HOUSE AMENDMENT
hbd-08 Bill No. CS/SB 1692, 1st Engrossed
Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
CHAMBER ACTION
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11 Representative(s) Garcia offered the following:
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17 Section 1. There is hereby created a committee of the
18 Legislature to study the condition of thoroughbred horse
19 racing in South Florida within Miami-Dade and Broward
20 Counties. Such committee shall be composed of three members of
21 the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the
22 House of Representatives, and three members of the Senate
23 appointed by the President of the Senate. The committee shall
24 appoint a chair and cochairs from its members and shall have
25 the use of and support of the staffs of either chamber as the
26 Speaker and the President shall determine. The committee shall
27 hold hearings and hear testimony on the condition of South
28 Florida thoroughbred racing in those counties and shall hear
29 evidence regarding it. The committee shall issue a report to
30 the Speaker and the President on or before June 15, 2002. The
31 committee shall consider the historical, cultural, and
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1 economic importance of the industry to the state and whether
2 any or all of the thoroughbred facilities in such counties
3 shall be preserved or acquired by the state for the best
4 interest of the people of the state.
5 Section 6. Section 9 of chapter 98-190, Laws of
6 Florida, is amended to read:
7 Section 9. Effective July 1, 2003 2001, subsection
8 (11) of s. 550.615, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
9 Section 7. Section 10 of chapter 2000-354, Laws of
10 Florida, is amended to read:
11 Section 10. Effective July 1, 2003 2001, paragraph (a)
12 of subsection (2) of section 550.09515, Florida Statutes, as
13 amended by section 4 of chapter 98-190, Laws of Florida, is
14 reenacted to read:
15 550.09515 Thoroughbred horse taxes; abandoned interest
16 in a permit for nonpayment of taxes.--
17 (2)(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of s.
18 550.0951(3)(a), The tax on handle for live thoroughbred
19 horserace horse performances shall be 0.5 percent. subject to
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21 1. The tax on handle per performance for live
22 thoroughbred performances is 2.25 percent of handle for
23 performances conducted during the period beginning on January
24 3 and ending March 16; .70 percent of handle for performances
25 conducted during the period beginning March 17 and ending May
26 22; and 1.5 percent of handle for performances conducted
27 during the period beginning May 23 and ending January 2.
28 2. However, any thoroughbred permitholder whose total
29 handle on live performances during the 1991-1992 state fiscal
30 year was not greater than $34 million is authorized to conduct
31 live performances at any time of the year and shall pay 0.5
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5 And the title is amended as follows:
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9 providing for a study of thoroughbred racing in
10 Miami-Dade and Broward Counties; requiring a
11 report; amending s. 9 of ch. 98-190, Laws of
12 Florida; postponing repeal of provisions
13 relating to intertrack wagering broadcasts;
14 amending s. 10 of ch. 2000-354, Laws of
15 Florida; postponing effective date of
16 provisions modifying the tax on handle for live
17 thoroughbred performances;
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