House Bill 0695e1

                                CS/HBs 695 & 1165, First Engrossed



  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to alcoholic beverages;

  3         amending s. 561.501, F.S.; reducing the

  4         surcharges on liquor, wine, cider, and beer

  5         sold for consumption on the premises; amending

  6         s. 561.121, F.S.; increasing the portion of the

  7         surcharge which is transferred to the Children

  8         and Adolescents Substance Abuse Trust Fund;

  9         providing an effective date.

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11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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13         Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 561.501, Florida

14  Statutes, is amended to read:

15         561.501  Surcharge on sale of alcoholic beverages for

16  consumption on the premises; penalty.--

17         (1)  Notwithstanding s. 561.50 or any other provision

18  of the Beverage Law, a surcharge of 3.34 6.67 cents is imposed

19  upon each ounce of liquor and each 4 ounces of wine, a

20  surcharge of 2 4 cents is imposed on each 12 ounces of cider,

21  and a surcharge of 1.34 2.67 cents is imposed on each 12

22  ounces of beer sold at retail for consumption on premises

23  licensed by the division as an alcoholic beverage vendor.

24         Section 2.  Subsection (4) of section 561.121, Florida

25  Statutes, is amended to read:

26         561.121  Deposit of revenue.--

27         (4)  State funds collected pursuant to s. 561.501 shall

28  be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the following

29  accounts:

30         (a)  Twenty-seven and two-tenths Thirteen and

31  six-tenths percent of the surcharge on the sale of alcoholic


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                                CS/HBs 695 & 1165, First Engrossed



  1  beverages for consumption on premises shall be transferred to

  2  the Children and Adolescents Substance Abuse Trust Fund, which

  3  shall remain with the Department of Children and Family

  4  Services for the purpose of funding programs directed at

  5  reducing and eliminating substance abuse problems among

  6  children and adolescents.

  7         (b)  The remainder of collections shall be credited to

  8  the General Revenue Fund.

  9         Section 3.  This act shall take effect September 1,

10  2000.

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