SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 48-B
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 431796
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11  Senator Smith moved the following amendment to amendment
12  (795698):
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 13, lines 27 and 28 delete those lines
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17  and insert:  
18         Section 6.  Effective January 1, 2002, subsection (2)
19  of section 199.185, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
20         199.185  Property exempted from annual and nonrecurring
21  taxes.--
22         (2)  Every natural person is entitled each year to an
23  exemption of the first $20,000 $250,000 of the value of
24  property otherwise subject to the annual tax.  A husband and
25  wife filing jointly shall have an exemption of $40,000
26  $500,000. Every taxpayer that is not a natural person is
27  entitled each year to an exemption of the first $250,000 of
28  the value of property otherwise subject to the tax. Agents and
29  fiduciaries, other than guardians and custodians under a
30  gifts-to-minors act, filing as such may not claim this
31  exemption on behalf of their principals or beneficiaries;
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SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 48-B Amendment No. ___ Barcode 431796 1 however, if the principal or beneficiary returns the property 2 held by the agent or fiduciary and is a natural person, the 3 principal or beneficiary may claim the exemption. No taxpayer 4 shall be entitled to more than one exemption under this 5 subsection. This exemption shall not apply to that intangible 6 personal property described in s. 199.023(1)(d). 7 Section 7. Effective January 1, 2004, subsection (2) 8 of section 199.185, Florida Statutes, as amended by this act, 9 is amended to read: 10 199.185 Property exempted from annual and nonrecurring 11 taxes.-- 12 (2) Every natural person is entitled each year to an 13 exemption of the first $250,000 $20,000 of the value of 14 property otherwise subject to the annual tax. A husband and 15 wife filing jointly shall have an exemption of $500,000 16 $40,000. Every taxpayer that is not a natural person is 17 entitled each year to an exemption of the first $250,000 of 18 the value of property otherwise subject to the tax. Agents and 19 fiduciaries, other than guardians and custodians under a 20 gifts-to-minors act, filing as such may not claim this 21 exemption on behalf of their principals or beneficiaries; 22 however, if the principal or beneficiary returns the property 23 held by the agent or fiduciary and is a natural person, the 24 principal or beneficiary may claim the exemption. No taxpayer 25 shall be entitled to more than one exemption under this 26 subsection. This exemption shall not apply to that intangible 27 personal property described in s. 199.023(1)(d). 28 Section 8. Except as otherwise provided in this act, 29 this act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 30 31 2 10:33 AM 10/30/01 s0048Bc-05101
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 48-B Amendment No. ___ Barcode 431796 1 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 2 And the title is amended as follows: 3 On page 15, line 7, after the semicolon, 4 5 insert: 6 amending s. 199.185, F.S.; postponing the 7 increase in exemptions under the tax on 8 intangible property; 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 10:33 AM 10/30/01 s0048Bc-05101