House Finance Committee agenda includes workforce, tax and consumer bills

The committee is scheduled to consider several statewide bills Tuesday, including measures on public workforce policy, family essentials, portable benefits and taxpayer protections.

RALEIGH — The House Finance Committee is scheduled to consider several statewide bills Tuesday, including measures dealing with public workforce policy, sales tax exemptions, portable benefits and consumer protections.

The North Carolina General Assembly’s legislative calendar lists a House Finance meeting for 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 30, in 643 Legislative Office Building. The posted agenda includes House Bill 199, House Bill 1083, House Bill 1121, House Bill 1200, House Bill 1213, Senate Bill 808, Senate Bill 1041, Senate Bill 1074 and Senate Bill 992, with several listed as proposed committee substitutes to be considered.

Senate Bill 1041, titled “Public Workforce Modernization Act,” is among the statewide measures on the agenda. The bill page lists its latest action as a June 24 referral to House Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House. The measure is marked public, contains appropriations and local appropriations, and has changed text.

House Bill 1200, titled “Tax-Free Family Essentials Act,” also is scheduled for consideration. The bill would amend Chapter 105 of the General Statutes, and its listed keywords include commerce, public health, sales and use taxes, pregnancy, newborns and infants, family issues and hygiene products. The bill was referred to House Finance on May 5.

House Bill 1213, titled “Protect Taxpayers and Consumers,” is another statewide tax-related bill on the agenda. The bill page lists affected statutes in Chapter 105 and keywords including commerce, information technology, public records, retailing, tax exemptions and sales and use taxes.

House Bill 1083, titled “Voluntary Portable Benefits Plan Act,” is also on the calendar. Its bill page lists affected areas including employment, financial services, health services, insurance, personnel, public taxation and individual income taxes.

The agenda does not mean the bills will necessarily advance. Committee members may debate, amend, hold or vote on measures during the meeting.

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