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FL S0932

Bill

Status

Introduced

12/17/2025

Primary Sponsor

Stan McClain

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates a state appropriation beginning in fiscal year 2027-2028 to offset ad valorem tax revenue losses experienced by fiscally constrained counties due to a constitutional amendment approved at the November 2026 general election

  • Requires distribution of funds each January, allocated proportionally based on each county's share of the total ad valorem tax revenue reduction resulting from the constitutional change

  • Fiscally constrained counties must apply to the Department of Revenue by November 15 annually, submitting documentation from the property appraiser showing estimated taxable value reductions and applicable millage rates

  • Revenue loss calculated as 95% of the estimated reduction in taxable value multiplied by the lesser of the 2026 millage rate or the current year millage rate for each county taxing jurisdiction

  • Takes effect January 1, 2027, contingent on voter approval of the constitutional amendment proposed by CS/HJR 1215 at the 2026 general election or an earlier special election

Legislative Description

Ad Valorem Tax Revenue in Fiscally Constrained Counties

Last Action

Introduced

1/13/2026

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