SB 270 - Current law authorizes counties and municipalities to impose a local use tax if a local sales tax is imposed. This act provides that the term "county or municipality" shall include any taxing jurisdiction with the ability to impose a sales tax for emergency services. This provision is identical to SB 1264 (2024) and HB 2503 (2024).
This act modifies the State Advisory Council on Emergency Medical Services by changing the number of council members from 16 to no more than 23 and specifying the members who shall serve on the Council. Currently, members are appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Under this act, the Director of the Department of Health and Senior Services, the regional EMS advisory committees, and the Time-Critical Diagnosis Advisory Committee shall appoint members.
This provision is identical to SB 1277 (2024) and a provision in SCS/SB 1382 (2024).
Current law authorizes ambulance and fire protection districts in certain counties to propose a sales tax at a rate of up to 0.5%. This act allows such districts to propose a sales tax of up to 1.0%.
This provision is identical to SB 354 (2023), SB 966 (2022), SB 175 (2021), SB 869 (2020), and HB 2386 (2020), and to a provision in SCS/SB 770 (2020), and is substantially similar to a provision contained in SS#2/SCS/HCS/HB 1854 (2020) and HCS/SS#2/SB 704 (2020).
SARAH HASKINS