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House Bill 1747




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HB 1747

        By Representatives Fasano, Thrasher, Ritter, Jones,
    Heyman, Hill, Bitner, King, Feeney and Geller





  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to pari-mutuel wagering;

  3         amending s. 26, ch. 96-364, Laws of Florida;

  4         providing that certain temporary amendments to

  5         ss. 550.0951, 550.09511, F.S., relating to

  6         license fees and taxes paid by certain

  7         pari-mutuel operators, will not expire but will

  8         remain in effect indefinitely; providing an

  9         effective date.

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11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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13         Section 1.  Section 26 of chapter 96-364, Laws of

14  Florida, is amended to read:

15         Section 26.  Effective July 1, 1998, the amendments to

16  subsection (3) of section 550.0951, subsections (2) and (3) of

17  section 550.09511, subsection (2) of section 550.09515, and

18  subsection (2) of section 550.2625, Florida Statutes, shall

19  expire and the text of said subsections shall revert to that

20  in existence immediately prior to this act becoming law and as

21  set forth in the act without the amendments to such

22  subsections, specified in this act, except that any amendments

23  to such text enacted other than by this act shall be preserved

24  and continue to operate to the extent that such amendments are

25  not dependent upon the portions of said text which expire

26  pursuant to the provisions of this act.  The Statutory

27  Revision Division of the Joint Legislative Management

28  Committee shall include in an appropriate reviser's bill any

29  amendments to said section which are necessary to give effect

30  to the legislative intent expressed in this section.

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  1         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

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  5                          SENATE SUMMARY

  6    Makes 1996 amendments relating to taxes on handle and
      license fees paid by certain pari-mutuel operators that
  7    were temporary at the time of their enactment permanent.

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