Florida Senate - 2014                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 626
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                   Comm: WD            .                                
                  03/05/2014           .                                
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       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 22 - 23
    4  and insert:
    5  steps to prepare the property for a charitable purpose and the
    6  property is not being used for profitmaking purposes while
    7  affirmative steps are taken. If the property owned by an exempt
    8  organization is not in actual use for a charitable purpose
    9  within 5 years after the date the organization is granted an
   10  exemption, the organization is subject to sanctions as set forth
   11  in paragraph (5)(b). The term “affirmative steps” means
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   13  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   14  And the title is amended as follows:
   15         Delete lines 4 - 6
   16  and insert:
   17         the property for a charitable purpose; clarifying that
   18         an organization claiming an exception for property
   19         that is not used for charitable purposes is subject to
   20         sanctions; providing an