AR HB1581

Amends county officer compensation and expense reimbursement laws to require specific appropriation by quorum court and county judge approval, with new authority allowing county officials to make cash advances for travel expenses subject to Legislative Joint Auditing Committee rules.

Modifies privately owned airplane reimbursement to be based on most direct air miles route at the same rate as motor vehicles, with mileage determined by shortest highway route.

Updates county property sale procedures for properties exceeding $2,000 appraised value, including sealed bid requirements, board approval process, newspaper publication requirements, and permission to conduct sales on the Internet.

Changes terminology from "dockets" to "journals" for county clerk records and modifies claim filing procedures, including allowing payments by checks instead of warrants and updating the claim approval timeline requirements.

Updates county treasurer duties to reference "warrants or checks" instead of warrants alone, and allows petty cash fund checks to be drawn payable to "petty cash" when approved by quorum court.