Title: Sales Tax Holiday for ENERGY STAR & WaterSense Products

Summary: Provides sales tax exemption for certain ENERGY STAR & WaterSense products during specified timeframe.

Full Text:
An act relating to sales tax holiday for ENERGY STAR and WaterSense products; providing a sales tax exemption for certain ENERGY STAR and WaterSense products during a specified timeframe; defining terms; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. ENERGY STAR and WaterSense products; sales tax holiday.-(1) The tax levied under chapter 12, Florida Statutes, may not be collected during the period from 12:01 a.m. on April 22, 2022, through 11:59 p.m. on April 24, 2022, on the retail sale of a new ENERGY STAR or WaterSense product. (2) As used in this section, the term: (a) "ENERGY STAR product" means a room air conditioner, air purifier, ceiling fan, clothes washer, clothes dryer, dehumidifier, dishwasher, freezer, refrigerator, water heater, swimming pool pump, or package of light bulbs designated by the United States Environmental Pro tection Agency and the United States Department of Energy by April 1, 2022, as meeting or exceeding each agency's requirements under the ENERGY STAR program. Each product must be affixed with an ENERGY STAR label. (b) "WaterSense product" means a bathroo msink faucet, HB 2022 faucet accessory, high-efficiency toilet or urinal, showerhead, or weather-or sensor-based irrigation controller that is recognized as water efficient by the WaterSense program sponsored by the United States Environmental Protection Agency by April 1, 2022. Each product must be affixed with a WaterSense label. (3) The Department of Revenue is authorized, and all conditions are deemed met, to adopt emergency rules pursuant to s. 120.54(4), Florida Statutes, to administer this section. Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.