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CS/HB 999: Legal Tender

GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Bankson ; LaMarca ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Barnaby ; Benarroch ; Black ; Botana ; Buchanan ; Chamberlin ; Kendall ; Miller ; Plakon ; Plasencia

Legal Tender; Revising the sales and use tax exemption for certain coin or currency; specifying that a person who claims the sales tax exemption bears the burden for determining whether the gold coin or silver coin meets a specified definition; providing a presumption regarding the purity requirements of gold coin and silver coin, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2026.
 Last Action: 5/28/2025 - Chapter No. 2025-100
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/24/2025 House • Filed
    3/2/2025 House • Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
    • Referred to Ways & Means Committee
    • Referred to Commerce Committee
    • Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
    3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/18/2025 House • Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
    3/20/2025 House • Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
    3/21/2025 House • Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
    • Now in Ways & Means Committee
    3/31/2025 House • Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
    4/2/2025 House • Favorable by Ways & Means Committee
    • Reported out of Ways & Means Committee
    • Now in Commerce Committee
    4/11/2025 House • PCS added to Commerce Committee agenda
    4/15/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
    4/17/2025 House • Reported out of Commerce Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025)
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    4/23/2025 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 1
    4/23/2025 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Appropriations
    • Received
    4/29/2025 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 629
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 132 -SJ 629
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 629
    • Amendment(s) adopted (253202) -SJ 629
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 635
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 635
    4/29/2025 House • In Messages
    4/30/2025 House • Senate Message List
    • Amendment 253202 Concur
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
    • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
    5/23/2025 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    5/27/2025 • Approved by Governor
    5/28/2025 • Chapter No. 2025-100

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  • CS/HB 999, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/1/2025 at 7:51 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 132 (c2) Legal Tender Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 4/29/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 999 -SJ 629 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    212.05 Sales, storage, use tax. Page 5 (pdf)
    215.986 Page 7 (pdf)
    280.21 Page 11 (pdf)
    559.952 Financial Technology Sandbox. Page 31 (pdf)
    560.103 Definitions. Page 12 (pdf)
    560.109 Examinations and investigations. Page 14 (pdf)
    560.141 License application. Page 15 (pdf)
    560.155 Page 15 (pdf)
    560.205 Additional license application requirements. Page 18 (pdf)
    560.214 Page 19 (pdf)
    655.50 Florida Control of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in Financial Institutions Act. Page 25 (pdf)
    655.97 Page 26 (pdf)
    672.511 Tender of payment by buyer; payment by check. Page 29 (pdf)
    731.1065 Precious metals. Page 30 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 999, Engrossed 1 Posted 4/30/2025 at 7:48 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 132 (c2) Legal Tender Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 4/29/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 999 -SJ 629 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    212.05 Sales, storage, use tax. Page 4 (pdf)
    215.986 Page 5 (pdf)
    280.21 Page 9 (pdf)
    559.952 Financial Technology Sandbox. Page 24 (pdf)
    560.103 Definitions. Page 9 (pdf)
    560.109 Examinations and investigations.
    560.141 License application. Page 11 (pdf)
    560.155
    560.205 Additional license application requirements. Page 14 (pdf)
    560.214 Page 15 (pdf)
    655.50 Florida Control of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in Financial Institutions Act. Page 21 (pdf)
    655.97 Page 21 (pdf)
    672.511 Tender of payment by buyer; payment by check. Page 23 (pdf)
    731.1065 Precious metals.

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  • CS/HB 999, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/17/2025 at 10:50 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/17/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 132 (c2) Legal Tender Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 4/29/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 999 -SJ 629 Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    601874 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Rodriguez 4/24/2025
    9:06 AM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    4/29/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    253202 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Rodriguez 4/29/2025
    8:21 AM     		House: Concur
    4/30/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (3)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/23/2025 3:33 PM House 112 Yeas - 1 Nays
    4/29/2025 3:54 PM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/30/2025 3:40 PM House 113 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    212.05 Sales, storage, use tax. Page 4 (pdf)
    215.986 Page 5 (pdf)
    280.21 Page 9 (pdf)
    559.952 Financial Technology Sandbox. Page 24 (pdf)
    560.103 Definitions. Page 9 (pdf)
    560.141 License application. Page 11 (pdf)
    560.142 License renewal. Page 11 (pdf)
    560.145 Page 12 (pdf)
    560.204 License required. Page 13 (pdf)
    560.205 Additional license application requirements. Page 14 (pdf)
    560.214 Page 15 (pdf)
    655.50 Florida Control of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in Financial Institutions Act. Page 21 (pdf)
    655.97 Page 21 (pdf)
    672.511 Tender of payment by buyer; payment by check. Page 23 (pdf)

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  • HB 999, Original Filed Version Posted 2/24/2025 at 4:51 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 5/7/2025 (pdf)
    Ways & Means Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 132 (c1) Legal Tender Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 4/29/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 999 -SJ 629 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    215.986 Page 1 (pdf)

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