House select committee continues examination of property tax reform

House select committee continues examination of property tax reform

(The Center Square) – As a select committee in the Florida House of Representatives looks into possible property tax relief, local governments might need to help to fill a potentially

The floor is yours: House invites governor to pitch his property tax proposal to select committee • Florida Phoenix

House Select Committee on Property Taxes co-chairs Toby Overdorf and Vicki Lopez at the May 13, 2025, meeting of the committee. (Photo by Jay Waagmeester/Florida Phoenix)As House Republicans and Gov. Ron DeSantis continue to exchange barbs over taxes and the state’s budget breakdown, legislators charged with looking at property taxes challenged the governor to offer his ideas to them in person. The House select committee set up to study potentia…

Ron DeSantis Pushes Again to Eliminate Property Taxes in Florida

Source: Joe Raedle / Getty Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is once again pushing for a major change to the state’s tax system—this time, by calling for the complete elimination of property taxes. During a recent roundtable in Tampa, DeSantis suggested that a constitutional amendment could be on the ballot as soon as 2026, giving Florida voters the power to decide. Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclus…