Florida House Bill 473 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Failed on March 14 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-03-14 - Died in Ways & Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Imposes excise tax on bottled water operators; specifies tax rate & trust fund for tax proceeds; requires tax proceeds to be used for certain purposes; specifies procedures for bottled water operators related to tax payments; authorizes DOR to settle or compromise taxes; provides recordkeeping requirements for bottled water operators; specifies DOR's authority to inspect books, records, & papers, issue subpoenas, & apply for certain judicial orders; provides procedures for DOR in conducting audits; specifies procedures for claiming refunds; provides that taxes due remain lien on certain property; requires that suits brought by DOR for violations be brought in circuit court; provides criminal penalties.

Bottled Water Excise Tax

Rep. Joseph Casello [D]

Rep. Anna Eskamani [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-03-14	House	Died in Ways & Means Committee
2022-03-12	House	Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2022-01-11	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2021-11-10	House	Now in Ways & Means Committee
2021-11-10	House	Referred to State Affairs Committee
2021-11-10	House	Referred to Appropriations Committee
2021-11-10	House	Referred to Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
2021-11-10	House	Referred to Ways & Means Committee
2021-11-03	House	Filed

S798 (Similar To) 2022-03-14 - Died in Environment and Natural Resources

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
211	41		Amended Code	See Bill Text
211	42		Amended Code	See Bill Text
211	43		Amended Code	See Bill Text
211	44		Amended Code	See Bill Text
211	45		Amended Code	See Bill Text
211	46		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/473
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/473/BillText/Filed/PDF