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Florida Senate - 2007 SB 92
By Senator Baker
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to hurricane preparedness;
3 creating s. 212.0807, F.S.; providing an
4 exemption from the sales and use tax for sales
5 of certain tangible personal property for
6 certain periods; providing an exception for
7 sales within a public lodging establishment,
8 theme park, entertainment complex, or airport;
9 authorizing the Department of Revenue to adopt
10 rules; providing appropriation; providing an
11 effective date.
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13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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15 Section 1. Section 212.0807, Florida Statutes, is
16 created to read:
17 212.0807 Limited exemption on sales of specified
18 tangible personal property.--
19 (1) The tax levied under this chapter may not be
20 collected on the sale of:
21 (a) Any portable self-powered light source selling for
22 $20 or less;
23 (b) Any portable self-powered radio, two-way radio, or
24 weatherband radio selling for $50 or less;
25 (c) Any tarpaulin or other flexible waterproof
26 sheeting selling for $50 or less;
27 (d) Any ground anchor system or tie-down kit selling
28 for $50 or less;
29 (e) Any gas or diesel fuel tank selling for $25 or
30 less;
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1 (f) Any package of AAA-cell, AA-cell, C-cell, D-cell,
2 6-volt, or 9-volt batteries, excluding automobile and boat
3 batteries, selling for $30 or less;
4 (g) Any cell phone battery selling for $60 or less or
5 any cell phone charger selling for $40 or less;
6 (h) Any nonelectric food storage cooler selling for
7 $30 or less;
8 (i) Any portable generator used to provide light or
9 communications or preserve food in the event of a power outage
10 selling for $1,000 or less;
11 (j) Any storm shutter device selling for $200 or less.
12 As used in this paragraph, the term "storm shutter device"
13 means materials and products manufactured, rated, and marketed
14 specifically for the purpose of preventing window damage from
15 storms;
16 (k) Any carbon monoxide detector selling for $75 or
17 less;
18 (l) Any blue ice selling for $10 or less; or
19 (m) Any single product consisting of two or more of
20 the items listed in paragraphs (a)-(l) selling for $75 or less
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22 for a period of 12 consecutive days beginning annually on the
23 next-to-last Sunday in May.
24 (2) This section does not apply to sales within a
25 public lodging establishment as defined in s. 509.013(4),
26 within a theme park or entertainment complex as defined in s.
27 509.013(9), or within an airport as defined in s. 330.27.
28 (3) The Department of Revenue may adopt rules pursuant
29 to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to administer this section.
30 Section 2. The sum of $277,540 is appropriated from
31 the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Revenue to
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1 administer the exemption provided for in section 1 during the
2 2007-2008 fiscal year.
3 Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
4 law.
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7 SENATE SUMMARY
8 Provides an annual 12-day sales tax holiday for purchases
of tangible personal property, including, but not limited
9 to, batteries, radios, tarpaulins, and other items, which
is useful in preparing for or recovering from hurricanes
10 or other disasters.
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