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House finance committee approves three bills and UPR matching resolution in final-consideration session
Summary
The Comisión de Hacienda y Presupuesto de la Cámara de Representantes approved three bills (Proyecto de la Cámara 1275, 1759, 1988) and Joint Resolution Cámara 639 in a block vote on May 20, 2024; vote tallies ranged from unanimous approvals to split votes and several abstentions.
The Comisión de Hacienda y Presupuesto de la Cámara de Representantes approved three bills and a joint resolution during a public final-consideration session on May 20, 2024, voting in a block on measures that address municipal certification timelines, tax lien procedures, a teachers' Christmas bonus and matching funds for rehabilitation at the University of Puerto Rico.
The committee chair opened the session at 10:21 a.m. and identified the four items on the agenda: Proyecto de la Cámara 1275 (amends procedures for municipal certifications), Proyecto de la Cámara 1759 (clarifies gravámenes and embargos under the local internal-revenue code), Proyecto de la Cámara 1988 (sponsored by the teachers’ association to provide a $600 Christmas bonus to retired teachers) and the joint resolution Cámara 639 (an…
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