HB 579 Summary

• Authorizes county commissions to designate which county holidays entitle board of registrars members to compensation, replacing the automatic compensation when legal holidays fall on scheduled board session days.

• Requires registrars to be compensated for any day the county government is closed by county commission action due to events affecting public health or safety.

• Maintains existing registrar salary of $60 per day for attendance at board business, paid by the state through county commissions.

• Preserves existing mileage allowance provisions and reimbursement procedures for travel and expenses, with exceptions for counties with populations of 600,000 or more inhabitants.

• Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.