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CS/SB 1640: Entertainment Industry

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Commerce and Tourism

Entertainment Industry; Renaming the Office of Film and Entertainment within the Department of Economic Opportunity as the Division of Film and Entertainment and housing the division within Enterprise Florida, Inc.; requiring Enterprise Florida, Inc., to conduct a national search for a film commissioner; revising provisions relating to the application process, tax credit eligibility, election and distribution of tax credits, annual allocation of tax credits, forfeiture of tax credits, and annual report, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
 Last Action: 5/2/2014 Senate - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (AFT)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/4/2014 Senate • SPB 7056 submitted as a committee bill (SB 1640) by Commerce and Tourism
    • Filed
    3/6/2014 Senate • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 219
    3/10/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 219
    3/21/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/26/14, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/26/2014 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 356
    3/27/2014 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/31/2014 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax -SJ 356
    4/1/2014 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time -SJ 373
    5/2/2014 Senate • Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax

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  • CS/SB 1640, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/27/2014 at 11:43 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1734 Entertainment Industry Commerce and Tourism Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Appropriations
    Location: In committee/council (AP)     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (13)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    212.08 Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax; specified exemptions. Page 47 (pdf)
    220.1899 Entertainment industry tax credit. Page 48 (pdf)
    288.125 Definition of “entertainment industry”. Page 2 (pdf)
    288.1251 Promotion and development of entertainment industry; Office of Film and Entertainment; creation; purpose; powers and duties. Page 3 (pdf)
    288.1252 Florida Film and Entertainment Advisory Council; creation; purpose; membership; powers and duties. Page 8 (pdf)
    288.1253 Travel and entertainment expenses. Page 12 (pdf)
    288.1254 Entertainment industry financial incentive program. Page 14 (pdf)
    288.1258 Entertainment industry qualified production companies; application procedure; categories; duties of the Department of Revenue; records and reports. Page 41 (pdf)
    288.92 Divisions of Enterprise Florida, Inc. Page 47 (pdf)
    288.924 Page 3 (pdf)
    288.9241 Page 12 (pdf)
    288.9242 Page 8 (pdf)
    477.0135 Exemptions. Page 48 (pdf)

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  • SB 1640, Original Filed Version Posted 3/4/2014 at 1:25 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) 3/5/2014 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 3/25/2014 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 3/27/2014 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    783608 - Amendment
    Delete lines 219 - 235 and insert:     		Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    (Simmons)     		3/25/2014
    1:06 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/26/2014     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/26/2014 1:30 PM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (12)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    212.08 Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax; specified exemptions. Page 44 (pdf)
    220.1899 Entertainment industry tax credit. Page 45 (pdf)
    288.125 Definition of “entertainment industry”. Page 2 (pdf)
    288.1251 Promotion and development of entertainment industry; Office of Film and Entertainment; creation; purpose; powers and duties. Page 3 (pdf)
    288.1252 Florida Film and Entertainment Advisory Council; creation; purpose; membership; powers and duties. Page 9 (pdf)
    288.1253 Travel and entertainment expenses. Page 9 (pdf)
    288.1254 Entertainment industry financial incentive program. Page 11 (pdf)
    288.1258 Entertainment industry qualified production companies; application procedure; categories; duties of the Department of Revenue; records and reports. Page 38 (pdf)
    288.92 Divisions of Enterprise Florida, Inc. Page 44 (pdf)
    288.924 Page 3 (pdf)
    288.9241 Page 9 (pdf)
    477.0135 Exemptions. Page 45 (pdf)

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