Florida House Bill 279 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 4)
Status: Failed on May 5 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-05 - Died in Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizes partial reimbursement of ad valorem taxes paid on homestead properties rendered uninhabitable from damage inflicted by hurricanes in 2016; authorizes reimbursement of sales taxes paid for mobile homes destroyed from damage inflicted by hurricanes in 2016; provides procedures for applying & receiving reimbursements; provides procedures for appealing denials of reimbursement requests; requires DOR to determine total reimbursement payments & to disburse checks from specified trust fund; provides penalty for giving false information; requires undeliverable reimbursement checks be forwarded to certifying property appraiser for delivery; provides appropriations; provides for certifying forward unexpended funds.

Reimbursement of Certain Taxes

Rep. Cyndi Stevenson [R]

Rep. Cord Byrd [R]

Sen. Tom Leek [R]

Rep. Paul Renner [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-05	House	Died in Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
2017-05-05	House	Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2017-03-07	House	Introduced
2017-01-25	House	Referred to Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Ways and Means Committee; Government Accountability Committee
2017-01-18	House	Filed

S0390 (Similar To) 2017-05-05 - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/279
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/0279/BillText/Filed/PDF