Thursday, April 05, 2007

House Incentive Bill Update…

[from FilminFlorida] --
HB 1325 will indeed be heard tomorrow (Thursday, April 5) in the Policy and Budget Council of the House of Representatives, its final stop before going to the floor of the House for a final vote.  Meeting is scheduled from 9:00AM to 4:00PM in room 212 of the Knott Building, a wing off of the Capitol buildingin Tallahassee.
 
The bill will feature a few technical amendments and keep the $75 million total tax credit funding over three years, allocating $25 million per year.  If the total allocated credits exceed the aggregate amount in a year, the excess will be considered as having been applied for in the next fiscal year.  The bill also retains the ability to roll forward any unused tax credits from one year into the next year.
 
Chairman Dean Cannon will present the bill on behalf of Rep. Don Davis.  The Policy and Budget Council is chaired by Chairman Ray Sansom of Ft. Walton Beach.
 
The Council will be hearing quite a number of bills in addition to ours.  Here is the agenda:
HB 129 -- Community Contribution Tax Credits 
HB 135 -- Local Business Taxes 
CS/HB 229 -- Guardian Ad Litem Program 
CS/HB 251 -- Regional Transportation Facilities 
CS/HB 271 -- Contracting for Efficiency or Conservation Measures by State Agencies 
CS/HB 289 -- Textbook Affordability 
CS/HB 395 -- Surplus State Lands 
CS/HB 455 -- Organ and Tissue Donation 
CS/HB 461 -- High School Athletics 
CS/HB 463 -- Pub. Rec. & Meetings/Drug Tests 
CS/HB 475 -- Local Business Taxes 
CS/HB 507 -- Dependent Children and Youth 
HB 531 -- Online Dating Services 
CS/HB 575 -- School Safety 
CS/HB 651 -- Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 
CS/HB 807 -- Domestic Violence 
CS/HB 967 -- Physical Education 
CS/HB 1041 -- Children's Zones 
CS/HB 1083 -- Homelessness 
CS/HB 1117 -- Personal Identification Information 
CS/HB 1121 -- Florida Health Information Network Corporation 
HB 1123 -- Pub. Rec./Florida Health Information Network Corporation 
CS/HB 1181 -- Foster Care and Related Services 
CS/HB 1231 -- Prostitution 
CS/HB 1325 -- Entertainment Industry Economic Development 
CS/HB 1363 -- Organized Criminal Activity 
CS/HB 1401 -- Access to Health Care 
CS/HB 1451 -- Procurement of Personal Property and Services 
CS/HB 1457 -- Recreational Vehicle Manufacturers, Distributors, and Dealers 
HB 1483 -- Local Government Revenue Sources 
CS/HB 1579 -- North Okaloosa Fire District, Okaloosa County
 
Still waiting to hear about the Senate’s next step for SB 96.  We will let you know when we learn more!

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