FL S0608

Provides sales tax exemption on specified disaster preparedness items (flashlights, radios, batteries, generators, storm shutters, etc.) from May 31 through June 14, 2016, with individual price caps ranging from $10 to $1,500.

Exemption does not apply to sales within public lodging establishments, theme parks, or airports.

Appropriates $212,754 to the Department of Revenue for the 2015-2016 fiscal year to administer the tax exemptions.

Requires the Division of Emergency Management to establish a statewide system for transporting and distributing emergency essentials and develop a certification program for persons who routinely transport or distribute essentials.

Allows certified persons to enter curfew areas for distributing essentials and permits them to exceed normal hours of service maximums during declared states of emergency, subject to law enforcement route specifications.