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FL S0146

Joint Resolution

Status

Introduced

8/16/2019

Primary Sponsor

Jeffrey Brandes

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Origin

Senate

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Article VII, Section 4 of the Florida Constitution to extend the homestead tax assessment benefit portability period from two years to three years.

  • Allows homeowners who establish a new homestead to transfer the accrued "Save-Our-Homes" tax assessment benefit from a prior homestead if they received a homestead exemption in any of the three years immediately preceding the new homestead establishment.

  • The transferred benefit applies to homestead properties with just values greater than or equal to the prior homestead, capped at $500,000 reduction in assessed value.

  • Creates a new section in Article XII of the State Constitution to establish an effective date of January 1, 2021.

  • Requires placement of the amendment on the ballot for voter approval describing the change as increasing the portability period from 2 years to 3 years for Save-Our-Homes benefits.

Legislative Description

Homestead Property Tax Assessments/Increased Portability Period

Last Action

Laid on Table, refer to HJR 369

3/10/2020

Committee Referrals

Appropriations2/14/2020
Finance and Tax11/5/2019
Community Affairs9/3/2019

Full Bill Text

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