The Florida Senate

HB 7031: Sales Tax Rate Reductions

GENERAL BILL by Ways & Means Committee ; Duggan ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Black

Sales Tax Rate Reductions; Decreases specified tax rates.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  4/2/2025	House	• Filed • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) • Bill referred to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  4/3/2025	House	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/9/2025)
  4/9/2025	House	• Read 2nd time • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • Passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0 • Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference
  4/10/2025	Senate	• In Messages • Referred to Appropriations
  4/14/2025	Senate	• Received
  6/5/2025	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 06/05/25, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by- Appropriations (535388); YEAS 17 NAYS 0 • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Amendments) • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 06/05/25 • Read 2nd time -SJ 1192 • Amendment(s) adopted (535388) -SJ 1192 • Read 3rd time -SJ 1192 • Passed as amended; YEAS 32 NAYS 0 -SJ 1192 • The Senate having refused to pass the bill as passed by the House, acceded to the request for a conference -SJ 1192
  6/5/2025	House	• In Messages
  6/5/2025	Senate	• Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget) • Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget: Hooper (Chair), Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/Agriculture and Natural Resources: Brodeur (Chair), Arrington, Berman, Burton, Collins, DiCeglie, Grall, McClain, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, Truenow, Boyd (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/State Administration: Brodeur (Chair), Arrington, Berman, Burton, Collins, DiCeglie, Grall, McClain, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Garcia (Chair), Ingoglia, Martin, Osgood, Polsky, Rouson, Simon, Wright, Yarborough, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Trumbull (Chair), Berman, Brodeur, Burton, Davis, Garcia, Gruters, Harrell, Rodriguez, Rouson, Boyd (At Large), Passidomo (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Higher Education/Higher Education: Harrell (Chair), Bradley, Burgess, Calatayud, Davis, Leek, Smith, Trumbull, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education/PreK-12: Burgess (Chair), Bradley, Calatayud, Gaetz, Jones, Osgood, Pizzo, Simon, Yarborough, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation and Economic Development: DiCeglie (Chair), Arrington, Avila, Bernard, Collins, Grall, Ingoglia, Leek, Martin, McClain, Polsky, Sharief, Smith, Truenow, Wright, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large);
  6/5/2025	House	• Bill placed in Conference (Conference Committee on Appropriations) • Conference Committee appointed

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• HB 7031, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/2/2025 at 11:44 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 6/5/2025 (pdf) Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 6/5/2025 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  H 7033 (e1)	Taxation	Budget Committee	Compare	Last Action: 4/25/2025 S Received

  Committee Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  535388 - Amendment (Delete All) Delete everything after the enacting clause.	Appropriations (Hooper)	6/5/2025 11:28 AM	Favorable 6/5/2025	Web Page PDF

  Floor Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
  535388 - Amendment (Delete All) Delete everything after the enacting clause.	Appropriations	6/5/2025 11:28 AM	Senate: Adopted 6/5/2025	Web Page PDF

  Committee Votes (1)

  Date	Committee	Result
  6/5/2025 2:30 PM	Appropriations	17 Yeas - 0 Nays

  Floor Votes (2)

  Date	Chamber	Result
  4/9/2025 2:04 PM	House	112 Yeas - 0 Nays
  6/5/2025 4:17 PM	Senate	32 Yeas - 0 Nays

  Citations - Statutes (11)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  203.0011	Combined rate for tax collected pursuant to ss. 203.01(1)(b)4. and 212.05(1)(e)1.c.	Page 1 (pdf)
  212.03	Transient rentals tax; rate, procedure, enforcement, exemptions.	Page 2 (pdf)
  212.031	Tax on rental or license fee for use of real property.	Page 3 (pdf)
  212.04	Admissions tax; rate, procedure, enforcement.	Page 4 (pdf)
  212.05	Sales, storage, use tax.	Page 10 (pdf)
  212.0501	Tax on diesel fuel for business purposes; purchase, storage, and use.	Page 31 (pdf)
  212.05011	Combined rate for tax collected pursuant to ss. 203.01(1)(b)4. and 212.05(1)(e)1.c.	Page 31 (pdf)
  212.0506	Taxation of service warranties.	Page 33 (pdf)
  212.0515	Sales from vending machines; sales to vending machine operators; special provisions; registration; penalties.	Page 31 (pdf)
  212.06	Sales, storage, use tax; collectible from dealers; “dealer” defined; dealers to collect from purchasers; legislative intent as to scope of tax.	Page 33 (pdf)
  212.08	Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax; specified exemptions.	Page 34 (pdf)

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