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.



                               Respectfully submitted,




                               ___________________________________

                               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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