FIFTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURESB 1/a

FIRST SPECIAL SESSION, 2020



June 19, 2020


Mr. President:


    Your CORPORATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred


SENATE BILL 1


has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:


    1. On page 1, line 15, after the semicolon, insert "EXEMPTING CERTAIN FEDERAL CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT PAYMENTS TO CERTAIN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS FROM THE GROSS RECEIPTS TAX;".


    2. On page 12, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following new section:


    "SECTION 3. A new section of the Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Act is enacted to read:


    "[NEW MATERIAL] EXEMPTION--GROSS RECEIPTS--CERTAIN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS FROM FEDERAL CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT PAYMENTS.--Exempted from the gross receipts tax are receipts of health care providers, other than hospitals licensed by the department of health, from payments by the United States department of health and human services from the federal public health and social services emergency fund to providers eligible to receive the payments pursuant to the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act."".


    3. Renumber the succeeding sections accordingly.



                               Respectfully submitted,




                               ___________________________________

                               SENATOR CLEMENTE SANCHEZ, CHAIRMAN




Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________

          (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)



                  Date ________________________



The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against

Yes:     8

No:      0

Excused: None

Absent:  None



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