SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. HB 1-B
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 765054
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11  Senator Carlton moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14          delete everything after the enacting clause
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16  and insert:  
17         Section 1.  Notwithstanding paragraph 11.13(1)(b),
18  Florida Statutes, or any other law, the salary of members of
19  the Senate and House of Representatives shall not be as
20  calculated according to that paragraph; instead, those members
21  shall be paid salary at the rate that existed on June 30,
22  2001. In addition, the salary of the Governor, the Lieutenant
23  Governor, the members of the Cabinet, and the heads of all
24  departments of the executive branch shall be that which
25  existed on June 30, 2001. This section expires June 30, 2002.
26         Section 2.  Effective January 1, 2002, subsection (2)
27  of section 199.185, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
28         199.185  Property exempted from annual and nonrecurring
29  taxes.--
30         (2)  Every natural person is entitled each year to an
31  exemption of the first $20,000 $250,000 of the value of
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SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1-B Amendment No. ___ Barcode 765054 1 property otherwise subject to the annual tax. A husband and 2 wife filing jointly shall have an exemption of $40,000 3 $500,000. Every taxpayer that is not a natural person is 4 entitled each year to an exemption of the first $250,000 of 5 the value of property otherwise subject to the tax. Agents and 6 fiduciaries, other than guardians and custodians under a 7 gifts-to-minors act, filing as such may not claim this 8 exemption on behalf of their principals or beneficiaries; 9 however, if the principal or beneficiary returns the property 10 held by the agent or fiduciary and is a natural person, the 11 principal or beneficiary may claim the exemption. No taxpayer 12 shall be entitled to more than one exemption under this 13 subsection. This exemption shall not apply to that intangible 14 personal property described in s. 199.023(1)(d). 15 Section 3. Effective January 1, 2004, subsection (2) 16 of section 199.185, Florida Statutes, as amended by this act, 17 is amended to read: 18 199.185 Property exempted from annual and nonrecurring 19 taxes.-- 20 (2) Every natural person is entitled each year to an 21 exemption of the first $250,000 $20,000 of the value of 22 property otherwise subject to the annual tax. A husband and 23 wife filing jointly shall have an exemption of $500,000 24 $40,000. Every taxpayer that is not a natural person is 25 entitled each year to an exemption of the first $250,000 of 26 the value of property otherwise subject to the tax. Agents and 27 fiduciaries, other than guardians and custodians under a 28 gifts-to-minors act, filing as such may not claim this 29 exemption on behalf of their principals or beneficiaries; 30 however, if the principal or beneficiary returns the property 31 held by the agent or fiduciary and is a natural person, the 2 9:46 AM 10/30/01 h0001Bc-24X02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1-B Amendment No. ___ Barcode 765054 1 principal or beneficiary may claim the exemption. No taxpayer 2 shall be entitled to more than one exemption under this 3 subsection. This exemption shall not apply to that intangible 4 personal property described in s. 199.023(1)(d). 5 Section 4. Except as otherwise provided in this act, 6 this act shall take effect January 1, 2002. 7 8 9 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 10 And the title is amended as follows: 11 On page 1, lines 2 through 6, delete those lines 12 13 and insert: 14 An act relating to state financial matters; 15 prescribing the salary rate for specified state 16 officials; providing an expiration date; 17 amending s. 199.185, F.S.; postponing the 18 increase in exemptions under the tax on 19 intangible property; providing effective dates. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 9:46 AM 10/30/01 h0001Bc-24X02