HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                                   Bill No. HB 9-E
    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Kosmas and Wiles offered the following:
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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 
14  Remove everything after the enacting clause
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17         Section 1.  --Corporate Income Tax Credit for Small
18  Businesses Investing in Health Care for Their Employees--
19         Businesses with less than 50 employees shall be
20  eligible for a $1,000 tax credit for providing health
21  insurance for their employees.  The insurance provided shall
22  include the coverages provided in s.627, Florida Statutes.
23         Section 2.  --This act shall take effect upon becoming
24  law and shall operate retroactively to January 1, 2002.
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28  And the title is amended as follows:
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30  and insert:
31         An act relating to corporate income tax,
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    File original & 9 copies    05/01/02                          
    hmo0011                     07:33 pm         E0009-0028-932857

HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 9-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 providing a tax credit to small businesses that 2 provide health insurance to their employees, 3 providing an effective date. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 File original & 9 copies 05/01/02 hmo0011 07:33 pm E0009-0028-932857