Florida Senate - 2016                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 710
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  01/11/2016           .                                
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       The Committee on Community Affairs (Bradley) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Section 196.1963, Florida Statutes, is created
    6  to read:
    7         196.1963 Nonprofit blood establishments.—A blood
    8  establishment as defined in s. 381.06014 which qualifies as a
    9  501(c)(3) nonprofit entity under the Internal Revenue Code,
   10  1986, as amended, is found to serve a charitable purpose as
   11  defined in s. 196.012(7) and is exempt from ad valorem taxation
   12  within the purview of s. 3(a), Art. VII of the State
   13  Constitution.
   14         Section 2. This act is intended to clarify existing law and
   15  is remedial in nature.
   16         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016.
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   18  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   19  And the title is amended as follows:
   20         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   21  and insert:
   22                        A bill to be entitled                      
   23         An act relating to nonprofit blood establishments;
   24         creating s. 196.1963, F.S.; providing an exemption
   25         from ad valorem taxation for nonprofit blood
   26         establishments; providing for remedial application;
   27         providing an effective date.