Tracking Tallahassee

Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, and Palm Beach County as a whole is known for its pro-business climate and robust corporate culture which helps in the advancement of commerce for the region.

The Boca Chamber, together with our strategic partners within the community, as well as the Florida Chamber vigorously advocate, support and fight legislation that impacts our members and business the community.

The Chamber has been monitoring several proposed bills as they make their way through the 2021 legislative season which began on March 2nd.

Florida Senate Bill 74 & Florida House Bill 7, would allow COVID-19 liability protections for businesses and health care providers against COVID-19-related Claims. Creates a standard of proof required at trial for such claims; provides immunity from liability for COVID-19-related claims under certain circumstances; requires COVID-19-related claims to commence within a specified timeframe.

Florida Senate Bill 50 & Florida House Bill 15, would require sales tax collections from online retailers or marketplace facilitators. Revises conditions for certain dealers subject to sales tax; deletes exemption for certain dealers from collecting local option surtaxes; provides certain marketplace providers are subject to registration, collection, & remittance requirements for sales taxes

Florida Senate Bill 778 & Florida House Bill 675, would allow Florida Tourism Marketing; Authorizing the Florida Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation to carry forward unexpended state appropriations into succeeding fiscal years; removing the scheduled repeal of the corporation; removing the scheduled repeal of the Division of Tourism Marketing within Enterprise Florida, after October 1, 2023.

Florida Senate Bill 982 & Florida House Bill 6071, would allow a Tax Refund Program for Qualified Target Industry Businesses, Deleting a provision prohibiting the certification of applicants after a specified date, etc.

Florida Senate Bill 0704 & House Bill 757, would creating the Film, Television, and Digital Media Targeted Rebate Program within the Department of Economic Opportunity requiring that film, television, and digital media projects being produced in this state meet specified criteria for rebate eligibility.