Florida SB 756: Cigarette Tax Distributions

Bill Text

Florida Senate - 2023 SB 756

By Senator Calatayud

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to cigarette tax distributions; 2
amending s. 210.20, F.S.; providing specified 3
distributions of cigarette tax collections to the 4
Board of Directors of the Sylvester Comprehensive 5
Cancer Center at the University of Miami Health System 6
and the Board of Directors of the University of 7
Florida Health Shands Cancer Hospital during specified 8
periods; providing authorized uses of the funds; 9
specifying a minimum annual distribution; reenacting 10
s. 210.205, F.S., relating to cigarette tax 11
distribution reporting, to incorporate the amendment 12
made to s. 210.20, F.S., in a reference thereto; 13
providing an effective date. 14
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 16
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Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 18
210.20, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 19
210.20 Employees and assistants; distribution of funds.— 20
(2) As collections are received by the division from such 21
cigarette taxes, it shall pay the same into a trust fund in the 22
State Treasury designated “Cigarette Tax Collection Trust Fund” 23
which shall be paid and distributed as follows: 24
(b) Beginning July 1, 2004, and continuing through June 30, 25
2013, the division shall from month to month certify to the 26
Chief Financial Officer the amount derived from the cigarette 27
tax imposed by s. 210.02, less the service charges provided for 28
in s. 215.20 and less 0.9 percent of the amount derived from the 29

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cigarette tax imposed by s. 210.02, which shall be deposited 30
into the Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco Trust Fund, specifying 31
an amount equal to 1.47 percent of the net collections, and that 32
amount shall be paid to the Board of Directors of the H. Lee 33
Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, established under 34
s. 1004.43, by warrant drawn by the Chief Financial Officer. 35
Beginning July 1, 2014, and continuing through June 30, 2021, 36
the division shall from month to month certify to the Chief 37
Financial Officer the amount derived from the cigarette tax 38
imposed by s. 210.02, less the service charges provided for in 39
s. 215.20 and less 0.9 percent of the amount derived from the 40
cigarette tax imposed by s. 210.02, which shall be deposited 41
into the Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco Trust Fund, specifying 42
an amount equal to 4.04 percent of the net collections, and that 43
amount shall be paid to the Board of Directors of the H. Lee 44
Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, established under 45
s. 1004.43, by warrant drawn by the Chief Financial Officer. 46
Beginning July 1, 2021, and continuing through June 30, 2023 47
2024, the division shall from month to month certify to the 48
Chief Financial Officer the amount derived from the cigarette 49
tax imposed by s. 210.02, less the service charges provided for 50
in s. 215.20 and less 0.9 percent of the amount derived from the 51
cigarette tax imposed by s. 210.02, which shall be deposited 52
into the Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco Trust Fund, specifying 53
an amount equal to 7 percent of the net collections, and that 54
amount shall be paid to the Board of Directors of the H. Lee 55
Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, established under 56
s. 1004.43, by warrant drawn by the Chief Financial Officer. 57
Beginning July 1, 2023, and continuing through June 30, 2024, 58

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the division shall from month to month certify to the Chief 59
Financial Officer the amount derived from the cigarette tax 60
imposed by s. 210.02, less the service charges provided for in 61
s. 215.20 and less 0.9 percent of the amount derived from the 62
cigarette tax imposed by s. 210.02, which shall be deposited 63
into the Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco Trust Fund, specifying 64
an amount equal to 21 percent of the net collections, and one-65
third of that amount shall be paid to the Board of Directors of 66
the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 67
established under s. 1004.43; one-third of that amount shall be 68
paid to the Board of Directors of the Sylvester Comprehensive 69
Cancer Center at the University of Miami Health System; and one-70
third of that amount shall be paid to the Board of Directors of 71
the University of Florida Health Shands Cancer Hospital, by 72
warrant drawn by the Chief Financial Officer. Beginning July 1, 73
2024, and continuing through June 30, 2054, the division shall 74
from month to month certify to the Chief Financial Officer the 75
amount derived from the cigarette tax imposed by s. 210.02, less 76
the service charges