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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XIV
TAXATION AND FINANCE
Chapter 215
FINANCIAL MATTERS: GENERAL PROVISIONS
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F.S. 215.22
215.22 Certain income and certain trust funds exempt.
(1) The following income of a revenue nature or the following trust funds shall be exempt from the appropriation required by s. 215.20(1):
(a) Student financial aid or prepaid tuition receipts.
(b) Trust funds administered by the Department of the Lottery.
(c) Departmental administrative assessments for administrative divisions.
(d) Funds charged by a state agency for services provided to another state agency, by a state agency for services provided to the judicial branch, or by the judicial branch for services provided to a state agency.
(e) State, agency, or political subdivision investments by the Chief Financial Officer.
(f) Retirement or employee benefit funds.
(g) Self-insurance programs administered by the Chief Financial Officer.
(h) Medicaid, Medicare, or third-party receipts for client custodial care.
1(i) Bond proceeds or revenues dedicated for bond repayment, except for the Documentary Stamp Clearing Trust Fund administered by the Department of Revenue.
(j) Trust funds administered by the Department of Education.
(k) Trust funds administered by the Department of Transportation.
(l) The following trust funds administered by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services:
1. The Citrus Inspection Trust Fund.
2. The Florida Forever Program Trust Fund.
3. The Market Improvements Working Capital Trust Fund.
4. The Pest Control Trust Fund.
5. The Plant Industry Trust Fund.
(m) The Motor Vehicle License Clearing Trust Fund.
(n) The Solid Waste Management Trust Fund.
(o) The Communications Working Capital Trust Fund of the Department of Management Services.
(p) The Camp Blanding Management Trust Fund.
(q) That portion of the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund funded by the motorcycle safety education fee collected pursuant to s. 320.08(1)(c).
(r) Tobacco Settlement Trust Funds administered by any agency.
(s) The Save Our Everglades Trust Fund.
(t) Voluntary contributions collected pursuant to s. 464.0195(3).
(u) Taxes imposed on slot machine revenues pursuant to s. 551.106(2).
(v) That portion of the fines to be disbursed to the Florida Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers, Inc., collected pursuant to s. 938.10.
(2) Moneys and income of a revenue nature shared with political subdivisions or received from taxes or fees authorized to be levied by any political subdivision, including moneys from service charges, fees, costs, and fines deposited into the Clerks of the Court Trust Fund within the Department of Revenue, shall be exempt from the deduction required by s. 215.20(1).
(3) In addition to the exemptions enumerated in subsections (1) and (2), the Executive Office of the Governor is authorized to exempt any income when, by the operation of this law and pursuant to s. 215.24, federal matching funds or contributions or private grants to any trust fund would be lost to the state.
(4) Notwithstanding the exemptions granted in subsections (1), (2), and (3), this section shall not exempt income of a revenue nature or any trust fund which was subject to the service charge pursuant to s. 215.20 on January 1, 1990.
History.s. 4, ch. 20890, 1941; s. 2, ch. 61-493; s. 2, ch. 63-235; s. 1, ch. 63-249; s. 16, ch. 63-572; s. 2, ch. 63-496; ss. 1, 28-30, ch. 65-269; s. 4, ch. 65-337; ss. 32, 35, ch. 69-106; ss. 53, 60, 65, ch. 69-353; s. 1, ch. 69-394; s. 2, ch. 71-98; s. 45, ch. 71-355; ss. 2, 3, ch. 73-57; s. 2, ch. 75-184; s. 62, ch. 77-104; s. 3, ch. 79-36; s. 63, ch. 79-40; s. 7, ch. 80-95; s. 120, ch. 81-259; s. 33, ch. 83-3; s. 41, ch. 83-310; s. 2, ch. 83-339; s. 1, ch. 84-70; s. 8, ch. 84-80; s. 4, ch. 84-369; s. 6, ch. 86-159; ss. 9, 70, ch. 86-163; s. 28, ch. 86-269; s. 56, ch. 87-224; s. 20, ch. 88-129; s. 11, ch. 90-110; s. 76, ch. 90-132; s. 198, ch. 90-363; s. 6, ch. 90-364; s. 104, ch. 91-112; s. 9, ch. 92-142; s. 8, ch. 92-350; s. 2, ch. 94-167; s. 2, ch. 94-226; s. 67, ch. 96-418; s. 10, ch. 97-107; s. 1, ch. 98-90; s. 8, ch. 98-414; s. 1, ch. 2000-129; s. 3, ch. 2000-152; s. 46, ch. 2000-371; s. 1, ch. 2002-228; ss. 62, 63, ch. 2002-402; ss. 201, 202, ch. 2003-261; s. 2, ch. 2003-400; s. 3, ch. 2003-401; s. 6, ch. 2005-362; s. 8, ch. 2006-79; s. 7, ch. 2008-16; s. 3, ch. 2008-19; s. 2, ch. 2010-35; s. 14, ch. 2013-44; ss. 15, 16, ch. 2023-17; ss. 58, 95, ch. 2025-208.
1Note.Section 43, ch. 2023-17, provides:

“(1) The Department of Revenue is authorized, and all conditions are deemed met, to adopt emergency rules under s. 120.54(4), Florida Statutes, for the purpose of implementing provisions related to the Live Local Program created by this act. Notwithstanding any other law, emergency rules adopted under this section are effective for 6 months after adoption and may be renewed during the pendency of procedures to adopt permanent rules addressing the subject of the emergency rules.

“(2) This section expires July 1, 2026.”

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Amendments to 215.22


Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 215.22

Total Results: 4

State Ex Rel. Dade County v. Brautigam

224 So. 2d 688

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 25, 1969 | Docket: 1672037

Cited 27 times | Published

amount, less the service charge provided for in section 215.22, Florida Statutes, shall be paid to such municipality

STATE, ETC. v. Office of Comptroller

416 So. 2d 820

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 12, 1982 | Docket: 1224250

Cited 8 times | Published

administers twenty different funds enumerated in section 215.22, Florida Statutes (1981). Eighteen of the twenty

Department of Revenue v. Leon County

560 So. 2d 318, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 2791, 1990 WL 48658

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 23, 1990 | Docket: 64650133

Published

service charge are listed in Section 215.22, and Chapter 83-339 amends Section 215.22 to add the Gas Tax Collection

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Dec 19, 1979 | Docket: 3256287

Published

Administration rendered such investment services. Section 215.22, as amended, in effect, states that only those