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Senate advances substitute SB44 to curb worker-owner licensing abuses, cites tax and compliance data
Summary
The Senate moved a first substitute of SB44 to third reading after sponsor testimony and committee support; proponents cited audits alleging misclassified 'worker-owner' entities and unreported income, and the substitute passed the floor vote for third reading (24–0, 5 absent).
Senators on Feb. 14 advanced a first substitute of Senate Bill 44, legislation designed to tighten oversight of worker-owner licensing models used in construction trades and to close gaps the Department of Commerce and Tax Commission identified.
Sponsor Senator John Maine presented audit findings that the sponsor said showed extensive abuse: discrepancies between reported income on entities' internal…
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