Rep. COBB-HUNTER proposes the following Amendment No. 48 to H.4000 as introduced by Ways & Means
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EXPLANATION: Redirects the one-time taxpayer rebate to be used as a one-time state employee bonus for state employees making $50K or less.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 528, paragraph 118.15, lines 30-34, by striking the paragraph in its entirety and inserting /(SR: State Employee Bonus) In the event that amounts in excess of the Fiscal Year 2018 -19 unobligated general fund revenue as certified by the Board of Economic Advisors become available due to increased income tax collections resulting from the lottery ticket redemption associated with the October 24, 2018 Mega Millions contest, those funds, combined with additional funds appropriated to the Department of Revenue in this Act for a state employee bonus, must be utilized to provide each general fund state employee making a salary of $50,000 or less with a one time bonus./

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 532, paragraph 118.16, line 9, by striking /Taxpayer Rebate/ and inserting /State Employee Bonus/
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.