FIFTY-FIFTH LEGISLATUREHB 20/a
FIRST SESSION, 2021
March 16, 2021
Mr. President:
Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE LABOR, VETERANS' AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL 20, as amended
has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
1. Strike Items 9 and 10 of House Floor Amendment number 1.
2. On pages 1 and 2, strike Section 2 in its entirety.
3. On page 4, line 6, after "States", strike the remainder of
the line and strike line 7 through the period.
4. On page 5, strike lines 6 through 8 in their entirety and insert in lieu thereof the following new subsection:
"I. "independent contractor" means a person who agrees to
do certain work where the person who engages the contractor may
direct the result to be accomplished but does not have the right to
control the manner in which the details of the work are to be
performed; and".
5. On pages 10 through 13, strike Section 5 in its entirety.
6. On page 14, line 17, strike "4" and insert in lieu thereof "3".
7. On page 17, line 14, strike "in good faith" and insert in lieu thereof "reasonably".
8. On page 23, strike lines 1 through 4 in their entirety.
9. Renumber sections to correspond to these amendments.
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Joseph Cervantes, Chairman
Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
(Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
Date ________________________
The roll call vote was 5 For 4 Against
Yes: 5
No: Baca, Ivey-Soto, Moores, Pirtle
Excused: None
Absent: None
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