CS/SB 608 (2016) -  Emergency Preparedness and Response

General Bill by Finance and Tax and Stargel
Emergency Preparedness and Response: Providing a sales and use tax exemption for certain tangible personal property related to disaster preparedness during a specified period; authorizing the Department of Revenue to adopt rules to implement the exemption; providing an expiration date; requiring the Division of Emergency Management to create a statewide system to facilitate transport and distribution of essentials in an emergency throughout the state, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Event: 03/11/16 S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1288 (Ch. 2016-198) on Friday, March 11, 2016 6:45 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Finance and Tax
    • On agenda for: 01/11/16 1:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
    • On agenda for: 01/21/16 9:00 AM
    • Recommendation: Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 775 Subject: Emergency Preparedness and Response Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 1288 Subject: Emergency Management Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development 1/21/2016 3:44:22 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development 1/20/2016 9:01:26 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Finance and Tax 1/12/2016 9:22:27 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Finance and Tax 1/8/2016 8:26:47 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1288 (Ch. 2016-198) Time: 03/11/2016 - 6:45 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations -SJ 239 Time: 01/21/2016 - 3:54 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 239 Time: 01/21/2016 - 11:59 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/21/16, 9:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building Time: 01/15/2016 - 4:18 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Version: c1
Event: S CS by Finance and Tax read 1st time -SJ 209 Time: 01/14/2016 - 7:01 PM Member: Committee: Finance and Tax Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development -SJ 184 Time: 01/13/2016 - 4:52 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/13/2016 - 4:23 PM Member: Committee: Finance and Tax Version: c1
Event: S Introduced -SJ 44 Time: 01/12/2016 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S CS by Finance and Tax; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 184 Time: 01/11/2016 - 3:00 PM Member: Committee: Finance and Tax Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 01/11/16, 1:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building Time: 01/04/2016 - 4:00 PM Member: Committee: Finance and Tax Version: __
Event: S Referred to Finance and Tax; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations -SJ 44 Time: 11/04/2015 - 11:14 AM Member: Committee: Finance and Tax Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 10/21/2015 - 2:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
252.359 CS/CS/HB 775, CS/SB 1288