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HB 767: Enterprise Zones

GENERAL BILL by Fresen

Enterprise Zones; Creates Florida Urban Investment Job Creation Authority; requires authority to conduct fiscal impact study of each enterprise program zone; creates zone development corporation for each enterprise program zone; provides for designation of enterprise program zones; authorizes authority to periodically amend boundary of enterprise program zone; requires authority to consider certain factors when designating or amending zone boundaries; specifies qualifications for businesses to receive state enterprise program zone incentives; establishes enterprise program zone assistance funds; authorizes certain state incentives for projects of qualified businesses; authorizes certain tax credits, exemptions from unemployment contributions, & other state incentives for qualified businesses; limits amount of available incentives in any fiscal year; provides for allocation of certain appropriations among zone development corporations; provides for expiration of Urban Job Creation Investment Act; abolishes designated enterprise program zones; authorizes certain tax credits against sales tax & corporate income tax for qualified businesses located in enterprise program zones; exempts wages paid by qualified businesses to certain employees from unemployment contributions; revises effective date of repeal of Florida Enterprise Zone Act.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 1/6/2012 House - Withdrawn prior to introduction -HJ 75
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/23/2011 House • Filed
12/12/2011 House • Referred to Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee; Finance and Tax Committee; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee; Economic Affairs Committee
1/6/2012 House • Withdrawn from Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee; Finance and Tax Committee; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee; Economic Affairs Committee
• Withdrawn prior to introduction -HJ 75