Florida 2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 654 — Sales Tax Refund for Eligible Job Training Organizations

Last action — Died in Finance and Tax

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Sales Tax Refund for Eligible Job Training Organizations; Providing a sales tax refund for eligible job training organizations; specifying the percentage of sales tax remitted on certain sales which may be refunded to such organizations; specifying an annual limit on refunds issued by the Department of Revenue and the priority of granting refunds; requiring organizations receiving refunds to provide specified reports to the Department of Economic Opportunity, etc.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in Finance and Tax

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. Introduced

  4. Now in Finance and Tax

  5. Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 5 NAYS 0

  6. On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 12/10/19, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Building

  7. Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Finance and Tax; Appropriations

  8. Filed

Sponsors

  • Lee · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Lee

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Favorable

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3000
Republican 2000
Total 5000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (5)
Member Party Vote
Hutson — Yea
Stewart — Yea
Torres — Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Wright, Tom A. Republican Yea

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Subjects

taxation labor education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 654 do?
Sales Tax Refund for Eligible Job Training Organizations; Providing a sales tax refund for eligible job training organizations; specifying the percentage of sales tax remitted on certain sales which may be refunded to such organizations; specifying an annual limit on refunds issued by the Department of Revenue and the priority of granting refunds; requiring organizations receiving refunds to provide specified reports to the Department of Economic Opportunity, etc.
Who sponsors SB 654?
SB 654 is sponsored by Lee.
What is the current status of SB 654?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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