Florida Amendment 6, Movie Studio Tax Exemption Amendment (1934)

Florida Amendment 6
Election date November 6, 1934
Topic Business regulations and Taxes
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Florida Amendment 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 6, 1934. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported providing tax exemptions to movie studios.

A “no” vote opposed providing tax exemptions to movie studios.

Election results

Florida Amendment 6
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		70,642	62.12%
No		43,068	37.88%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:

“

NO. SIX     Proposing to Amend Article IX of the Constitution Relative to Taxation and Finance by Adding Thereto Section 14 Providing that for a Period of Fifteen Years from the Beginning of Operation, Motion Picture Studios and Plants Established in this State on and after July 1, 1933, Including Lands, Buildings, and Chattels Utilized in Connection Therewith, and all Raw Materials Going Into the Finished Products of such Studios, Plants and Films, Shall be Exempt from all Ad Valorem Taxation, except that No Exemption Which Shall Become Effective by Virtue of this Amendment Shall Extend Beyond the Year 1943; and Providing that such Exemption shall Not Apply to Real Estate Owned by such Studios and Plants Except that Occupied as the Location Required to House the Same and Other Buildings Incidental to Their Operation and Lands Required for Housing Officers and Employes, Warehouses, Laboratories, Cutting Rooms, Projection Rooms, Storage, Trackage, Shipping Facilities, Sets, and Locations.

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Constitutional changes

Section 14. For a period of fifteen years from the beginning of operation, motion picture studios and plants which shall be established in this State on or after July 1, 1933, including all lands, buildings and chattels utilized in connection therewith, and all raw materials going into the finished products of such studios and plants, as well as the finished products or films, shall be exempt from all ad valorem taxation, except that no exemption which shall become effective by virtue of this amendment shall extend beyond the year 1943. The exemption herein authorized shall not apply to real estate owned by such motion picture studios and plants except the real estate occupied as the location required to house such motion picture studios and plants and other buildings incidental to the operation of such studios and plants, together with such lands as may be required for housing officers and employees, and for warehouses, laboratories, cutting rooms, projection rooms, storage, trackage, shipping facilities, sets and locations.

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Florida Constitution

A 60% vote was required during one legislative session for the Florida State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounted to a minimum of 51 votes in the Florida House of Representatives and 18 votes in the Florida State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments did not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot. Amendments on the ballot required a simple majority vote in this year.

See also

1934 Measures

• 1934 Measures
• Business regulations on the ballot
• Taxes on the ballot
• 1934 legislative sessions

Florida

• Florida ballot measures
• Florida ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• Florida Constitution Revision Commission, "Florida's Constitutions: The Documentary History"
• The Palm Beach Post Times, "Educational Ballot --- General Election, Palm Beach County, November 6, 1934," November 4, 1934