DeSantis Dismisses Property Tax Proposals Brought Forth by Florida House, Calls Approach ‘Political Game’

Mack Bernard joins property tax debate, files 4 relief measures

A Democratic Senator is adding his property tax relief proposals to a series of plans pitched by House Republicans. West Palm Beach Sen. Mack Bernard filed four proposed constitutional amendments on the 2026 ballot to help lower residents’ bills. “As property tax bills arrive for families around Florida, living in our state feels more expensive than ever,” Bernard said in a statement. “That’s why I’ve filed these property tax relief proposals — …

DeSantis calls property tax measures a 'political game'

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — As lawmakers set the stage for the next session to kick off in January, all eyes are on the statehouse to see where the governor and legislature stand on the property tax debate. So far house members released eight possible routes, while the governor has remained silent in recent weeks. That was until late Wednesday night when DeSantis responded to a social media post on "X" about the recent proposals unleashed by the …

DeSantis dismisses House proposals on property tax reduction in 2026

Jordan Hooten, a Jacksonville resident, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Sen. Blaise Ingoglia, and Jenell Flynn, a Jacksonville resident, hosted a rountable discussion on property taxes in Jacksonville on May 9, 2025. (Screenshot via governor's X livestream)A week after Republican members of the Florida House offered seven proposed constitutional amendments to address property tax reform on the 2026 ballot, Gov. Ron DeSantis has dismissed all of them, saying …

DeSantis dismisses property tax proposals brought forth by Florida House, calls approach ‘political game’

Gov. Ron DeSantis late Wednesday dismissed a series of proposed constitutional amendments released last week by the Florida House to cut property taxes.

DeSantis Ridicules Spate of House Proposals to Cut Property Taxes as 'Political Game'

Florida House members have proposed seven constitutional amendments for the 2026 ballot that would slash the state's property tax. Gov. DeSantis dismissed them all, saying that “placing more than one property tax measure on the ballot represents an attempt to kill anything on property taxes,” and describing it as "a political game, not a serious attempt to get it done for the people.” The post DeSantis Ridicules Spate of House Proposals to Cut P…

'Political game': DeSantis slams Florida House property tax plans

"It’s a political game, not a serious attempt to get it done for the people," the governor stated.