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CS/SB 770: Sales Tax Exemptions & Rates

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Resource ; Horne ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gutman ; Diaz-Balart ; Forman ; Holzendorf ; Kirkpatrick ; Childers ; Casas ; Bronson ; Rossin ; Meek ; Myers ; Silver ; Webster ; King ; Campbell

Sales Tax Exemptions & Rates; provides that tax on lease or rental of license in real property does not apply when property is public or private street or right-of-way used by utility or franchised cable television company for utility, television, or communication purposes; reduces rate of tax on charges for telecommunication service from 7% to 6.5%; provides that sales tax on prepaid calling cards will be assessed at point of sale of card, etc. Amends 212.031,.05,.12.

Effective Date: 07/01/1999
Last Action: 4/30/1999 Senate - Died in Committee on Regulated Industries, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 317 (Ch. 99-363)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/20/1999 Senate • Prefiled
2/2/1999 Senate • Referred to Fiscal Resource; Regulated Industries
3/2/1999 Senate • Introduced, referred to Fiscal Resource; Regulated Industries -SJ 00054
3/18/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Resource, 03/24/99, 1:00 pm, Room-110S --Temporarily postponed
4/9/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Resource, 04/14/99, 2:00 pm, Room-110S
4/14/1999 Senate • Comm. Action: CS by Fiscal Resource -SJ 00638; CS read first time on 04/21/99 -SJ 00639
4/16/1999 Senate • Now in Regulated Industries -SJ 00638
4/30/1999 Senate • Died in Committee on Regulated Industries, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 317 (Ch. 99-363)