Senate Bill 0102c1

    Florida Senate - 1999                            CS for SB 102

    By the Committee on Fiscal Resource and Senators Latvala,
    Cowin, Saunders and Geller




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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the alcoholic beverage

  3         surcharge; amending s. 561.501, F.S.; reducing

  4         the surcharges on liquor, wine, cider, and beer

  5         sold for consumption on the premises; amending

  6         s. 561.121, F.S.; increasing the portion of the

  7         surcharge which is transferred to the Children

  8         and Adolescents Substance Abuse Trust Fund;

  9         providing an 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.  Subsection (1) of section 561.501, Florida

14  Statutes, is amended to read:

15         561.501  Surcharge on sale of alcoholic beverages for

16  consumption on the premises; penalty.--

17         (1)  Notwithstanding s. 561.50 or any other provision

18  of the Beverage Law, a surcharge of 6.67 10 cents is imposed

19  upon each ounce of liquor and each 4 ounces of wine, a

20  surcharge of 4 6 cents is imposed on each 12 ounces of cider,

21  and a surcharge of 2.67 4 cents is imposed on each 12 ounces

22  of beer sold at retail for consumption on premises licensed by

23  the division as an alcoholic beverage vendor.

24         Section 2.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section

25  561.121, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

26         561.121  Deposit of revenue.--

27         (4)  State funds collected pursuant to s. 561.501 shall

28  be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the following

29  accounts:

30         (a)  Thirteen and six-tenths percent Nine and

31  eight-tenths of the surcharge on the sale of alcoholic

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    Florida Senate - 1999                            CS for SB 102
    314-2143-99




  1  beverages for consumption on premises shall be transferred to

  2  the Children and Adolescents Substance Abuse Trust Fund, which

  3  shall remain with the Department of Children and Family Health

  4  and Rehabilitative Services for the purpose of funding

  5  programs directed at reducing and eliminating substance abuse

  6  problems among children and adolescents.

  7         Section 3.  This act shall take effect September 1,

  8  1999.

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10          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
11                              SB 102

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13  The committee substitute makes the following changes to SB
    102:
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15  1)    Changes the reduction in the surcharge on alcoholic
          beverages from one-half to one-third.
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    2)    Maintains the current funding from the surcharge to the
17        Children and Adolescents Substance Abuse Trust Fund.

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