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HB 5701: Taxation

GENERAL BILL by Finance and Tax Committee ; Precourt

Taxation; Requires that deductions for cost of collecting & enforcing documentary stamp tax & for specified service charge be available for payment of certain obligations secured by such tax revenues with respect to bonds authorized before specified date; provides for collection of allowances of amount of tax due by persons who file returns only by electronic means & pay amount due on such returns only by electronic means; adopts 2012 version of Internal Revenue Code for purposes of ch. 220, F.S.; changes filing date for estimated tax under certain circumstances; requires DOR to provide adequate notice to affected taxpayers relating to earlier due dates for making estimated payment.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 4/22/2012 - Chapter No. 2012-145, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2012-118)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/26/2012 House • Filed
• Referred to Appropriations Committee -HJ 287
1/27/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 286
1/30/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 02/01/12, 11:00 am, Webster Hall
2/1/2012 House • Favorable by- Appropriations Committee; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 -HJ 457
2/2/2012 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 457
2/6/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/08/12
2/8/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 534
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/9/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 562
• Passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 562
• Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to conference -HJ 566
2/14/2012 Senate • In Messages
2/21/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 550
• Referred to Budget -SJ 550
2/23/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Budget -SJ 585
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 585
• Substituted for CS/SB 2068 -SJ 586
• Read 2nd time -SJ 586
• Amendment(s) adopted (716500) -SJ 587
• Amendment(s) reconsidered, adopted -SJ 670
• Read 3rd time -SJ 670
• Passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 670
• The Senate having refused to pass the bill as passed by the House, acceded to the request for a conference -SJ 670
• Immediately certified -SJ 670
2/23/2012 House • In returning messages
2/28/2012 House • Conference Committee appointed: Representatives Precourt (Chair), Albritton, Caldwell, Costello, Julien, Ray, Randolph, Rooney, Steube, Thurston -HJ 899
2/28/2012 Senate • Conference Committee appointed: Budget Conference Committee on Budget/Appropriations: Alexander (Chair), Negron (Vice Chair), Bennett (At Large), Gaetz (At Large), Gardiner (At Large), Joyner (At Large), Rich (At Large), Thrasher (At Large); Budget Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Bogdanoff (Chair), Evers, Smith, Storms; Budget Conference Committee on Education Pre-K - 12/PreK-12: Simmons (Chair), Detert, Gardiner, Montford, Ring; Budget Conference Committee on Finance and Tax: Norman (Chair), Alexander, Gaetz, Siplin; Budget Conference Committee on General Government/Government Operations: Hays (Chair), Braynon, Bullard, Diaz de la Portilla, Dockery, Jones, Thrasher; Budget Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Negron (Chair), Fasano, Flores, Garcia, Oelrich, Rich, Richter, Sobel; Budget Conference Committee on Higher Education/Higher Education: Lynn (Chair), Altman, Sachs, Siplin, Wise; Budget Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation and Economic Development: Benacquisto (Chair), Bennett, Dean, Gibson, Latvala, Margolis -SJ 705
3/9/2012 House • Conference Committee Report considered -HJ 1309
• Conference Committee Report adopted (217733) -HJ 1312
• Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 1313
3/9/2012 Senate • In returning messages
• Conference Committee Report received -SJ 1319
• Conference Committee Report adopted (217733) -SJ 1319
• Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 39 NAYS 1 -SJ 1323
3/9/2012 House • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 1717
4/6/2012 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/20/2012 • Approved by Governor
4/22/2012 • Chapter No. 2012-145, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2012-118)