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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. SB 612

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11  Senator Crist moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 1, lines 26-31, delete those lines

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17         2.a.  No tax shall be levied on dues, membership fees,

18  and admission charges imposed by not-for-profit sponsoring

19  organizations, or on charges for the renting, leasing,

20  letting, or granting a license for the use of skyboxes, luxury

21  boxes, or other box seats to an athletic or artistic event

22  imposed by not-for-profit sponsoring organizations, which

23  would be otherwise taxable as provided in s. 212.031. To

24  receive this exemption, the sponsoring organization must

25  qualify as a not-for-profit entity under the provisions of s.

26  501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended.

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30  And the title is amended as follows:

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

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 2         providing an exemption from the admissions tax

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 4         a license for use of a skybox, luxury box, or

 5         other box seat for athletic or artistic events

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