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CS/CS/HB 1429: Tourist and Convention Development Taxes

GENERAL BILL by Ways and Means Committee ; Environment, Agriculture and Flooding Subcommittee ; Avila ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Benjamin ; Massullo ; Morales

Tourist and Convention Development Taxes; Removes provisions which require county or subcounty special taxing district to receive extraordinary vote of governing board for certain purposes; specifies that tourist development taxes are imposed by ordinance subject to referendum approval; specifies date in which ordinance imposed tourist development taxes become effective; authorizes counties to impose tourist development & district convention development taxes to finance flood mitigation projects or improvements; requires future ordinances levying convention development taxes to be approved in referendum; provides special taxing district may not increase tax without approval in referendum.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/26/2021 House • Filed
    3/2/2021 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/5/2021 House • Referred to Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
    • Referred to Ways & Means Committee
    • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
    3/11/2021 House • Added to Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee agenda
    3/15/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    3/16/2021 House • Referred to Ways & Means Committee
    • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in Ways & Means Committee
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    3/18/2021 House • Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
    3/22/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee
    3/23/2021 House • Reported out of Ways & Means Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    3/24/2021 House • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in State Affairs Committee
    3/25/2021 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
    3/29/2021 House • Favorable by State Affairs Committee
    • Reported out of State Affairs Committee
    • Bill released to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    4/8/2021 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/13/2021)
    4/13/2021 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    4/14/2021 House • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 2
    4/15/2021 House • Message sent to senate
    4/15/2021 Senate • In Messages
    4/19/2021 Senate • Referred to Appropriations -SJ 501
    4/20/2021 Senate • Received -SJ 501
    4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Appropriations

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  • CS/CS/HB 1429, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/23/2021 at 4:08 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/29/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 2008 Tourist and Convention Development Taxes Diaz Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Community Affairs

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/14/2021 5:15 PM House 114 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    125.0104 Tourist development tax; procedure for levying; authorized uses; referendum; enforcement. Page 2 (pdf)
    212.0305 Convention development taxes; intent; administration; authorization; use of proceeds. Page 15 (pdf)
    212.03055 Super majority vote required for levy at rate in excess of 2 percent under ch. 95-290. Page 29 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 1429, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/15/2021 at 5:12 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Ways and Means Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/23/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 2008 Tourist and Convention Development Taxes Diaz Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Community Affairs

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    779419 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Avila 3/21/2021
    8:16 AM
    Adopted
    3/22/2021
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    125.0104 Tourist development tax; procedure for levying; authorized uses; referendum; enforcement. Page 2 (pdf)
    212.0305 Convention development taxes; intent; administration; authorization; use of proceeds. Page 15 (pdf)

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  • HB 1429, Original Filed Version Posted 2/26/2021 at 3:13 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Environment, Agriculture and Flooding Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/15/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 2008 Tourist and Convention Development Taxes Diaz Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Community Affairs

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    202547 - Amendment
    Remove line 55 and insert:
    Avila 3/12/2021
    2:01 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/15/2021
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    125.0104 Tourist development tax; procedure for levying; authorized uses; referendum; enforcement. Page 2 (pdf)
    212.0305 Convention development taxes; intent; administration; authorization; use of proceeds. Page 15 (pdf)

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