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FL H0185
Bill
Status
Introduced
10/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Ways & Means Committee
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AI Summary
- Creates a sales tax exemption of up to $500 per property for home hardening products including impact-resistant doors, garage doors, and windows that meet specified ASTM, AAMA, or Florida Building Code testing standards
- Limits eligibility to homestead-exempt, site-built residential properties with a just value of $700,000 or less; excludes mobile homes, manufactured homes, and trailers
- Exemption is provided through a refund process requiring owners to submit an application with receipts and a sworn statement to the Department of Revenue
- Purchase period runs July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028, with refund applications accepted until September 30, 2028; Department must process applications within 30 business days
- Provision automatically repeals June 30, 2029
Legislative Description
Home Hardening Products
Last Action
Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/27/2026
Committee Referrals
Commerce Committee2/11/2026
Ways and Means Committee10/21/2025
Full Bill Text
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