1-1 By: Cuellar of Hidalgo (Senate Sponsor - Lucio) H.B. No. 32
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House April 5, 1993;
1-3 April 5, 1993, read first time and referred to Committee on
1-4 Economic Development; May 11, 1993, reported favorably by the
1-5 following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 11, 1993, sent to printer.)
1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE
1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent
1-8 Parker x
1-9 Lucio x
1-10 Ellis x
1-11 Haley x
1-12 Harris of Dallas x
1-13 Harris of Tarrant x
1-14 Leedom x
1-15 Madla x
1-16 Rosson x
1-17 Shapiro x
1-18 Wentworth x
1-19 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-20 AN ACT
1-21 relating to the payment of contributions for unemployment
1-22 compensation benefits by certain employers engaged in agriculture.
1-23 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-24 SECTION 1. Section 7(c)(9), Texas Unemployment Compensation
1-25 Act (Article 5221b-5, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to
1-26 read as follows:
1-27 (9) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Act,
1-28 an employer identified by the Commission as classified in the
1-29 Standard Industrial Classification Manual as prepared by the office
1-30 of management and budget, office of the President of the United
1-31 States, as Number 0724 (cotton ginning) or Number 0761 (farm labor
1-32 contractors and crew leaders), may elect to pay contributions at a
1-33 total fixed rate of five and four-tenths percent (5.4%). Payment
1-34 of contributions at the fixed rate is in lieu of the employer's
1-35 liability to pay contributions based on the general tax rate
1-36 otherwise applicable to that employer, together with any deficit
1-37 tax rate, replenishment tax rate, or other tax rate otherwise
1-38 applicable to that employer under this Act. To be eligible to pay
1-39 the fixed rate, the employer must notify the Commission of the
1-40 election in writing not later than December 31 of any year. The
1-41 election is effective for the calendar year succeeding the year in
1-42 which the election is made.
1-43 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993.
1-44 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the
1-45 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-46 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
1-47 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
1-48 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
1-49 * * * * *
1-50 Austin,
1-51 Texas
1-52 May 11, 1993
1-53 Hon. Bob Bullock
1-54 President of the Senate
1-55 Sir:
1-56 We, your Committee on Economic Development to which was referred
1-57 H.B. No. 32, have had the same under consideration, and I am
1-58 instructed to report it back to the Senate with the recommendation
1-59 that it do pass and be printed.
1-60 Parker,
1-61 Chairman
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1-63 WITNESSES
1-64 FOR AGAINST ON
1-65 ___________________________________________________________________
1-66 Name: James Jackson x
1-67 Representing: Texas Employment Commission
1-68 City: Austin
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