Florida Senate - 2020                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 844
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  01/28/2020           .                                
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       The Committee on Infrastructure and Security (Taddeo)
       recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 23 - 38
    4  and insert:
    5         1. The first $100 of the purchase price of each hurricane
    6  shutter and impact-resistant window that will be used for
    7  residential purposes and that is installed by a qualified
    8  contractor is exempt from the tax imposed by this chapter.
    9         2. As used in this paragraph, the term:
   10         a. “Hurricane shutter” means a product manufactured and
   11  marketed specifically for the purpose of preventing window or
   12  door damage to buildings or structures during a storm and which
   13  is rated for impact resistance and resistance to blow-off in
   14  accordance with any of the following most recent sets of test
   15  methods, standards, and specifications:
   16         (I) ASTM International E1886 and E1996;
   17         (II) American Architectural Manufacturers Association 506;
   18  or
   19         (III) Florida Building Code Testing Application Standards
   20  201, 202, and 203.
   21         b. “Impact-resistant window” means a laminated or
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   23  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   24  And the title is amended as follows:
   25         Delete lines 4 - 6
   26  and insert:
   27         212.08, F.S.; exempting a specified portion of the
   28         purchase price of certain hurricane shutters and
   29         impact-resistant windows from the sales and use tax;
   30         defining terms;