HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                                    Bill No. HB 21   Barcode 115305
    Amendment No. 01 (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Atwater, Rubio, Simmons, Benson, Paul,
12  Berfield, Garcia, Kravitz, Baker, Arza, Hogan, Brown, Ross,
13  Mayfield, Baxley, Kallinger, Jordan, Mealor, Clarke, Negron,
14  Bowen, Andrews, Gibson, Kottkamp, Pickens, & Needleman
15  offered the following:
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17         Amendment (with title amendment) 
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19  remove from the bill:  Everything after the enacting clause
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21  and insert in lieu thereof:  
22         Section 1.  Section 199.032, Florida Statutes, is
23  amended to read:
24         199.032  Levy of annual tax.--An annual tax of .75 1
25  mill is imposed on each dollar of the just valuation of all
26  intangible personal property that has a taxable situs in this
27  state, except for notes and other obligations for the payment
28  of money, other than bonds, which are secured by mortgage,
29  deed of trust, or other lien upon real property situated in
30  the state. This tax shall be assessed and collected as
31  provided in this chapter.
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    File original & 9 copies    03/06/01                          
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HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 21 Barcode 115305 Amendment No. 01 (for drafter's use only) 1 Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 199.033, Florida 2 Statutes, is amended to read: 3 199.033 Securities in a Florida's Future Investment 4 Fund; tax rate.-- 5 (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, 6 the tax imposed under s. 199.032 on securities in a Florida's 7 Future Investment Fund shall apply at the rate of .64 .85 mill 8 when the average daily balance in such funds exceeds $2 9 billion and at the rate of .53 .70 mill when the average daily 10 balance in such funds exceeds $5 billion. 11 Section 3. Subsection (2) of section 199.185, Florida 12 Statutes, is amended to read: 13 199.185 Property exempted from annual and nonrecurring 14 taxes.-- 15 (2) Every natural person is entitled each year to an 16 exemption of the first $250,000 $20,000 of the value of 17 property otherwise subject to the annual tax. A husband and 18 wife filing jointly shall have an exemption of $500,000 19 $40,000. Every taxpayer that is not a natural person is 20 entitled each year to an exemption of the first $250,000 of 21 the value of property otherwise subject to the tax. Agents 22 and fiduciaries, other than guardians and custodians under a 23 gifts-to-minors act, filing as such may not claim this 24 exemption on behalf of their principals or beneficiaries; 25 however, if the principal or beneficiary returns the property 26 held by the agent or fiduciary and is a natural person, the 27 principal or beneficiary may claim the exemption. No taxpayer 28 shall be entitled to more than one exemption under this 29 subsection. This exemption shall not apply to that intangible 30 personal property described in s. 199.023(1)(d). 31 Section 4. This act shall take effect January 1, 2002. 2 File original & 9 copies 03/06/01 hft0006 01:51 pm 00021-0083-115305
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 21 Barcode 115305 Amendment No. 01 (for drafter's use only) 1 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 2 And the title is amended as follows: 3 On page 1, lines 3-7 4 remove from the title of the bill: All of said lines 5 6 and insert in lieu thereof: 7 taxes; amending s. 199.032, F.S.; reducing the rate of the 8 annual tax; amending s. 199.033, F.S.; reducing the rates of 9 the tax on securities in a Florida's Future Investment Fund, 10 to conform; amending s. 199.185, F.S.; increasing exemptions 11 for taxpayers who are natural persons; creating exemptions for 12 taxpayers who are not natural persons; providing an effective 13 date. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 File original & 9 copies 03/06/01 hft0006 01:51 pm 00021-0083-115305