Florida Senate - 2017 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 7109, 1st Eng.
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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Floor: 1e/AD/2R . Floor: C
05/05/2017 02:48 PM . 05/08/2017 06:10 PM
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Senator Stargel moved the following:
1 Senate Amendment to Amendment (945880) (with title
2 amendment)
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4 Delete lines 1939 - 1979
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6 2017, through 11:59 p.m. on August 6, 2017, on personal
7 computers or personal computer-related accessories purchased for
8 noncommercial home or personal use and having a sales price of
9 $750 or less per item. For purposes of this subsection, the
10 term:
11 (a) “Personal computers” includes electronic book readers,
12 laptops, desktops, handhelds, tablets, and tower computers. The
13 term does not include cellular telephones, video game consoles,
14 digital media receivers, or devices that are not primarily
15 designed to process data.
16 (b) “Personal computer-related accessories” includes
17 keyboards, mice, personal digital assistants, monitors, other
18 peripheral devices, modems, routers, and nonrecreational
19 software, regardless of whether the accessories are used in
20 association with a personal computer base unit. The term does
21 not include furniture or systems, devices, software, or
22 peripherals that are designed or intended primarily for
23 recreational use.
24 (c) “Monitors” does not include devices that include a
25 television tuner.
26 (3) The tax exemptions provided in this section do not
27 apply to sales within a theme park or entertainment complex as
28 defined in s. 509.013(9), Florida Statutes, within a public
29 lodging establishment as defined in s. 509.013(4), Florida
30 Statutes, or within an airport as defined in s. 330.27(2),
31 Florida Statutes.
32 (4) The tax exemptions provided in this section apply at
33 the option of a dealer if less than 5 percent of the dealer’s
34 gross sales of tangible personal property in the prior calendar
35 year are comprised of items that would be exempt under this
36 section. If a qualifying dealer chooses not to participate in
37 the tax holiday, the dealer must notify the Department of
38 Revenue in writing, by August 1, 2017, of its election to
39 collect sales tax during the holiday and must post a copy of
40 that notice in a conspicuous location at its place of business.
41 (5) The Department of Revenue may, and all conditions are
42 deemed met to, adopt emergency rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1)
43 and 120.54(4), Florida Statutes, to administer this section.
44 (6) For the 2017-2018 fiscal year, the sum of $241,200 in
45 nonrecurring funds is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund
46 to the Department of Revenue for the purpose of implementing
47 this section.
48 Section 53. Disaster preparedness supplies; sales tax
49 holiday.—
50 (1) The tax levied under chapter 212, Florida Statutes, may
51 not be collected during the period from 12:01 a.m. on June 2,
52 2017, through 11:59 p.m. on June 4, 2017, on the retail sale of:
53 (a) A portable self-powered light source selling for $20 or
54 less.
55 (b) A portable self-powered radio, two-way radio, or
56 weatherband radio selling for $50 or less.
57 (c) A tarpaulin or other flexible waterproof sheeting
58 selling for $50 or less.
59 (d) A self-contained first-aid kit selling for $30 or less.
60 (e) A ground anchor system or tie-down kit selling for $50
61 or less.
62 (f) A gas or diesel fuel tank selling for $25 or less.
63 (g) A package of AA-cell, C-cell, D-cell, 6-volt, or 9-volt
64 batteries, excluding automobile and boat batteries, selling for
65 $30 or less.
66 (h) A nonelectric food storage cooler selling for $30 or
67 less.
68 (i) A portable generator used to provide light or
69 communications or preserve food in the event of a power outage
70 selling for $750 or less.
71 (j) Reusable ice selling for $10 or less.
72 (2) The Department of Revenue may, and all conditions are
73 deemed met to, adopt emergency rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1)
74 and 120.54, Florida Statutes, to administer this section.
75 (3) The tax exemptions provided in this section do not
76 apply to sales within a theme park or entertainment complex as
77 defined in s. 509.013(9), Florida Statutes, within a public
78 lodging establishment as defined in s. 509.013(4), Florida
79 Statutes, or within an airport as defined in s. 330.27(2),
80 Florida Statutes.
81 (4) For the 2016-17 fiscal year, the sum of $290,580 in
82 nonrecurring funds is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund
83 to the Department of Revenue for the purpose of implementing
84 this section.
85 (5) This section is effective upon this act becoming a law.
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88 And the title is amended as follows:
89 Delete line 2187
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91 rules; providing an appropriation; providing a sales
92 tax exemption for specified disaster preparedness
93 supplies during a specified timeframe; authorizing the
94 department to adopt emergency rules; providing
95 applicability; providing an appropriation; repealing
96 s. 1 of