already

has a contract in place on the provisions in the bill, and

agencies currently have the authority and ability to accept

electronic payment.

Testifying on the bill was Office of Administration.

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