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HB 7029 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Taxation of Hemp Consumable THC Products

Summary
Taxation of Hemp Consumable THC Products; Provides excise taxes for hemp consumable THC products; requires dealers of hemp consumable THC products to register with DACS; provides for allocation & disposition of excise tax proceeds; provides for excise tax returns & remittance of such taxes; provides powers of DACS; declares excise taxes on hemp consumable THC products are government funds; provides for certain penalties & warrants; provides for record keeping, inspections, & audits, delinquencies & fraudulent activities; provides circuit court jurisdiction for violations; authorizes DACS to adopt emergency rules.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesImposes excise tax on hemp THC products, designates proceeds as government funds, directly increasing state tax revenue and fiscal management through mandatory registration, allocation, and tax remittance.95% confidence
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 2, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025
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What changed between versions

H 7029 c1 → H 7029 c2 · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to clarify the department's name and expand the definition of 'sales price' to include certain internet access charges. The changes ensure more accurate tax collection by broadening what counts toward taxable sales prices and updating administrative references to reflect the correct department name.
Scope change
The bill's scope was slightly expanded to include internet access services in the definition of sales price, potentially increasing the taxable base for certain transactions.
DEFINITION

Added language to include internet access services not itemized on bills but identifiable from dealer records in the definition of sales price.

REQUIREMENT

Updated department name references from 'Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' to 'department' for consistency.

TECHNICAL

Changed document version identifier from 'hb7029-01-c1' to 'hb7029-02-c2' to reflect the committee substitute version.

Adjusted formatting of section headers and page numbers to match standard legislative document conventions.

Floor votes · House Apr 22, 2025

How they voted

25–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 27
Apr 22, 2025
D Democratic9
8 Yea 1
88% Yea
R Republican18
17 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
9
Committee
12
Apr 22, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (25-0-2)
house
Apr 22, 2025
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
lower
Apr 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Budget Committee
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Budget Committee
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Budget Committee agenda
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Budget Committee
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Budget Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Michelle Salzman
Michelle Salzman
RRepublican
FL
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