Florida Senate - 2007                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 4-D
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11  The Committee on Finance and Tax (Deutch) recommended the
12  following amendment:
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14         Senate Amendment 
15         On page 41, line 17, through
16            page 44, line 6, delete those lines
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18  and insert:  
19         Section 21.  Section 200.186, Florida Statutes, is
20  created to read:
21         200.186  Maximum millage rates for the 2008-2009 fiscal
22  year.--
23         (1)  In the 2008-2009 fiscal year, a county, municipal
24  service taxing units of that county, and special districts
25  dependent to that county; a municipality and special districts
26  dependent to that municipality; and an independent special
27  district may levy a maximum millage rate that is determined as
28  follows:
29         (a)  The maximum millage rate shall be the rolled-back
30  rate calculated pursuant to s. 200.065 and adjusted for growth
31  in per capita Florida personal income.
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Florida Senate - 2007 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 4-D Barcode 904692 1 (b) If approved by a two-thirds vote of the governing 2 body, a rate may be levied in excess of the rate calculated 3 pursuant to paragraph (a). 4 (2) Any county or municipality that is in violation of 5 this section shall forfeit the distribution of the local 6 government half-cent sales tax revenues during the 12 months 7 following a determination of noncompliance by the Department 8 of Revenue, subject to the conditions provided in ss. 200.065 9 and 218.63. 10 (3) The millage rate of a county or municipality, 11 municipal service taxing unit of that county, and any special 12 district dependent to that county or municipality may exceed 13 the maximum millage rate calculated pursuant to this section 14 if the total county ad valorem taxes levied or total municipal 15 ad valorem taxes levied, as defined in s. 200.001, do not 16 exceed the maximum total county ad valorem taxes levied or 17 maximum total municipal ad valorem taxes levied, as defined in 18 s. 200.001, respectively. Total ad valorem taxes levied may 19 exceed the maximum calculated pursuant to this section as a 20 result of an increase in taxable value above that certified in 21 s. 200.065(1) if such increase is less than the percentage 22 amounts contained in s. 200.065(6); however, if such increase 23 in taxable value exceeds the percentage amounts contained in 24 s. 200.065(6), millage rates subject to this section must be 25 reduced so that total taxes levied do not exceed the maximum. 26 Any unit of government operating under a home rule charter 27 adopted pursuant to ss. 10, 11, and 24, Art. VIII of the State 28 Constitution of 1885, as preserved by s. 6(e), Art. VIII of 29 the State Constitution of 1968, which is granted the authority 30 in the State Constitution to exercise all the powers conferred 31 now or hereafter by general law upon municipalities and which 2 8:40 PM 10/15/07 s0004Db-ft30-j05
Florida Senate - 2007 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 4-D Barcode 904692 1 exercises such powers in the unincorporated area shall be 2 recognized as a municipality under this section. 3 (4) If the amendments to the State Constitution 4 contained in SJR 2-D or HJR 7001-D revising the homestead tax 5 exemption and providing an exemption from ad valorem taxation 6 for tangible personal property, are approved by a vote of the 7 electors, this section shall supersede the provisions of s. 8 200.185(5). 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 8:40 PM 10/15/07 s0004Db-ft30-j05