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HB 743: Entertainment Industry Incentives

GENERAL BILL by Tourism ; Starks ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Farkas ; Bush ; Sobel ; Bloom ; Argenziano ; Hafner ; Lynn ; Melvin ; Johnson ; Bullard ; Greenstein ; Rubio ; Levine

Entertainment Industry Incentives; authorizes said industry production companies to apply to DOR for approval by Film Commissioner's Office as qualified production company for purpose of receiving sales tax exemptions; requires Film Commissioner's Office to keep specified records; provides that exemption for certain motion picture or video equipment & sound recording equipment shall be point of sale exemption rather than by refund, etc. Amends Chs. 288, 212, 213.053.

Effective Date: 01/01/2001 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 6/2/2000 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-182
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/10/2000 House • Prefiled
1/24/2000 House • Referred to Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); Finance & Taxation (FRC); Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FRC)
1/28/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC), 02/08/00, 1:00 pm, 12-H
2/8/2000 House • Comm. Action: Favorable by Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); YEAS 6 NAYS 0
2/11/2000 House • Now in Finance & Taxation (FRC)
3/7/2000 House • Introduced, referred to Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); Finance & Taxation (FRC); Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00051; On Committee agenda-- Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC), 02/08/00, 1:00 pm, 12-H; Comm. Action: Favorable by Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -HJ 00148; Now in Finance & Taxation (FRC) -HJ 00148
4/14/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Finance & Taxation (FRC), 04/18/00, 1:30 pm, Morris Hall --Temporarily deferred
4/21/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Finance & Taxation (FRC), 04/24/00, 4:30 pm, Moris Hall
4/24/2000 House • Comm. Action: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Finance & Taxation (FRC); YEAS 13 NAYS 2 -HJ 00772
4/25/2000 House • Now in Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00772
4/27/2000 House • Withdrawn from Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00838; Placed on Calendar
4/28/2000 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 01187; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01187
5/3/2000 House • Read third time -HJ 01482; Passed as amended; YEAS 112 NAYS 0 -HJ 01482
5/3/2000 Senate • In Messages; Received, referred to Fiscal Resource -SJ 01000; Immediately withdrawn from Fiscal Resource -SJ 00970; Substituted for CS/SB 804 -SJ 00970; Read second time -SJ 00970
5/5/2000 Senate • Read third time -SJ 01329; Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 01329
5/5/2000 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 02440
5/22/2000 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/2/2000 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-182