HJR 207 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Assessed Home Value Homestead Exemption of Non-school Property Tax

Summary
Assessed Home Value Homestead Exemption of Non-school Property Tax; Proposes amendment to State Constitution to add a homestead exemption for levies other than school levies equal to 25 percent of the remaining assessed value after applying existing exemptions, provide construction, prohibit counties and municipalities from reducing total funding for law enforcement, and provide an effective date.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2025
Committee Review
Nov 2025
House Passage
Nov 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Oct 16, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2026
Floor votes · House Nov 20, 2025

How they voted

2410
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 37
Nov 20, 2025
D Democratic11
10 Nay 1
90% Nay
R Republican26
24 Yea 2
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
6
Committee
8
Nov 20, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (24-10-3)
house
Nov 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in State Affairs Committee
lower
Nov 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Select Committee on Property Taxes
lower
Nov 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Select Committee on Property Taxes
lower
Nov 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Select Committee on Property Taxes agenda
lower
Oct 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Select Committee on Property Taxes
lower
Oct 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means Committee
lower
Oct 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Oct 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to Select Committee on Property Taxes
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Shane Abbott
Shane Abbott
RRepublican
FL
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