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HB 5703: Tax on Communications and Utility Services

GENERAL BILL by Finance and Tax Committee ; Precourt

Tax on Communications and Utility Services; Changes rate at which sales price of certain communications services are taxed & rate of additional tax on certain communications services.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Budget, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2012-118)
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (BFT)
  2. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/26/2012 House • Filed
    • Referred to Appropriations Committee -HJ 287
    1/27/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 287
    1/30/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 02/01/12, 11:00 am, Webster Hall
    2/1/2012 House • Favorable by- Appropriations Committee; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 -HJ 457
    2/2/2012 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 457
    2/6/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/08/12
    2/8/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 535
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    2/9/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 562
    • Passed; YEAS 105 NAYS 10 -HJ 563
    • Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to conference -HJ 566
    2/14/2012 Senate • In Messages
    2/21/2012 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/23/12 --Not Received
    • Received -SJ 550
    • Referred to Budget -SJ 550
    2/23/2012 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax -SJ 673
    • Now in Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
    • On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, 02/28/12, 11:30 am, 301 Senate Office Building
    2/28/2012 Senate • Favorable by Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 699
    • Now in Budget -SJ 699
    3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Budget, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2012-118)

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  • HB 5703, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/26/2012 at 6:27 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (Pre-Meeting) 2/27/2012 (pdf)
    Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (Post-Meeting) 2/29/2012 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/2/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 5001 (er) Appropriations Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 5/9/2013 H Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State
    Location: Became Law
    S 2000 (e1) Appropriations Budget Compare Last Action: 2/23/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2012-118), CS/HB 843 (Ch. 2012-130), HB 5003 (Ch. 2012-119), HB 5005 (Ch. 2012-146), HB 5007 (Ch. 2012-132), HB 5101 (Ch. 2012-133), HB 5201 (Ch. 2012-134), CS/HB 5203 (Ch. 2012-135), HB 5301 (Ch. 2012-33), HB 5303 (Ch. 2012-136), HB 5401 (Ch. 2012-137), HB 5403 (Ch. 2012-138), HB 5501 (Ch. 2012-139), HB 5503 (Ch. 2012-140), HB 5507 (Ch. 2012-141), CS/HB 5509 (Ch. 2012-142), HB 5511 (Ch. 2012-143), HB 5601 (Ch. 2012-144), HB 5701 (Ch. 2012-145), SB 1958 (Ch. 2012-122), SB 1960 (Ch. 2012-123), SB 1964 (Ch. 2012-124), SB 1968 (Ch. 2012-125), SB 1986 (Ch. 2012-126), SB 1994 (Ch. 2012-129), SB 1996 (Ch. 2012-127), SB 1998 (Ch. 2012-128) -SJ 571
    Location: Laid on Table

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    602576 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause.
    Alexander 2/22/2012
    6:43 PM
    (Late Filed)
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/28/2012 11:30 AM Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax 4 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/9/2012 11:11 AM House 105 Yeas - 10 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    202.12 Sales of communications services. Page 1 (pdf)
    202.12001 Combined rate for tax collected pursuant to ss. 202.12(1)(a) and 203.01(1)(b). Page 2 (pdf)
    203.001 Combined rate for tax collected pursuant to ss. 202.12(1)(a) and 203.01(1)(b). Page 2 (pdf)
    203.01 Tax on gross receipts for utility and communications services. Page 3 (pdf)

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