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HB 33-A: Taxation

GENERAL BILL by Finance and Tax Committee ; Gaetz ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Adkins ; Avila ; Cortes, B. ; Metz

Taxation; Reducing the tax rates applied to the sale of communications services and the retail sale of direct-to-home satellite services; exempting from the sales and use tax admissions to and membership fees for gun clubs; revising eligibility requirements for certain research and development tax credits for certain business enterprises; providing an exemption from the sales and use tax for the retail sale of certain clothes, school supplies, and personal computers and personal computer-related accessories during a specified period, etc. APPROPRIATION: $277,790

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 6/18/2015 - Chapter No. 2015-221
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
6/2/2015 House • Filed
• Referred to Calendar -HJ 11
• Introduced -HJ 10
6/3/2015 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 06/04/15
6/4/2015 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 72
• Amendment(s) adopted (412735) -HJ 82
• Amendment(s) failed (664773) -HJ 83
• Placed on 3rd reading
6/5/2015 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 89
• Passed as amended; YEAS 97 NAYS 10 -HJ 89
6/5/2015 Senate • In Messages
6/8/2015 Senate • Referred to Appropriations -SJ 22
• Received -SJ 22
6/9/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 06/11/15, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
6/11/2015 Senate • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by- Appropriations (252976); YEAS 14 NAYS 1 -SJ 37
• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Amendments)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 37
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 06/12/15
6/12/2015 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 25
• Amendment(s) adopted (807672) -SJ 26
• Placed on 3rd reading
6/15/2015 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 40
• Passed as amended; YEAS 34 NAYS 2 -SJ 41
6/15/2015 House • In returning messages
• Was taken up -HJ 107
• Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (807672) -HJ 119
• Passed as amended; YEAS 91 NAYS 2 -HJ 119
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 119
6/15/2015 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -HJ 119
6/16/2015 • Approved by Governor
6/18/2015 • Chapter No. 2015-221