Senate: Finance

Agenda:
The committee has scheduled a meeting to receive testimony on the following bills:
Bill No. 32-0076 – An Act to amend Title 33, chapter 3, by adding section 43k allowing for the reduction of the gross receipts tax of one percentage point for established businesses that show 12 percent year over year revenue growth (Proposed by Senator Alicia “Chucky” Hansen)
Bill No. 32-0101 — An Act appropriating $100,000 from the Tourism Advertising Revolving Fund to Calypso Inc. for continuing musical education for the youth of the Virgin Islands
(Proposed by Senator Alicia “Chucky” Hansen)
Bill No. 32-0229 – An Act amending Title 23. V.I.C., chapter 10, subchapter I, section 1004, requiring the Government of the Virgin Islands to enter into contracts before June 1 of each year in preparedness for hurricane season or any emergency or major disaster
(Proposed by Senators Janelle K. Sarauw, Jean A. Forde, Kurt A. Vialet, Myron D. Jackson, Nereida Rivera O’Reilly, Marvin A. Blyden, Neville A. James and Novelle E. Francis Jr.)
Bill No. 32-0237 – An Act amending Title 3, V.I.C., chapter 25, subchapter V, section 555b, to provide for minimum wage for employees of the Government of the Virgin Islands and its semi-autonomous agencies and independent instrumentalities
(Proposed by Senators Jean A. Forde and Kurt A. Vialet)
BR No. 17-0297 – To amend Title 9, V.I.C., by adding a new Chapter 14 to address Consumer and Commercial Loan activities and to add a new chapter related to Consumer and Commercial Loans
Quitclaim Deed from the Commissioner of the Department of Property and Procurement on behalf of the Government of the Virgin Islands to Cyril LaPlace as Trustee of the Cyril A. La Place Trust for the following property: Parcel No. 11-B Estate Dorothea, No. 6 Little Northside Quarter, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, consisting of approximately 230 square feet more or less as illustrated on OLG No. D9-9141-T016, dated March 14, 2016.