Florida House Bill 1237 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on April 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-30 - 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; providing recordkeeping requirements for bottled water operators; specifying the department's authority to inspect books and records, issue subpoenas, & apply for certain judicial orders; provides procedures for DOR in conducting audits; specifies procedures for claiming refunds; provides that taxes due remain a lien on certain property; requires suits brought by DOR for violations be brought in circuit court; provides criminal penalties.

Bottled Water Excise Tax

Rep. Joseph Casello [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-30	House	Died in Ways & Means Committee
2021-03-02	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2021-02-28	House	Now in Ways & Means Committee
2021-02-28	House	Referred to State Affairs Committee
2021-02-28	House	Referred to Appropriations Committee
2021-02-28	House	Referred to Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
2021-02-28	House	Referred to Ways & Means Committee
2021-02-23	House	Filed

S652 (Same As) 2021-04-30 - Died in Environment and Natural Resources

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
211	40		Amended Code	See Bill 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

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1237
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1237/BillText/Filed/PDF