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SB 256: Tax on Communications Services

GENERAL BILL by Hukill

Tax on Communications Services; Reducing the tax rates applied to the sales of communications services and retail sales of direct-to-home satellite services; revising the allocation of revenue received from the tax on retail sales of direct-to-home satellite services, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2016
 Last Action: 3/11/2016 Senate - Died in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (CU)
  2. Finance and Tax (FT)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    9/11/2015 Senate • Filed
    9/17/2015 Senate • Referred to Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 22
    1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 22
    3/11/2016 Senate • Died in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities

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  • SB 256, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 9/11/2015 at 9:13 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    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)
    202.18 Allocation and disposition of tax proceeds. Page 3 (pdf)
    203.001 Combined rate for tax collected pursuant to ss. 202.12(1)(a) and 203.01(1)(b). Page 3 (pdf)

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