Florida House Bill 159 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 15-2)
Status: Failed on March 14 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-14 - Died in Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Revises conditions under which certain dealers are subject to sales tax; deletes exemption for certain dealers from collecting local option surtaxes; provides that certain marketplace providers are subject to registration, collection, & remittance requirements for sales taxes; requires marketplace providers to provide certification to marketplace sellers; specifies requirements for marketplace sellers; requires marketplace providers to allow DOR to audit books & records; provides that marketplace seller is liable for sales tax collection & remittance; authorizes marketplace providers & marketplace sellers to enter into agreements to recover certain taxes, interest, & penalties; grants DOR settlement & compromise authority for marketplace sales; deletes authority of DOR to negotiate collection allowance with certain dealers.

Sales and Use Tax

Rep. Chuck Clemons [R]	Rep. Melony Bell [R]	Rep. Mike Beltran [R]	Rep. Juan Fernandez-Barquin [R]
Rep. Heather Fitzenhagen [R]	Rep. Michael Grieco [D]	Rep. Sam Killebrew [R]	Rep. Chip LaMarca [R]
Sen. Stan McClain [R]	Rep. Rene Plasencia [R]	Rep. Holly Raschein [R]	Rep. Will Robinson [R]
Rep. Rick Roth [R]	Rep. Anthony Sabatini [R]	Rep. David Smith [R]	Rep. Charlie Stone [R]
Rep. Clovis Watson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-14	House	Died in Ways and Means Committee
2020-03-14	House	Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2020-01-14	House	Introduced
2019-09-25	House	Referred to Ways and Means Committee; Commerce Committee; Appropriations Committee
2019-09-12	House	Filed

S126 (Similar To) 2020-03-14 - Died in Appropriations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
212	02		Amended Code	See Bill Text
212	05		Amended Code	See Bill Text
212	0596		Amended Code	See Bill Text
212	05965		Amended Code	See Bill Text
212	06		Amended Code	See Bill Text
212	12		Amended Code	See Bill Text
212	18		Amended Code	See Bill Text
212	20		Amended Code	See Bill Text
213	27		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/159
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/159/BillText/Filed/PDF