OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS

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sHB-5170

AN ACT STREAMLINING TRAFFIC SAFETY EVALUATIONS.

AMENDMENT

LCO No.: 5297

File Copy No.: 646

House Calendar No.: 180

Senate Calendar No.: 510

OFA Fiscal Note

State Impact:

Note: UCF=Unemployment Compensation Fund

Municipal Impact: None

Explanation

The amendment classifies as contractors, rather than employees, for the purposes of unemployment compensation law, certain owner operators of motor vehicles, who transport property by motor vehicle for compensation. It is not known how many motor vehicle operators who own their own vehicles are currently treated as employees. The amount of tax currently paid on such drivers and the number of such drivers eligible to receive benefits under current unemployment compensation law cannot be identified at this time.

The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst's professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.