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CS/SB 2126: Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program [WPSC]

GENERAL BILL by Finance and Tax ; Negron ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Altman ; Storms ; Peaden ; Oelrich ; Lawson ; Gaetz ; Lynn ; Fasano ; Siplin ; Baker ; Gardiner ; Bennett ; Thrasher ; Wise ; Haridopolos ; Alexander ; Crist ; Richter

Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program [WPSC]; Makes operation of the program contingent upon available funds. Revises certain eligibility criteria. Revises tax credit grant provisions. Specifies a tax credit cap. Provides for increasing the tax credit cap under certain circumstances. Provides for unused amounts of tax credits to be carried forward. Revises provisions governing the rescission of taxpayer tax credits. Authorizes DOR to adopt emergency rules, etc. APPROPRIATION: $140,494.

Effective Date: 07/01/2010 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 4/22/2010 - Approved by Governor -SJ 00753; Chapter No. 2010-24
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/17/2010 Senate • Filed
2/25/2010 Senate • Referred to Finance and Tax; Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means
3/2/2010 Senate • Introduced, referred to Finance and Tax; Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00143
3/8/2010 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 03/11/10, 9:45 am, 301-S --Temporarily postponed
3/11/2010 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 03/16/10, 9:00 am, 301-S
3/16/2010 Senate • CS by Finance and Tax; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 -SJ 00255; CS read 1st time on 03/16/10 -SJ 00257; Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute); Original reference(s) removed: Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations; Now in Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00275; On Committee agenda-- Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means, 03/18/10, 3:15 pm, 412-K --Not considered; On Committee agenda-- Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means, 03/19/10, 1:00 pm, 412-K
3/19/2010 Senate • Favorable by- Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means; YEAS 16 NAYS 6 -SJ 00278; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 00278
3/23/2010 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00313; Amendment(s) adopted (692668) -SJ 00313; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00314
3/24/2010 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 00326; Amendment(s) adopted (127860) -SJ 00326; CS passed as amended (127860); YEAS 27 NAYS 11 -SJ 00326
3/25/2010 House • In Messages
4/5/2010 House • Received -HJ 00482; Referred to Calendar -HJ 00482
4/7/2010 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted for CS/HB 1009 -HJ 00617; Read 2nd time -HJ 00617
4/8/2010 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 00636; Amendment(s) failed -HJ 00636; CS passed; YEAS 95 NAYS 23 -HJ 00636
4/9/2010 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 00576
4/15/2010 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -SJ 00618
4/22/2010 • Approved by Governor -SJ 00753; Chapter No. 2010-24