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HB 503: Local Business Taxes

GENERAL BILL by Botana ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Chamberlin ; Cobb

Local Business Taxes ; Revises provisions related to local business taxes including conditions imposed on taxing authorities governing levies, modification of ordinances, reclassification of businesses, prohibitions on revenues over a specified value, and audits.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 3/19/2025 House - Now in State Affairs Committee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/10/2025 House • Filed
    2/19/2025 House • Referred to Ways & Means Committee
    • Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
    • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in Ways & Means Committee
    3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/11/2025 House • Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
    3/13/2025 House • Favorable by Ways & Means Committee
    • Reported out of Ways & Means Committee
    • Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
    3/17/2025 House • Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
    3/19/2025 House • Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
    • Now in State Affairs Committee

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  • HB 503, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/10/2025 at 2:34 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Ways & Means Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/13/2025 (pdf)
    Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/19/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1196 Local Business Taxes Truenow Similar Last Action: 3/4/2025 S Introduced Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (11)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    11.40 Legislative Auditing Committee. Page 2 (pdf)
    11.45 Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules. Page 4 (pdf)
    205.0315 Ordinance adoption after October 1, 1995. Page 5 (pdf)
    205.033 Conditions for levy; counties. Page 6 (pdf)
    205.043 Conditions for levy; municipalities. Page 8 (pdf)
    205.046 Page 16 (pdf)
    205.0535 Reclassification and rate structure revisions. Page 8 (pdf)
    205.0536 Distribution of county revenues. Page 15 (pdf)
    215.97 Florida Single Audit Act. Page 16 (pdf)
    218.32 Annual financial reports; local governmental entities. Page 17 (pdf)
    489.537 Application of this part. Page 19 (pdf)

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