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CS/SB 66: Discretionary Sales Surtaxes

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Flores ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Margolis ; Bullard

Discretionary Sales Surtaxes; Authorizing a county as defined in s. 125.011(1), F.S., to levy a surtax up to a specified amount for the benefit of a Florida College System institution and a state university in the county pursuant to an ordinance conditioned to take effect upon approval in a county referendum; prohibiting the referendum unless the Florida College System institution attains certain completion rates; establishing an oversight board with specified duties, responsibilities, and requirements relating to the expenditure of surtax proceeds; providing that state funding may not be reduced because an institution receives surtax funds, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 5/2/2014 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (AFT)
  4. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    8/8/2013 Senate • Filed
    8/27/2013 Senate • Referred to Education; Community Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 18
    1/27/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 02/04/14, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/4/2014 Senate • Favorable by Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 -SJ 136
    2/5/2014 Senate • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 136
    2/10/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/18/14, 2:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
    2/18/2014 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 135
    • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax -SJ 135
    2/28/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, 03/05/14, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building
    3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 18
    3/5/2014 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 -SJ 207
    • Now in Appropriations -SJ 207
    3/24/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/27/14, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/27/2014 Senate • CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 356
    3/31/2014 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    4/1/2014 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 356
    • CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 360
    4/25/2014 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/14
    4/30/2014 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 824
    • Amendment(s) adopted (848330) -SJ 824
    • Ordered engrossed -SJ 824
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    5/1/2014 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 1024
    • Amendment(s) adopted (559406) -SJ 1024
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 1 -SJ 1024
    5/1/2014 House • In Messages
    5/2/2014 House • Died in Messages

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  • CS/SB 66, Engrossed 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/1/2014 at 4:45 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 113 (c1) Discretionary Sales Surtaxes Fresen Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    212.055 Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative intent; authorization and use of proceeds. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 66, Engrossed 1 Posted 4/30/2014 at 11:02 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 113 (c1) Discretionary Sales Surtaxes Fresen Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    733344 - Amendment
    Delete lines 55 - 67 and insert:
    Braynon 4/30/2014
    6:37 PM
    Senate: Withdrawn
    5/1/2014
    Web Page
    PDF
    559406 - Amendment
    Delete lines 55 - 67 and insert:
    Garcia 5/1/2014
    11:03 AM
    Senate: Adopted
    5/1/2014
    Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    5/1/2014 4:09 PM Senate 38 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    212.055 Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative intent; authorization and use of proceeds. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 66, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/7/2014 at 10:24 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 113 (c1) Discretionary Sales Surtaxes Fresen Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    848330 - Amendment
    Delete lines 53 - 57 and insert:
    Garcia 4/29/2014
    4:15 PM
    Senate: Adopted
    4/30/2014
    Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    212.055 Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative intent; authorization and use of proceeds. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 66, Original Filed Version Posted 8/8/2013 at 11:43 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education (Pre-Meeting) 2/3/2014 (pdf)
    Education (Post-Meeting) 2/5/2014 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 2/17/2014 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 2/18/2014 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (Pre-Meeting) 3/4/2014 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (Post-Meeting) 3/5/2014 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 3/26/2014 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 3/31/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 113 (c1) Discretionary Sales Surtaxes Fresen Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    167164 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Appropriations
    (Galvano)
    3/26/2014
    2:06 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/28/2014
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (4)

    Date Committee Result
    2/4/2014 10:00 AM Education 8 Yeas - 1 Nays
    2/18/2014 2:00 PM Community Affairs 9 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/5/2014 11:00 AM Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax 8 Yeas - 1 Nays
    3/27/2014 9:00 AM Appropriations 17 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    212.055 Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative intent; authorization and use of proceeds. Page 1-2 (pdf)

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