Florida Senate - 2009                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. PCS (633490) for SB 2518
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  04/15/2009           .                                
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       The Committee on Finance and Tax (Altman) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
    2  
    3         Delete lines 30 - 58
    4  and insert:
    5         (8)(a) For purposes of this section, ss. 125.0104,
    6  125.0108, and 212.0305, and chapter 67-930, Laws of Florida, as
    7  amended, the business of renting, leasing, letting, or granting
    8  a license to use transient rental accommodations includes
    9  charging or receiving a payment consisting of, in any part, an
   10  amount collected for the benefit of an owner, owner's
   11  representative, or operator of a transient rental accommodation
   12  located in this state for the occupancy, use, or possession of
   13  the accommodation, or the right to occupy, use, or possess the
   14  accommodation during the course of engaging in any of the
   15  following activities:
   16         1. Offering information regarding the availability of
   17  transient rental accommodations located in this state;
   18         2. Disclosing or establishing the amount paid for transient
   19  rental accommodations located in this state;
   20         3. Assisting in making a reservation for transient rental
   21  accommodations located in this state; or
   22         4. Participating in arranging for the occupancy of
   23  transient rental accommodations located in this state on behalf
   24  of another person.
   25         (b) The terms “total rental charged” as used in this
   26  section, “total consideration” as used in ss. 125.0104 and
   27  125.0108, “consideration” as used in s. 212.0305, and “rent” as
   28  used in chapter 67-930, Laws of Florida, as amended, have the
   29  same meaning and include amounts charged or received by a dealer
   30  in connection with an activity described in paragraph (a)and
   31  amounts charged or received for the benefit of an owner, owner's
   32  representative, or operator of a transient rental accommodation
   33  located in this state for the occupancy, use, or possession of
   34  an accommodation, or the right to occupy, use, or possess an
   35  accommodation. Such amounts include cash, credits, property,
   36  goods, wares, merchandise, services, or other things of value,
   37  without deduction for separately identified charges, surcharges,
   38  fees, or reimbursements, unless specifically excluded under
   39  paragraph (c).
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