Bill Summary

HB 1259 Property Tax Benefits for Residential Properties (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by Busatta Co Sponsors: Chamberlin CS Sponsors: Ways & Means Committee, Commerce Committee
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Summary
Property Tax Benefits for Residential Properties : Creates property tax exemption & assessment limitation for certain residential property subject to long-term lease & property tax exemption for certain homestead property purchased by first-time Florida homesteader. Effective Date: on the effective date of the amendment to the State Constitution proposed by HJR 1257 or a similar joint resolution having substantially the same specific intent and purpose
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committees of reference
   H Ways & Means Committee
   H Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
   H Commerce Committee
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Actions
02/26/25
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Filed
03/05/25
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Referred to Ways & Means Committee; Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee; Commerce Committee
03/05/25
HOUSE 
Now in Ways & Means Committee
03/05/25
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Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 03/07/25, 9:00 am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
03/14/25
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Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 03/17/25 1:30 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
03/19/25
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Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 03/21/25, 9:00 am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
03/25/25
HOUSE 
On Committee agenda - Ways & Means Committee, 03/27/25, 12:30 pm, 404 H
03/27/25
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Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee; 14 Yeas, 4 Nays
03/27/25
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/28/25
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Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
03/28/25
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On Committee agenda - Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 17 H
04/02/25
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Favorable by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee on 04/01/25; 9 Yeas, 4 Nays
04/02/25
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Now in Commerce Committee
04/21/25
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On Committee agenda - Commerce Committee, 04/22/25, 8:00 am, 212 K - PCS
04/22/25
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Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee; 19 Yeas, 6 Nays
04/22/25
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Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
04/22/25
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/22/25
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/25
04/24/25
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Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 04/25/25, 1:30 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
04/25/25
HOUSE 
Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 79 Yeas / 28 Nays)
04/25/25
SENATE
In Messages
04/25/25
SENATE
Received; Referred to Rules
04/28/25
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Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 04/30/25, 1:30 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
05/03/25
SENATE
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
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bill text & filed amendments
1259
Filed on 02/26/25
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Amendment 651067
Busatta
Filed on 03/26/25
Adopted
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1259C1
Filed on 03/27/25
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Amendment 1000 PCS
Commerce Committee
Filed on 04/21/25
Adopted
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1259C2
Filed on 04/22/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
193.1553
193.1554
194.032
196.011
196.034
196.078
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