Florida Senate - 2016                                     SB 710
       
       
        
       By Senator Bradley
       
       
       
       
       
       7-00557B-16                                            2016710__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to ad valorem taxation; creating s.
    3         196.1973, F.S.; providing an exemption from ad valorem
    4         taxation for blood establishments; providing
    5         legislative intent; defining a term; providing an
    6         effective date.
    7          
    8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   10         Section 1. Section 196.1973, Florida Statutes, is created
   11  to read:
   12         196.1973 Exemption for property used for a nonprofit blood
   13  establishment.—Property used exclusively to operate or directly
   14  support the activities of a nonprofit blood establishment is
   15  determined to be used for a charitable purpose as defined in s.
   16  196.012(7) and is exempt from ad valorem taxation within the
   17  purview of s. 3, Art. VII, State Constitution. It is declared to
   18  be the intent of the Legislature that this section implements
   19  the ad valorem tax exemption authorized in s. 3(a), Art. VII of
   20  the State Constitution for the purpose of granting such
   21  exemption to a nonprofit blood establishment. As used in this
   22  section, the term “blood establishment” has the same meaning as
   23  defined in s. 381.06014(1)(a) or as subsequently amended.
   24         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016.