Florida House Bill 611 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on May 2 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-05-02 - Died in Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7023 (Ch. 2014-218)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Increases value of tax credits for certain eligible businesses; provides additional tax credit for certain businesses located within rural area of opportunity; authorizes certain eligible businesses to apply for ad valorem tax reimbursement in specified amount; provides for sales tax refund for certain eligible businesses; increases maximum amount of grant funds that regionally based economic development organizations may receive from DEO; deletes provision that caps tax refund amount for certain qualified target industry business tax refund applicants; exempts certain businesses from requirement that tax refunds be reduced in absence of specified amount of local financial support; revises definition of term "rural enterprise zone" to include rural areas of opportunity; specifies that rural area of opportunity shall be designated as rural enterprise zone; renames "rural areas of critical economic concern" as "rural areas of opportunity."

Rural Areas of Opportunity

Rep. Halsey Beshears [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-05-02	House	Died in Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7023 (Ch. 2014-218)
2014-03-04	House	Introduced
2014-01-27	House	Referred to Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee; Finance and Tax Subcommittee; Economic Affairs Committee
2014-01-15	House	Filed

H7023 (Similar To) 2014-06-20 - Chapter No. 2014-218
S1116 (Similar To) 2014-05-02 - Died in Commerce and Tourism, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7023 (Ch. 2014-218)
S1634 (Similar To) 2014-04-30 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7023 (Ch. 2014-218)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1011	76		Amended Code	See Bill Text
125	271		Amended Code	See Bill Text
163	3177		Amended Code	See Bill Text
163	3187		Amended Code	See Bill Text
163	3246		Amended Code	See Bill Text
211	3103		Amended Code	See Bill Text
212	098		Amended Code	See Bill Text
218	67		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	018		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	065		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	0655		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	0656		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	106		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	1088		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	1089		Amended Code	See Bill Text
290	004		Amended Code	See Bill Text
290	0055		Amended Code	See Bill Text
290	0065		Amended Code	See Bill Text
339	2819		Amended Code	See Bill Text
339	63		Amended Code	See Bill Text
373	4595		Amended Code	See Bill Text
380	06		Amended Code	See Bill Text
380	0651		Amended Code	See Bill Text
985	686		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/611
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0611/BillText/Filed/PDF