House approves amended HB 2093 after detailed in‑chamber reading of procedural changes
June 23, 2024 | House of Representatives, House, Committees, Legislative, Puerto Rico, International
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The House of Representatives approved House Bill 2093 after an extended in‑chamber reading and adoption of textual amendments intended to simplify the legal process for taxpayers in disputes with the Department of Treasury.
The clerk read numerous amendments to the bill’s text, including changes to the bill’s dispositive language, multiple editorial corrections and additions to service procedures. Several passages insert certified‑mail and email as acceptable modes of notice and revise time periods (for example, replacing references to 48 hours with five days in identified provisions). The floor also discussed a potential retroactivity clause (retroactive to Jan. 1, 2024) that was presented during the reading.
The clerk and amendment reader walked the body through dozens of line‑by‑line textual corrections (spelling, punctuation and structural renumbering) before the presiding officer asked whether the House agreed to the in‑chamber amendment; the chamber recorded assent and the bill was approved "según ha sido enmendado." The record shows the House moved this bill forward the same day after adopting the amendments read on the floor.
No member in the cited exchange requested that the bill be sent back for further study; rather, the chamber proceeded with the amended measure to final consideration.
Next steps will depend on whether the Senate has a companion or concurrence requirement; the bill will be enrolled or sent to conference if the Senate takes divergent action.
The clerk read numerous amendments to the bill’s text, including changes to the bill’s dispositive language, multiple editorial corrections and additions to service procedures. Several passages insert certified‑mail and email as acceptable modes of notice and revise time periods (for example, replacing references to 48 hours with five days in identified provisions). The floor also discussed a potential retroactivity clause (retroactive to Jan. 1, 2024) that was presented during the reading.
The clerk and amendment reader walked the body through dozens of line‑by‑line textual corrections (spelling, punctuation and structural renumbering) before the presiding officer asked whether the House agreed to the in‑chamber amendment; the chamber recorded assent and the bill was approved "según ha sido enmendado." The record shows the House moved this bill forward the same day after adopting the amendments read on the floor.
No member in the cited exchange requested that the bill be sent back for further study; rather, the chamber proceeded with the amended measure to final consideration.
Next steps will depend on whether the Senate has a companion or concurrence requirement; the bill will be enrolled or sent to conference if the Senate takes divergent action.
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