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CS/CS/CS/SB 502: Public Fairs and Expositions

GENERAL BILL by Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax ; Community Affairs ; Agriculture ; Hays ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Dean ; Storms

Public Fairs and Expositions; Amending provisions relating to requirements for the proposed charter of an annual public fair; providing that the primary objective of a fair association is the holding, conducting, and promoting of public fairs or expositions; providing that a fair association may file its duly approved charter with the Department of State in addition to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for notice purposes; providing that certain exemptions are not applicable to taxes imposed under ch. 212, F.S.; providing that certain fair associations are noncommercial activity providers; revising provisions relating to the exemption from certain license taxes and local business taxes for annual public fairs held by a fair association; removing certain limitations on the use of buildings by counties, municipalities, or fair associations, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
 Last Action: 3/1/2012 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 449 (Ch. 2012-204) -SJ 731
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Agriculture (AG)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (BFT)
  4. Budget (BC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/10/2011 Senate • Filed
11/2/2011 Senate • Referred to Agriculture; Community Affairs; Budget -SJ 45
11/4/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 11/14/11, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
11/14/2011 Senate • CS by Agriculture; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 112
11/15/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
11/16/2011 Senate • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 112
11/22/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 12/05/11, 12:30 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
12/5/2011 Senate • CS/CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 112
12/7/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
12/9/2011 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 112
12/13/2011 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax -SJ 109
• Now in Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 45
• CS by Agriculture read 1st time -SJ 103
• CS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 103
1/19/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, 01/24/12, 1:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
1/24/2012 Senate • CS/CS/CS by Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 280
1/25/2012 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 280
1/27/2012 Senate • CS/CS/CS by Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax read 1st time -SJ 283
2/16/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget, 02/21/12, 3:45 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/21/2012 Senate • Favorable by- Budget; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 -SJ 671
2/22/2012 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 671
2/28/2012 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/12
3/1/2012 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 731
• Amendment(s) adopted (373362, 943152) -SJ 731
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 449 -SJ 731
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 449 (Ch. 2012-204) -SJ 731