Bill Proposing New Fines for Late Reports Advanced
Cities, counties and other political subdivisions could be fined for filing late reports with the state under a bill that advanced from general file March 9.
Government entities that fail to file required reports with the state Auditor of Public Accounts could be fined $20 a day – up to $2,000 total per filing – under Legislative Bill 368, introduced by Bellevue Sen. Rita Sanders. Sanders said 309 reports were filed late in the 2019 fiscal year and 19 subdivisions have yet to file.
“There’s currently no enforcement mechanism for those that choose to ignore the set deadline,” she said.
Sen. Mike Groene said he supported giving the state auditor the flexibility to impose a fine on subdivisions that are negligent while possibly waiving fines for those that file late due to an oversight.
Lawmakers adopted a technical amendment 36-0 and advanced LB 368 to select file on a 37-0 vote.
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