Louisiana HB 1024: STATE AGENCIES: Provides relative to payment for state charges (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Bill Text

HLS 22RS-1984 ORIGINAL
2022 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 1024
BY REPRESENTATIVE DUBUISSON
STATE AGENCIES: Provides relative to payment for state charges
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 49:316.1(A)(1), relative to payment for state charges; to provide
3 relative to acceptance of payment by state entities; to provide relative to the forms
4 of payment; to provide relative to electronic payments; to provide relative to the
5 powers, duties, and authority of the state treasurer; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 49:316.1(A)(1) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 §316.1. Payments by treasury approved credit cards, debit cards, and other forms of
9 electronic payments; authorizations; contracts; fees
10 A.(1) The state, through any department, agency, board, commission, or
11 other state entity, hereinafter referred to in this Section as "state entity", may accept
12 payment of any obligation such due to the state entity for which it is authorized to
13 collect, including but not limited to taxes, fees, charges, licenses, service fees or
14 charges, fines, penalties, interest, sanctions, stamps, surcharges, assessments,
15 obligations, and any other similar charges or obligations to any state entity,
16 hereinafter referred to collectively in this Section as "state charges", by credit cards,
17 debit cards, and any other forms of electronic payments approved by the treasurer as
18 provided in this Section.
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HLS 22RS-1984 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 1024
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The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 1024 Original 2022 Regular Session DuBuisson
Abstract: Provides relative to payment for state charges.
Present law provides that the state, through any department, agency, board, commission, or
other state entity, may accept payment of any obligation that the state entity is authorized
to collect, including but not limited to taxes, fees, charges, licenses, service fees or charges,
fines, penalties, interest, sanctions, stamps, surcharges, assessments, obligations, and any
other similar charges or obligations, by credit cards, debit cards, and any other forms of
electronic payments approved by the treasurer as provided in present law.
Proposed law retains present law and specifies that a state entity may accept payment of any
obligation due to the state entity for which it is authorized to collect.
(Amends R.S. 49:316.1(A)(1))
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