Florida Lawmakers Revise DeSantis Property Tax Plan Before Advancing to Floor Votes

Lawmakers Tweak DeSantis’ Property Tax Cut Ahead of Floor Votes

By Jim Turner and Ana Goñi-Lessan, The News Service of Florida After hours of debate, a major property tax cut plan devised by Gov. Ron DeSantis was changed by lawmakers Monday ahead of scheduled floor votes Tuesday. Democrats warned the measure could “bankrupt” local governments, and GOP members of the House State Affairs Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee amended the bill (HJR 1F/SJR 2F) to carve out the effect on school distric…

Legislature changes the math on property tax plan to protect schools from DeSantis’ proposal

The Legislature revamped Gov. DeSantis' proposed property tax plan to protect school, constitutional officers, and some health care fundingThe Florida Legislature is moving quickly to put into play a revamped proposal pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to drastically reduce property taxes, homestead and otherwise, with potential final passage as early as Tuesday.  Top legislative Republicans in the House and Senate altered the plan Monday to exempt fro…

Senate panel advances Governor's property tax proposal with changes and doubts, but axes $5.5M to promote the plan

'This is the Governor's proposal.'

Florida lawmakers protect schools from DeSantis’ property tax plan

They also gutted a proposal to spend $5.5 million alerting property owners about the ballot amendment.

Florida lawmakers revise DeSantis property tax plan before advancing to floor votes

Florida lawmakers are taking up Gov. DeSantis’ property tax proposal during a special session.