Bill Summary

HB 209 Property Insurance Relief Homestead Exemption of Non-school Property Tax (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Busatta  CS Sponsors: Select Committee on Property Taxes
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Summary
Property Insurance Relief Homestead Exemption of Non-school Property Tax: Proposes amendment to State Constitution to increase by $100,000 the exemption for homestead property from all ad valorem taxation other than school district levies for homestead properties that have property insurance, to prohibit counties and municipalities from reducing total funding for law enforcement, and to provide an effective date.
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committees of reference
   H Select Committee on Property Taxes
   H State Affairs Committee
» H Ways & Means Committee
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Actions
10/16/25
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Filed
10/16/25
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Referred to Select Committee on Property Taxes; State Affairs Committee; Ways & Means Committee
10/16/25
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Now in Select Committee on Property Taxes
10/29/25
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Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 10/31/25, 9:30 am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
11/05/25
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Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR`s Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 11/07/25, 9:00 am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
11/13/25
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On Committee agenda - Select Committee on Property Taxes, 11/20/25, 9:00 am, 212 K - PCS
11/19/25
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Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR`s Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 11/21/25, 10:30 am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
11/20/25
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Favorable with CS by Select Committee on Property Taxes; 24 Yeas, 10 Nays
11/20/25
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
11/20/25
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Now in State Affairs Committee
11/25/25
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On Committee agenda - State Affairs Committee, 12/02/25, 8:30 am, 17 H
12/02/25
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Favorable by State Affairs Committee; 18 Yeas, 7 Nays
12/02/25
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Now in Ways & Means Committee
12/03/25
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On Committee agenda - Ways & Means Committee, 12/10/25, 8:30 am, 404 H
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bill text & filed amendments
0209
Filed on 10/16/25
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Amendment 1000 PCS
Select Committee on Property Taxes
Filed on 11/13/25
Adopted as Amended
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Amendment 1001 AP
Busatta
Filed on 11/19/25
Adopted
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0209C1
Filed on 11/20/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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