Governor DeSantis announces special session on property tax relief and unveils “Save Our Homes” property tax elimination proposal
Press release from the Office of Governor Ron DeSantis
TAMPA, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced he is calling for a special session of the Florida Legislature during the week of June 1 to consider a constitutional amendment aimed at delivering broad property tax relief for Florida homeowners. The proposal, titled “Save Our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes,” provides for the immediate increase in the homestead exemption and calls for a schedule for full elimination through general law.
“Today in Tampa, I outlined the Save Our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes plan that will eliminate taxes on homesteads,” said Governor Ron DeSantis. “Property tax revenue collected by local governments has nearly doubled in the past seven years and is expected to reach an astounding $83 billion by 2032. Florida homeowners need relief. Now is the time to stand up for taxpayers, enact a historic reform, and save the home of every Floridian.”
Property tax revenue collected by local governments has nearly doubled in the past seven years (from $32 billion to $60 billion) and is expected to reach an astounding $83 billion by 2032.
As proposed by Governor DeSantis, the Save Our Homes proposal includes five major components to provide immediate and permanent relief:
- Exempt Homestead Properties From Taxation.
Exempts the first $250,000 of a homestead’s value from taxation and requires, through law, a schedule for full elimination.
- Ensure Funding For Core Services.
Requires local governments to use remaining property taxes solely for core public needs including public safety, education and schools, infrastructure, and natural resources.
- Protect Small Businesses.
Limits future property tax assessments on businesses and creates a more stable tax environment for local businesses.
- Ensure Fairness For Florida Residents.
Requires any person who establishes Florida residency after January 1, 2027, to maintain Florida residency for up to five years prior to receiving the increased homestead exemption.
- Create A State Trust Fund To Assist With Core Local Services.
Establishes a trust fund to provide grants to local governments to assist with the continuation of core local services.
The Governor’s proposal will be considered during the upcoming special session, with the goal of placing the constitutional amendment on the ballot for Florida voters this fall.
You can view the proclamation outlining the special session call here.
Finally!
Once again, Gov DeSantis is looking out for Floridians – best governor ever!
One of the best plans I’ve seen yet this one truly helps the lower and middle Income working class homeowners it also does away with governments pet peeves like the city of Gainesville and that damn dump marketplace and alachua county warning to turn empty schools and to homeless camps
DeSantis: add this, property owners should be exempt from paying school board taxes if they have no children or no children in the public school systems.
I love our Gov.!
I love it finally we get the freeloaders bill. I want government services and complain the most about schools, roads, and emergency response but I don’t want to pay for any of it. I want my free lunch and I want my property value to stay up so when I sell it one day I get my extra payday but don’t you dare tax that but I earned that as I sat in my house and made sure local government could not build any other housing near me because it would change the neighborhood. But I was smart that means my property value goes up because no one else can build like I did 30 years ago when this was all farmland when I needed a new home. No worries though when I need my road fixed and the local government is out of money since there is no more property taxes to cover it I’ll just ask my good friends at the state to look out for our rural community and not their buddies in the million dollar homes down south who they golf with and got a board seat waiting. And I’m done paying for schools because I got my education paid for and my kids paid for so I’m good even though it cost taxpayers 12000 a year per kid while I only had to pay in a couple thousand no matter how many kids I had. Good thing I’m healthy and don’t need no doctors, or anything that were educated in florida schools though. Oh well it’s about time all those working class renters around here who pave the roads pick up the trash stock the shelves and work the restaurant pay more of their share tacked on their rent. The last thing I want is to pay more sales tax or have a higher fees when I need a permit to add that pool to my house now I don’t have that property tax bill.
Just Sayin: It’s $22,500/yr in Alachua county for each kid in the school system and they can’t read at grade level..
if we get rid of the grifters in local government and school board, and promote personal responsibility …
And quit inviting vagrants and feeding and buying motels for them to become permanent here, we’ll be able to fix things…
We don’t want criminals and addicts moving here, we want doctors & engineers…not jail & prison releases from other places… just like open boarders is BS…
I’d rather pay a sales tax increase then property taxes that way everyone pays a fair share, including the millions of tourist that comes to our state every year that uses our fire rescue law-enforcement roads and garbage and really don’t pay a damn thing for it
Now if this passes watch the fun begin. Our commissioners will try and trick the electorate with more taxpayer funded amendments and ‘special’ fees and assessments so they can fund their NGO family and friends. Our local government is dependent on a slush fund for the Left.
City and county can either slash spending or slash their bond rating. Their choice.
DeSantis needs to eliminate all United Nations language in all Florida municipal codes
Sustainablity, climate change, DEI,
Stopping world hunger, ending homelessness, …
No EO offices, we are all equal.