HJR 213 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Modification of Limitations on Property Assessment Increases

Summary

Modification of Limitations on Property Assessment Increases ; Proposes amendment to State Constitution to modify limitations on assessment increases for both homestead & nonhomestead property, prohibit local governments from reducing total funding for services provided by law enforcement, firefighters, & other first responders, & provide an effective date.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2025

Committee Review

Jan 2026

House Passage

Nov 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Oct 16, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2026

Maddy AI version diff · 2 comparisons

What changed between versions

H 213 c1 → H 213 c2 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was updated from the first committee version to the second, incorporating a significant amendment to the homestead assessment rules. The most important change replaces the previous three-year assessment cycle for non-school levies with a rule that prevents assessments from increasing if the property's value has not risen since the last assessment year. This change aims to provide greater stability and predictability for homeowners by capping tax increases based on actual property value growth rather than a fixed schedule.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains focused on Florida's homestead property tax assessment rules, but the specific criteria for how often non-school taxes can be reassessed have been narrowed to protect homeowners from automatic increases.

REQUIREMENT

The assessment cycle for non-school district levies was changed from a mandatory update every three years to a conditional update that only occurs if the property's just value has increased since the last assessment.

The specific language regarding the calculation of assessment limits was rewritten to explicitly state that an assessment may not increase if the property value is the same or less than the value on the last assessment date.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting adjustments were made throughout the document, including updating the bill version identifier and adjusting line spacing and indentation.

Floor votes · House Nov 20, 2025

How they voted

24–10

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

Key actions

Committee

Jan 28, 2026

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Ways & Means Committee

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Ways & Means Committee

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Committee

Referred to Ways & Means Committee

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of State Affairs Committee

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to State Affairs Committee agenda

lower

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