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FL H1585
Bill
Status
Failed
3/8/2024
Primary Sponsor
Kevin Steele
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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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