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Proposed Florida Firearm Legislation S7062

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Taxation

Description: Requiring that a referendum to reenact an expiring tourist impact tax be held at a general election; specifying that certain permanently and totally disabled veterans or their surviving spouses are entitled to, rather than may receive, a prorated refund of ad valorem taxes paid under certain circumstances; revising requirements for applying for property tax refunds due to catastrophic events; providing a sales tax exemption for the purchase of certain equipment necessary for the storage of electrical energy; exempting from sales and use tax the retail sale of certain clothing, wallets, bags, school supplies, learning aids and jigsaw puzzles, and personal computers and personal computer-related accessories during specified timeframes; exempting from sales and use tax specified disaster preparedness supplies during a specified timeframe, etc.

Session: 2023 Regular Session

Last Action: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7063 (Ch. 2023-157)

Last Action Date: May 4, 2023

Sponsors

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2 sponsors: Appropriations;Finance and Tax

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 5% (2 of 40)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate May 4, 2023 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7063 (Ch. 2023-157)
Senate May 4, 2023 Substituted HB 7063
Senate May 4, 2023 Read 2nd time
Senate May 3, 2023 Retained on Special Order Calendar
Senate Apr 28, 2023 Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/03/23
Senate Apr 27, 2023 Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate Apr 27, 2023 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate Apr 27, 2023 CS by Appropriations read 1st time
Senate Apr 25, 2023 CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
Senate Apr 20, 2023 On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/25/23, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Building
Senate Apr 18, 2023 Introduced
Senate Apr 18, 2023 Filed
Senate Apr 18, 2023 Referred to Appropriations
Senate Apr 18, 2023 Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Finance and Tax; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Senate Apr 13, 2023 Submitted for consideration by Finance and Tax
Senate Apr 13, 2023 On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 04/18/23, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Comm Sub Apr 27, 2023 state link bill text
Introduced Apr 18, 2023 state link bill text
Prefiled Apr 13, 2023 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #928628 Apr 24, 2023 State Link amendment text No
Senate Committee Amendment #846758 Apr 24, 2023 State Link amendment text No
Senate Committee Amendment #186514 Apr 24, 2023 State Link amendment text No
Senate Committee Substitue Amendment #978906 Amendment (928628) Apr 24, 2023 State Link amendment text No
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
04/18/2023 9 0 0 2 Yes
  • Albritton, Ben (R) Yea
  • Berman, Lori (D) Yea
  • Boyd, Jim (R) Yea
  • Broxson, Douglas (R) Absent
  • Hutson, Travis (R) Yea
  • Ingoglia, Blaise (R) Yea
  • Jones, Shevrin (D) Yea
  • Mayfield, Debbie (R) Yea
  • Pizzo, Jason (D) Absent
  • Rodriguez, Ana (R) Yea
  • Torres, Victor (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/25/2023 17 0 0 2 Yes
  • Avila, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Baxley, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Book, Lauren (D) Yea
  • Bradley, Jennifer (R) Yea
  • Brodeur, Jason (R) Yea
  • Broxson, Douglas (R) Yea
  • Burgess, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Davis, Tracie (D) Yea
  • Grall, Erin (R) Absent
  • Gruters, Joe (R) Yea
  • Harrell, Gayle (R) Yea
  • Hooper, Ed (R) Yea
  • Ingoglia, Blaise (R) Yea
  • Martin, Jonathan (R) Yea
  • Perry, Keith (R) Absent
  • Pizzo, Jason (D) Yea
  • Polsky, Tina (D) Yea
  • Powell, Bobby (D) Yea
  • Rouson, Darryl (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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