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CS/CS/SB 1296: Tax on Communication Services

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Communications and Public Utilities ; Government Efficiency Appropriations ; Haridopolos ; Constantine ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Dockery

Tax on Communication Services; (THIS BILL COMBINES S1296 & CS/2066) requires dealers to document exempt sales for resale; requires DOR to accept certain evidence during protest period; requires DOR to establish toll-free telephone number for purpose of verifying registration numbers & resale certificates; authorizes taxes distributed to local government under specified provision to be used for public purposes, etc. Amends 202.16,.19,.20,.21.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 5/6/2005 Senate - Died in Committee on Ways and Means, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 1322 (Ch. 2005-132)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/9/2005 Senate • Filed
2/24/2005 Senate • Referred to Government Efficiency Appropriations; Communications and Public Utilities; Community Affairs; Ways and Means
3/8/2005 Senate • Introduced, referred to Government Efficiency Appropriations; Communications and Public Utilities; Community Affairs; Ways and Means -SJ 00079
3/14/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Government Efficiency Appropriations, 03/17/05, 9:30 am, 110-S
3/17/2005 Senate • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Government Efficiency Appropriations; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00227; Now in Communications and Public Utilities -SJ 00227
4/14/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Communications and Public Utilities, 04/19/05, 2:30 pm, 301-S
4/19/2005 Senate • CS combines this bill with CS/SB 2066; CS by Communications and Public Utilities; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00525; CS read first time on 04/20/05 -SJ 00528; Remaining combined CS references: Community Affairs; Ways and Means
4/20/2005 Senate • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 00525
4/21/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 04/26/05, 8:30 am, 401-S
4/26/2005 Senate • CS/CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00640; CS read first time on 04/27/05 -SJ 00644
4/27/2005 Senate • Now in Ways and Means -SJ 00640
5/6/2005 Senate • Died in Committee on Ways and Means, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 1322 (Ch. 2005-132)