How HB 6043 changes current law

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The bill removes various tax obligations and exemptions for local government entities regarding telecommunications services.

• Section 125.421

  pays, on its telecommunications facilities used to provide two-way telecommunication services to the public for hire and for which a certificate is required under chapter 364, ad valorem taxes, or fees in amounts equal thereto, to any taxing jurisdiction in which the county or other entity of local government operates.

  Counties and local government entities are no longer required to pay ad valorem taxes or fees on telecommunications facilities.

• Section 125.421

  Any immunity of any county or other entity of local government from taxation of the property taxed by this section is hereby waived.

  The waiver of immunity from taxation for county or local government entities regarding telecommunications facilities is removed.

• Section 166.047

  pays, on its telecommunications facilities used to provide two-way telecommunications services to the public for hire and for which a certificate is required pursuant to chapter 364, ad valorem taxes, or fees in amounts equal thereto, to any taxing jurisdiction in which the municipality or other entity of local government operates.

  Municipalities and local government entities are no longer required to pay ad valorem taxes or fees on telecommunications facilities.

• Section 166.047

  Any entity of local government may pay and impose such ad valorem taxes or fees.

  Local government entities are no longer allowed to impose ad valorem taxes or fees on telecommunications facilities.

• Section 196.012

  Providing two-way telecommunications services to the public for hire by the use of a telecommunications facility, as defined in s. 364.02(14), and for which a certificate is required under chapter 364 does not constitute an exempt use for purposes of s. 196.199,

  Providing telecommunications services for hire is no longer exempt from taxation.

• Section 350.81

  identifying procedures which must be followed by governmental entities before providing communications services;

  Removes required procedures for governmental entities before they can provide telecommunications services.

• Section 350.81

  relating to the use of certain revenues to issue bonds to finance communications services;

  Removes regulations on using revenue to finance telecommunications services.