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HB 5601: Taxation

GENERAL BILL by Finance and Tax Subcommittee ; Workman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Eisnaugle ; Gaetz ; McBurney ; Renuart

Taxation; Clarifying and updating which services are included under the definition "prepaid calling arrangement" and subject to a sales tax; providing for an additional tax on charges for, or the use of, certain electrical power or energy and the rate for such tax; increasing the amount of tax credits that may be granted for certain approved programs; providing for a sales tax holiday for certain Energy Star and WaterSense products; providing an exemption from the sales and use tax for sales during a specified period of certain tangible personal property related to hurricane preparedness, etc. APPROPRIATION: $547,901

Effective Date: 5/12/2014
Last Action: 5/14/2014 - Chapter No. 2014-38, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 805 (Ch. 2014-132), HB 5001 (Ch. 2014-51), CS/HB 7081 (Ch. 2014-40)
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/26/2014 House • Filed -HJ 382
3/27/2014 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 382
• Introduced
3/28/2014 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/02/14
4/2/2014 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 432
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/3/2014 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 445
• Passed; YEAS 106 NAYS 11 -HJ 446
• Immediately certified -HJ 452
• Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference -HJ 452
4/3/2014 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Appropriations -SJ 453
• Received -SJ 453
4/7/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/10/14, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building --Amendments Adopted - Temporarily Postponed
4/17/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/22/14, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/22/2014 Senate • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by- Appropriations (965938); YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -SJ 697
4/25/2014 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Amendments)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 697
4/28/2014 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/01/14
5/1/2014 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 926
• Amendment(s) adopted (526842) -SJ 1009
• Placed on 3rd reading
5/2/2014 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 1130
• Amendment(s) reconsidered, adopted as amended (600438) -SJ 1130
• Passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 1132
5/2/2014 House • In returning messages
• Was taken up -HJ 1058
• Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (600438) -HJ 1067
• Passed as amended; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 1068
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 1068
5/8/2014 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/12/2014 • Approved by Governor
5/14/2014 • Chapter No. 2014-38, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 805 (Ch. 2014-132), HB 5001 (Ch. 2014-51), CS/HB 7081 (Ch. 2014-40)