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CS/SB 266: Communications Services Taxes

GENERAL BILL by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities ; Hukill

Communications Services Taxes; Reducing the tax rate applied to the sale of communications services; reducing the tax rate applied to the retail sale of direct-to-home satellite services; conforming rates to the reduction of the communications services tax; revising the distribution of tax revenues received, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 5/2/2014 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (CU)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (AFT)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/14/2013 Senate • Filed
    11/4/2013 Senate • Referred to Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 30
    1/27/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, 02/04/14, 10:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building
    2/4/2014 Senate • CS by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 137
    2/5/2014 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/11/2014 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax -SJ 137
    3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 30
    • CS by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities read 1st time -SJ 120
    3/14/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, 03/19/14, 5:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
    3/19/2014 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 318
    3/21/2014 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 318
    5/2/2014 Senate • Died in Appropriations

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  • CS/SB 266, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/5/2014 at 2:54 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (Pre-Meeting) 3/18/2014 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (Post-Meeting) 3/21/2014 (pdf)

    Proposed Committee Substitutes (1)

    PCS and Amendments Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    633482 - Proposed Committee Substitute Appropriations 4/8/2014
    5:33 PM
    		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    750650 - Amendment
    Delete lines 27 - 109 and insert:     		Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
    (Hukill)     		3/18/2014
    3:54 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/21/2014     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/19/2014 5:00 PM Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    202.12 Sales of communications services. Page 1 (pdf)
    202.12001 Combined rate for tax collected pursuant to ss. 202.12(1)(a) and 203.01(1)(b). Page 2 (pdf)
    202.18 Allocation and disposition of tax proceeds. Page 3 (pdf)
    203.001 Combined rate for tax collected pursuant to ss. 202.12(1)(a) and 203.01(1)(b). Page 4 (pdf)

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  • SB 266, Original Filed Version Posted 10/14/2013 at 12:11 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (Pre-Meeting) 2/3/2014 (pdf)
    Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (Post-Meeting) 2/5/2014 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    852234 - Amendment
    Between lines 57 and 58 insert:     		Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
    (Hukill)     		1/30/2014
    9:53 AM     		Favorable
    2/4/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    522720 - Amendment
    Delete line 9 and insert:     		Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
    (Hukill)     		1/30/2014
    9:54 AM     		Favorable
    2/4/2014     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/4/2014 10:00 AM Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    202.12 Sales of communications services. Page 1 (pdf)
    202.12001 Combined rate for tax collected pursuant to ss. 202.12(1)(a) and 203.01(1)(b). Page 2 (pdf)
    203.001 Combined rate for tax collected pursuant to ss. 202.12(1)(a) and 203.01(1)(b). Page 3 (pdf)

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