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HB 7141: Taxation

GENERAL BILL by Finance and Tax Committee ; Gaetz ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell ; Eagle ; Eisnaugle ; Porter ; Steube

Taxation; Increases property tax exemptions for certain persons; reduces tax rate to certain satellite services; revises distributions of tax revenues from sales & use tax, communications services tax, & gross receipts tax; revises provisions concerning communications services tax & rates; exempts various products from sales & use tax; repeals estate tax; requires circuit court judges to provide monthly reports concerning decedents; creates Defense Works in Florida Incentive to reduce computation of adjusted federal income for certain contractors; extends date for tax credit for certain community contribution donations; increases tax credits for rehabilitation of certain contaminated sites; provides various sales tax holidays. APPROPRIATION: $477,053

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 5/1/2015 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Appropriations (AP)
  2. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
4/1/2015 House • Filed
4/2/2015 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 425
• Introduced -HJ 424
4/6/2015 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/08/15
4/8/2015 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 458
• Amendment(s) failed (148209, 481103, 933245) -HJ 459
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/9/2015 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 491
• Passed; YEAS 112 NAYS 3 -HJ 492
4/15/2015 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Appropriations; Rules -SJ 455
4/21/2015 Senate • Received -SJ 455
5/1/2015 Senate • Died in Appropriations