Revenues from Ad Valorem Taxes; Revises how rolled back rate is calculated; limits maximum millage rate that may be levied; prohibits higher rate from being levied; requires revenues collected in excess of certain amount to be disposed of in specified manner.
Food Additives; Requires food & drink products intended for human consumption that contain synthetic dyes to have certain warning on products' packaging; requires DACS to conduct certain inspections.
Minimum Age for Firearm Purchase or Transfer; Reduces minimum age at which person may purchase firearm & age of purchasers to which specified licensees are prohibited from selling or transferring firearm.
Property Tax Exemption for Surviving Spouses of Veterans ; Authorizes surviving spouses of veterans who predecease issuance of certain letter from Federal Government to produce letter before property appraiser.
Property Tax Benefits for Residential Properties ; Proposes amendments to State Constitution to provide assessment limitation & exemptions for certain long-term leased property & additional homestead exemption for certain first-time homestead property owners.
Property Tax Benefits for Residential Properties ; Creates property tax exemption & assessment limitation for certain residential property subject to long-term lease & property tax exemption for certain homestead property purchased by first-time Florida homesteader.
Clinical Laboratory Personnel; Requires that applicant that qualifies for licensure provides proof of such compliance & pays required fees be deemed eligible for licensure; provides that applicants for licensure as technologist or technician who meet specified criteria be deemed to have satisfied minimum qualifications for licensure to perform high or moderate complexity testing as technologist or technician, as applicable.
Minimum Wage Requirements; Provides that employer is not subject to state minimum wage requirements for specified employees; prohibits certain work-based learning opportunities from lasting longer than specified amount of time; authorizes employees to voluntarily opt out of state minimum wage requirements by signing waiver; prohibits employer from coercing employee into opting out of state minimum wage; provides requirements in order for waiver to be effective for minor employee; requires employers to pay employee at or above federal minimum wage; provides that employee's waiver to opt out of state minimum wage is only valid for specified timeframe.
Maddy summaryHJR 357 proposes a constitutional amendment to create a $100,000 exemption from the assessed value of all real property for property tax calculations. This would directly affect all homeowners and property owners statewide by reducing the taxable value of their primary residences by $100,000, regardless of local tax rates or levies. The key mechanism is a permanent constitutional change, requiring voter approval to implement, which would alter how property taxes are calculated statewide. It does not change existing tax rates but reduces the taxable base for qualifying properties. This is a procedural constitutional amendment, not a new law.
Local Option Taxes; Revising provisions related to Local Option Taxes including Tourist Development Tax, Local option food and beverage tax, & discretionary sales surtax.
