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Florida House Passes Tax-Cut Plan Suspending Taxes on American Beer, Gun Accessories
The tax holiday will exempt select outdoor gear and firearm accessories, potentially reducing state and local revenue by $153.9 million, lawmakers said.
- On Thursday, the Florida House approved HB 7031 by a 105-2 vote, reviving the sales-tax holiday and suspending taxes on outdoor gear and firearm accessories.
- Tied to a 2024 constitutional amendment, lawmakers included gun accessories, Ways & Means Committee chairman Rep. Wyman Duggan, R-Jacksonville, said, and the Senate approved SB 7046 on Monday.
- Specifics in the bills show sales taxes lifted on tents priced under $200, fishing rods priced at $75 or less, and firearm accessories including holsters, magazines, muzzle devices, sights and suppressors.
- Critics, including Rep. Christine Hunschofsky, warned the House package's projected $153.9 million revenue reduction supports 'the purchase of unlimited fire accessories, unlimited ammunition, unlimited guns'.
- The House proposal also moves the back-to-school holiday to July 20 through August 20 and would shift at least $50 million annually to rural counties, alongside tax breaks for outdoor gear and firearm accessories.
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Camping, guns and beer: Florida House passes tax cut bill
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