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FL HJR 209

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Property Insurance Relief Homestead Exemption Non-school Property Tax

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did FL HJR 209 pass?

No. FL HJR 209 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died on Second Reading Calendar

What is FL HJR 209 about?

Property Insurance Relief Homestead Exemption Non-school Property Tax; Proposes amendment to State Constitution to increase by $200,000 the exemption for homestead property from all ad valorem taxation other than school district levies for homestead properties that have property insurance, to prohibit local governments from reducing total funding for first responders, and to provide an effective date.

Who sponsors FL HJR 209?

Busatta, Select Committee on Property Taxes, Ways & Means Committee are the primary sponsors of FL HJR 209.

Description

Property Insurance Relief Homestead Exemption Non-school Property Tax; Proposes amendment to State Constitution to increase by $200,000 the exemption for homestead property from all ad valorem taxation other than school district levies for homestead properties that have property insurance, to prohibit local governments from reducing total funding for first responders, and to provide an effective date.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died on Second Reading Calendar
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Busattaprimary
  • Select Committee on Property Taxesprimary
  • Ways & Means Committeeprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died on Second Reading Calendar

    failure

  2. 2026-01-13

    Added to Second Reading Calendar

  3. 2026-01-13

    1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

    reading-1

  4. 2026-01-13

    1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

    reading-1

  5. 2026-01-13

    1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

    filing,reading-1

  6. 2025-12-11

    Bill referred to House Calendar

  7. 2025-12-10

    CS Filed

    filing

  8. 2025-12-10

    Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

    deferral

  9. 2025-12-10

    Reported out of Ways & Means Committee

  10. 2025-12-10

    Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-12-03

    Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda

  12. 2025-12-02

    Now in Ways & Means Committee

  13. 2025-12-02

    Reported out of State Affairs Committee

  14. 2025-12-02

    Favorable by State Affairs Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2025-11-25

    Added to State Affairs Committee agenda

  16. 2025-11-20

    Now in State Affairs Committee

  17. 2025-11-20

    Referred to Ways & Means Committee

    referral-committee

  18. 2025-11-20

    Referred to State Affairs Committee

    referral-committee

  19. 2025-11-20

    CS Filed

    filing

  20. 2025-11-20

    Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

    deferral

  21. 2025-11-20

    Reported out of Select Committee on Property Taxes

  22. 2025-11-20

    Favorable with CS by Select Committee on Property Taxes

    committee-passage-favorable

  23. 2025-11-13

    PCS added to Select Committee on Property Taxes agenda

  24. 2025-10-16

    Now in Select Committee on Property Taxes

  25. 2025-10-16

    Referred to Ways & Means Committee

    referral-committee

  26. 2025-10-16

    Referred to State Affairs Committee

    referral-committee

  27. 2025-10-16

    Referred to Select Committee on Property Taxes

    referral-committee

  28. 2025-10-16

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable With Amendment(s) (Select Committee on Property Taxes)

    2025-11-20 · pass · 24-10

  • Favorable (State Affairs Committee)

    2025-12-02 · pass · 18-7

  • Favorable With Committee Substitute (Ways & Means Committee)

    2025-12-10 · pass · 10-5

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/209/ByCategory

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