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CS/HB 737: Tax on Sales, Use, and Other Transactions

GENERAL BILL by Finance and Tax Committee ; Porter ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Abruzzo ; Coley ; Kiar ; Nunez

Tax on Sales, Use, and Other Transactions; Specifies period during 2012 when sales of clothing, wallets, bags, & school supplies are exempt from sales tax; provides exceptions; authorizes DOR to adopt emergency rules; provides appropriation. APPROPRIATION: $226,284

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/9/2012 House - Died in Conference Committee, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7087 (Ch. 2012-32)
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/21/2011 House • Filed
    11/29/2011 House • Referred to Finance and Tax Committee; Appropriations Committee -HJ 72
    1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 72
    1/24/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax Committee, 01/26/12, 2:30 pm, Morris Hall
    1/26/2012 House • CS by Finance and Tax Committee; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 -HJ 310
    1/31/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    2/1/2012 House • Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Committee
    • Referred to- Calendar -HJ 318
    • CS by Finance and Tax Committee read 1st time -HJ 314
    2/6/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/08/12
    2/8/2012 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading -HJ 531
    2/10/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/14/12
    2/14/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 584
    • Amendment(s) adopted (257701) -HJ 584
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    2/15/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 607
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 607
    • Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to conference -HJ 626
    2/16/2012 Senate • In Messages
    2/21/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 550
    • Referred to Budget -SJ 550
    2/23/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Budget -SJ 666
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/23/12 -SJ 666
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 667
    • Amendment(s) adopted (280658) -SJ 667
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 667
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 2 -SJ 667
    • The Senate having refused to pass the bill as passed by the House, acceded to the request for a conference -SJ 670
    • Immediately certified -SJ 667
    2/23/2012 House • In returning messages
    2/28/2012 House • Conference Committee appointed: Representatives Precourt (Chair), Albritton, Caldwell, Costello, Julien, Ray, Randolph, Rooney, Steube, Thurston -HJ 899
    2/28/2012 Senate • Conference Committee appointed: Budget Conference Committee on Budget/Appropriations: Alexander (Chair), Negron (Vice Chair), Bennett (At Large), Gaetz (At Large), Gardiner (At Large), Joyner (At Large), Rich (At Large), Thrasher (At Large); Budget Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Bogdanoff (Chair), Evers, Smith, Storms; Budget Conference Committee on Education Pre-K - 12/PreK-12: Simmons (Chair), Detert, Gardiner, Montford, Ring; Budget Conference Committee on Finance and Tax: Norman (Chair), Alexander, Gaetz, Siplin; Budget Conference Committee on General Government/Government Operations: Hays (Chair), Braynon, Bullard, Diaz de la Portilla, Dockery, Jones, Thrasher; Budget Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Negron (Chair), Fasano, Flores, Garcia, Oelrich, Rich, Richter, Sobel; Budget Conference Committee on Higher Education/Higher Education: Lynn (Chair), Altman, Sachs, Siplin, Wise; Budget Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation and Economic Development: Benacquisto (Chair), Bennett, Dean, Gibson, Latvala, Margolis -SJ 704
    3/9/2012 House • Died in Conference Committee, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7087 (Ch. 2012-32)

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  • CS/HB 737, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/14/2012 at 4:38 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 982 (c1) Tax on Sales, Use, and Other Transactions Bogdanoff Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Budget, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7087 (Ch. 2012-32)
    Location: In committee/council (BC)
    H 7087 (er) Economic Development Finance and Tax Committee Compare Last Action: 3/28/2012 Chapter No. 2012-32, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 517 (Ch. 2012-61), CS/CS/CS/HB 599 (Ch. 2012-174), HB 693 (Ch. 2012-208)
    Location: Became Law

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    280658 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause.
    Alexander 2/22/2012
    6:40 PM
    (Late Filed)
    Senate: Adopted
    2/23/2012
    Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/15/2012 12:38 PM House 115 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/23/2012 7:16 PM Senate 36 Yeas - 2 Nays

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  • CS/HB 737, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/31/2012 at 8:38 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 982 Tax on Sales, Use, and Other Transactions Bogdanoff Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Budget, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7087 (Ch. 2012-32)
    Location: In committee/council (BC)

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    257701 - Amendment
    Remove line 14 and insert:
    Aubuchon 2/7/2012
    1:37 PM
    House: Adopted
    2/14/2012
    PDF

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  • HB 737, Original Filed Version Posted 11/21/2011 at 2:50 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Finance and Tax Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/30/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 982 Tax on Sales, Use, and Other Transactions Bogdanoff Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Budget, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7087 (Ch. 2012-32)
    Location: In committee/council (BC)

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    273155 - Amendment
    Remove lines 14-16 and insert:
    Porter 1/25/2012
    7:55 PM
    PDF
    238049 - Amendment
    Remove line 42 and insert:
    Porter 1/25/2012
    7:56 PM
    PDF

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