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NC H1034

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/28/2020

Primary Sponsor

Stephen Ross

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019-2020 Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates $75 million in nonrecurring funds from the Coronavirus Relief Fund to Golden LEAF to provide emergency loans to small businesses affected by COVID-19.
  • Loans capped at $50,000 per business with 4% interest before a triggering event and 5.5% after, with 66-month maximum term and repayment beginning six months after loan closing.
  • Prioritizes loans for independently owned establishments with 100 or fewer full-time equivalent employees that can demonstrate COVID-19-related economic losses.
  • Requires businesses to use loan funds for employee compensation, mortgage, rent, utilities, and other operating costs; loan funds must be recaptured if any federal assistance duplicates benefits.
  • Requires Golden LEAF to provide $15 in matching non-State funds for every $75 in State funds and submit six-month progress reports to the legislature and fiscal research division.

Legislative Description

Small Business Emergency Loans

Last Action

Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

4/29/2020

Committee Referrals

Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House4/29/2020
Finance4/28/2020

Full Bill Text

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