BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 1960: Call center relocation

Penalizing employers who relocate call centers to another country.

Summary

Requires certain call center employers that intend to relocate to a foreign county to notify the Employment Security Department at least 120 days before the relocation.
Makes call center employers that relocate ineligible for tax preferences, grants, and loans for five years.
Requires state agency contracts for call center services to provide that the work be performed entirely within the state.

From the House Bill Analysis 2019 (HB 1960), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to call center retention;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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