TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (The News Service of Florida) - A Senate Republican filed a proposal Tuesday that would allow shoppers to buy disaster-preparedness supplies in early June without paying sales taxes.
The bill (SB 620), filed by Sen. Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, would lead to a tax “holiday” on the supplies from June 1 through June 10.
That would correspond with the June 1 start of the 2018 hurricane season.
Under the proposal, shoppers would be able to avoid paying sales taxes on a wide range of supplies, such as portable generators that cost $1,000 or less; storm shutters that cost $200 or less; tarps or waterproof sheeting that cost $50 or less; and packages of batteries that cost $30 or less.
The bill, filed for the 2018 legislative session, does not indicate how much it would cost the state in lost tax revenues.
