SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 1458, 1st Eng.

    Amendment No. ___

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11  Senator Geller moved the following amendment to amendment

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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

15         On page 6, between lines 1 and 2,

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18         Section 2.  Subsection (1) of section 561.501, Florida

19  Statutes, is amended to read:

20         561.501  Surcharge on sale of alcoholic beverages for

21  consumption on the premises; penalty.--

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

23  of the Beverage Law, a surcharge of 6.67 cents is imposed upon

24  each ounce of liquor and each 4 ounces of wine, a surcharge of

25  4 cents is imposed on each 12 ounces of cider, and a surcharge

26  of 2.67 cents is imposed on each 12 ounces of beer sold at

27  retail for consumption on premises licensed by the division as

28  an alcoholic beverage vendor. However, the surcharges imposed

29  under this subsection need not be paid upon such beverages

30  when they are sold by an organization that is licensed by the

31  division under s. 565.02(4) or s. 561.422 as an alcoholic

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 1458, 1st Eng.

    Amendment No. ___





  1  beverage vendor and that is determined by the Internal Revenue

  2  Service to be currently exempt from federal income tax under

  3  s. 501(c)(3) or (19) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as

  4  amended.

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  6  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)

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10  And the title is amended as follows:

11         On page 6, line 15, after the semicolon,

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14         amending s. 561.501, F.S.; providing an

15         exemption from the alcoholic beverage surcharge

16         to certain nonprofit and veterans'

17         organizations;

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