SB 116 Amendment and Vote

June 4th Update:

The House passed SB 116 by a vote of 71-36 today. The split was mostly along party lines; seven Democrats broke ranks and voted in favor. Debate on the bill was spirited and focused mainly on the proposed withdrawal from the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Agreement.

The House adopted a floor amendment by Speaker Moore adding a provision that would appropriate $250 million from federal Child Care and Development Block Grant funds to be used for subsidized childcare for eligible children.

The bill is headed back to the Senate for further consideration.

June 3rd Update:

The House Finance Committee on Wednesday adopted an amendment to rewrite SB 116 . Previously, it dealt with easing attendance restrictions at high school sporting events. Now, retitled as the Putting North Carolina Back to Work Act , the bill would:

SB 116 is scheduled for a House floor vote on the second and third reading at 11 am today. If adopted, this will be the second bill that the House has sent to the Senate with PPP expense deductibility provisions. The Senate’s tax relief and IRC conformity bill, which contains language creating a grant program for recipients of PPP loans and other federal pandemic assistance, still awaits action in the Senate Rules Committee.

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