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SB 17-046

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Modernize Procedures For Unpaid Checks & Warrants

Plain-English Summary

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Senate Bill 17-046 updates Colorado's procedures for handling unpaid state warrants and checks. It removes the requirement to post a list of these outstanding payments in the offices of the state treasurer and controller, making this information less publicly visible. The bill also aligns the expiration period for these warrants and checks with the rules set by the 'Unclaimed Property Act'. Since the status is "signed," the changes have been officially approved and are now law, affecting how the state manages unpaid financial documents.

Official Summary

Statutory Revision Committee. The bill modernizes current practices relating to warrants and checks not timely presented to the state treasurer for payment by: Repealing the requirement that a list of the state's outstanding warrants and checks from the prior completed fiscal year be posted in the offices of the state treasurer and controller; and Aligning the expiration of such warrants and checks with the 'Unclaimed Property Act'.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Details

Chamber
Senate
First action
2017-04-06
Latest action
2017-01-11
Last action desc.
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
OpenStates
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amends
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amends
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Affected by (18)

amends
HB 21-1236(2021A)· signed
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amends
SB 19-261(2019A)· signed
Unclaimed Property Trust Fund Transfer
amends
SB 18-240(2018A)· signed
Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act
amends
HB 18-1421(2018A)· signed
Procurement Process For Major IT Information Technology Projects
amends
SB 19-088(2019A)· signed
Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act
amends
HB 25-1101(2025A)· signed
State Disbursement Process
relates
HB 24-1466(2024A)· signed
Refinance Federal Coronavirus Recovery Funds
relates
SB 26-183(2026A)· failed
State Funding for Colorado School of Mines Capital Construction Costs
relates
HB 26-1426(2026A)· signed
Department of Law Legislative Report
relates
HB 23-1087(2023A)· signed
Fiscal Rule Advance Payment Charitable Food Grants
relates
SB 17-294(2017A)· signed
Revisor's Bill
relates
HB 22-1385(2022A)· signed
Colorado Operations Resource Engine Upgrade Project
relates
SB 22-212(2022A)· signed
Revisor's Bill
relates
SB 17-267(2017A)· signed
Sustainability Of Rural Colorado
relates
HB 24-1231(2024A)· signed
State Funding for Higher Education Projects
repeals
SB 25-300(2025A)· signed
Revisor's Bill
repeals
SB 17-294(2017A)· signed
Revisor's Bill
repeals
HB 18-1375(2018A)· signed
Revisor's Bill

Votes

Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection.
2017-02-27 · House · passYes: 0 · No: 0 · Other:
Refer Senate Bill 17-046, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0.
2017-02-27 · House · passYes: 13 · No: 0 · Other:
Amend reengrossed bill on page 3, line 3, strike "MONEY." and substitute "MONEYS." The motion passed without objection.
2017-02-27 · House · passYes: 0 · No: 0 · Other:
Refer Senate Bill 17-046 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0.
2017-02-27 · House · passYes: 5 · No: 0 · Other: