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FL H1585

Bill

Status

Failed

3/8/2024

Primary Sponsor

Kevin Steele

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Origin

House of Representatives

2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Exempts from Florida sales and use tax the purchase or lease of qualifying equipment by communications services or Internet access service providers that receive broadband grants administered by the Department of Commerce
  • Qualifying equipment includes equipment, machinery, software, or other infrastructure used to provide communications or Internet access services, but must be located within a central office, headend, or hub operated by the provider
  • Internet access service eligibility is limited to services providing at least 25 megabits per second download and 3 megabits per second upload speeds
  • Excludes from the exemption land, land improvements, office furniture and fixtures, general office equipment, vehicles, customer premise equipment, and distribution facilities beyond central office/headend/hub locations (e.g., fiber optic cables, amplifiers, taps, and customer drops)
  • Effective date of July 1, 2024, with the exemption added as a new paragraph (ppp) under section 212.08(7), Florida Statutes

Legislative Description

Tax Exemption for Communications and Internet Access Services Providers

Last Action

Died in Ways & Means Committee

3/8/2024

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means Committee1/13/2024

Full Bill Text

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