HB 1491: Capital Formation for Infrastructure Projects
GENERAL BILL by Eisnaugle
Capital Formation for Infrastructure Projects; Creates Florida Infrastructure Fund Partnership; provides for management of partnership by Florida Opportunity Fund; authorizes fund to lend moneys to partnership; requires partnership to raise funds from investment partners; provides for commitment agreements with & issuance of certificates to investment partners; authorizes partnership to invest in certain infrastructure projects; prohibits partnership from pledging credit or taxing power of state; prohibits investments with certain companies; creates Florida Infrastructure Investment Trust; provides for trust's issuance of certificates to investment partners; specifies that certificates guarantee availability of tax credits; authorizes trust to charge fees; limits amount of tax credits that may be claimed or applied against state taxes in any year; provides for redemption of certificates or sale of tax credits; provides for issuance of tax credits by DOR; specifies taxes against which credits may be applied; limits period within which tax credits may be used; provides for state's obligation for use of tax credits; limits liability of fund; provides for transferability of certificates & tax credits; requires DOR to provide certain written assurance to trust; specifies that certain securities transaction requirements do not apply to certificates & tax credits transferred or sold under act; authorizes DOR to disclose certain information to partnership & trust relative to certain tax credits.
- Commerce and Tourism (CM)
- Budget (BC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/12/2012 House • Filed
• Referred to Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee; Finance and Tax Committee; Economic Affairs Committee -HJ 211
• Introduced -HJ 211
1/20/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee, 01/24/12, 8:00 am, 12 HOB
1/24/2012 House • Favorable by Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 262
• Now in Finance and Tax Committee -HJ 262
1/30/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax Committee, 02/01/12, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
2/1/2012 House • Favorable by Finance and Tax Committee; YEAS 19 NAYS 3 -HJ 457
2/2/2012 House • Now in Economic Affairs Committee -HJ 457
2/6/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Economic Affairs Committee, 02/08/12, 8:00 am, Reed Hall
2/8/2012 House • Favorable by- Economic Affairs Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 573
2/9/2012 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 573
2/20/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/22/12
2/22/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 725
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/23/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 778
• Passed; YEAS 97 NAYS 15 -HJ 778
2/24/2012 Senate • In Messages
3/5/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 831
• Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Budget -SJ 831
3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Commerce and Tourism
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HB 1491, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/12/2012 at 10:04 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/24/2012 (pdf)
Finance and Tax Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/2/2012 (pdf)
Economic Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/9/2012 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1472 Capital Formation for Infrastructure Projects Richter Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Budget
Location: In committee/council (BC)
Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 2/23/2012 2:39 PM House 97 Yeas - 15 Nays Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 213.053 Confidentiality and information sharing. Page 17 (pdf) 288.9621 Short title. Page 2 (pdf) 288.9622 Findings and intent. Page 3 (pdf) 288.9623 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf) 288.9627 Page 5 (pdf) 288.9628 Page 10 (pdf)