SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 244 & 1566
Amendment No. ___ Barcode 391100
CHAMBER ACTION
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11 Senator Cowin moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 1. (1) No tax levied under the provisions of
19 chapter 212, Florida Statutes, shall be collected on the sale
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21 (a)1. Books, clothing, wallets, or bags, including
22 handbags, backpacks, fanny packs, and diaper bags, but
23 excluding briefcases, suitcases, and other garment bags,
24 having a sales price of $50 or less per item during the period
25 from 12:01 a.m., July 24, 2004, through midnight, August 1,
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27 2. As used in this paragraph, the term:
28 a. "Book" means a set of printed sheets bound together
29 and published in a volume. For purposes of this paragraph, the
30 term "book" does not include newspapers, magazines, or other
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Amendment No. ___ Barcode 391100
1 b. "Clothing" means any article of wearing apparel,
2 including all footwear, except skis, swim fins, roller blades,
3 and skates, intended to be worn on or about the human body.
4 For purposes of this paragraph, the term "clothing" does not
5 include watches, watchbands, jewelry, umbrellas, or
6 handkerchiefs.
7 (b)1. School supplies having a sales price of $10 or
8 less per item during the period from 12:01 a.m., July 24,
9 2004, through midnight, August 1, 2004.
10 2. As used in this paragraph, the term "school
11 supplies" means pens, pencils, erasers, crayons, notebooks,
12 notebook filler paper, legal pads, composition books, poster
13 paper, scissors, cellophane tape, glue or paste, rulers,
14 computer disks, protractors, compasses, and calculators.
15 (2) This section does not apply to sales within a
16 theme park or entertainment complex as defined in section
17 509.013(9), Florida Statutes, within a public lodging
18 establishment as defined in section 509.013(4), Florida
19 Statutes, or within an airport as defined in section
20 330.27(2), Florida Statutes.
21 (3) Notwithstanding chapter 120, Florida Statutes, the
22 Department of Revenue may adopt rules to carry out this
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29 And the title is amended as follows:
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Amendment No. ___ Barcode 391100
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2 An act relating to taxation; specifying a
3 period during which the sale of books,
4 clothing, and school supplies are exempt from
5 such tax; providing definitions; providing
6 exceptions; authorizing the Department of
7 Revenue to adopt rules;
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