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CS/HJR 1-F (2026F), Amendment 3 Would exempt the first $250,000 of every homestead from non-school property tax from January 1, 2027

Catalog reconciledAwaiting a voteScope changed

Passed

Expands and restricts Would exempt the first $250,000 of a homestead from non-school levies, but make new residents wait five years.

Not yet law. A joint resolution passed in the June 1 to 3, 2026 special session and placed on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot as Amendment 3; it needs 60 percent of the vote. It would exempt the first $250,000 of a homestead’s value from all levies other than school district levies, require a general law scheduling full elimination, limit how local governments use the remaining property tax, cap non-homestead assessment growth, and make anyone who establishes residency after January 1, 2027 wait five years for the increased exemption. It reprints the combat-related disabled veteran discount in Article VII, section 6(e) unchanged. A veteran fully exempt under section 196.081 gains nothing; the $5,000 exemption and the combat discount would apply to a smaller bill.

Progress

Path to law: Measure referred to the voters

  1. Introduced Done, House
  2. In committee Done, House State Affairs; the Senate withdrew it from Appropriations
  3. Passed one chamber Done, House, 75-26
  4. Passed the legislature Done, Senate, 30-9
  5. On the ballot Done, Filed with the Secretary of State; Amendment 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot
  6. Approved by voters Next
  7. In effect Not yet

Sponsors

  • House State Affairs CommitteeSponsor, House
  • OverdorfSponsor, House

What it touches

  • Fla. Const. art. VII, § 4
  • Fla. Const. art. VII, § 6
  • Fla. Const. art. VII, § 9

Catalog entries (3)

Official record

Read CS/HJR 1-F (2026F), Amendment 3 on the jurisdiction's own record