Bill
Number: H.B. 2570
Ugenti-Rita
Floor Amendment
Reference
to: GOVERNMENT Committee amendment
Amendment
drafted by: Leg Council
FLOOR
AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
1. Requires, during a
public health emergency, a state agency, city, town or county to demonstrate by
clear and convincing evidence that a business caused the transmission of a
disease due to the business’s willful misconduct or gross negligence, rather
than knowingly and through gross negligence, in order for the governmental
entity to permanently revoke a license required to operate a business for a
failure to comply with an order issued by the Governor.
2. Prohibits, during a
public health emergency, a state agency, city, town or county from suspending
or revoking a license held by a business or used to operate a business, rather
than a license required to operate a business, unless certain requirements are
met.
3. Makes technical and
conforming changes.
Page
1, between lines 2 and 3, insert:
"Line
46, strike "that is required" insert "held by a business or used""
Line
4, strike "knowingly and through gross"
Line
5, strike "negligence"
Between
lines 5 and 6, insert:
"Line
6, after "order" insert "due
to the business's wilful misconduct or gross negligence""
Lines
9 and 22, strike "that is required" insert
"held by a business or used"
Page
2, lines 1 and 6, strike "that is required"
insert "held by a business or used"
Between
lines 7 and 8, insert:
"Page
4, line 38, strike "that is"
Line
39, strike "required" insert "held by a business or used""
Line
8, strike "Page 4,"; strike "knowingly and
through"
Line
9, strike "gross negligence"
Page 2, Between lines 9 and 10,
insert:
"Line 43, after "order" insert "due to the business's
wilful misconduct or gross negligence""
Lines 13, 26 and 28, strike "that is required" insert "held by a
business or used"
Page
3, line 2, strike "that is required" insert
"held by a business or used"
Amend title to conform