Senate Bill sb2714

    Florida Senate - 2003                                 SCR 2714

    By Senator Hill





    1-1731-03                                         See HCR 1523

  1               Senate Concurrent Resolution No. ___

  2         A concurrent resolution renumbering current

  3         Joint Rule 8 and creating a new Joint Rule 8 of

  4         the Joint Rules of the Legislature relating to

  5         review of exemptions from sales and use tax and

  6         exclusions of sales of services from such

  7         taxation.

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  9  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida, the

10  House of Representatives Concurring:

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12  That current Joint Rule 8 of the Joint Rules of the

13  Legislature is renumbered as Joint Rule 9 and a new Joint Rule

14  8 is created to read:

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16                         JOINT RULE EIGHT

17       SALES AND USE TAX REVIEW; EXEMPTIONS AND EXCLUSIONS

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19         8.1--Review of Sales and Use Tax Exemptions and

20  Exclusions

21         Every 5 years beginning in 2005, each house of the

22  Legislature shall review the retention, modification, or

23  repeal of exemptions to the sales and use tax and all

24  exclusions of sales of services from such taxation. Each house

25  of the Legislature must introduce committee bills presenting

26  for retention, modification, or repeal all sales and use tax

27  exemptions and may introduce committee bills imposing tax on

28  sales of services. Each bill so introduced must be submitted

29  to a vote of the members of each house of the Legislature

30  during the session in which introduced. Each committee

31  reviewing sales and use tax exemptions and exclusions of sales

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    Florida Senate - 2003                                 SCR 2714
    1-1731-03                                         See HCR 1523




 1  of services from such taxation may hold meetings to consider

 2  bills proposed by the committee under this rule. Not less than

 3  7 days prior to a meeting of a committee to consider its

 4  proposed bills, a notice of the meeting, stating the proposed

 5  bills to be considered and the date, time, and place of the

 6  meeting, shall be filed with the Secretary of the Senate for

 7  bills proposed in the Senate and with the Clerk of the House

 8  of Representatives for bills proposed in the House. The

 9  Secretary or the Clerk shall distribute notice to the

10  Legislature and the public, consistent with the rules and

11  policies of the respective house.

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13                      JOINT RULE NINE EIGHT

14               CONTINUING EXISTENCE OF JOINT RULES

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16         9.1 8.1--Continuing Existence of Joint Rules

17         All joint rules adopted by concurrent resolution, and

18  amendments thereto, shall continue in effect from session to

19  session or Legislature to Legislature until repealed by

20  concurrent resolution.

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