Limitations on Homestead Assessments
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HB 371 — Limitations on Homestead Assessments
Last action — Ordered enrolled
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Limitations on Homestead Assessments; Revises timeframe during which accrued benefit from specified limitations on homestead property tax assessments may be transferred from prior homestead to new homestead; revises timeframe during which an owner of homestead property significantly damaged or destroyed by named tropical storm or hurricane must establish new homestead to make certain election.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
40 added · 27 removed40 line(s) added, 27 removed.
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 371 2020 ALegislature bill2 to be entitled An act relating to limitations on homestead assessments;
hb0371-00hb0371-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 371 2020 Legislature homestead has received a homestead exemption as of January 1 of any either of the 3 2 immediately preceding years.
hb0371-00hb0371-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 371 2020 Legislature of January 1 of the year in which the immediate prior homestead was abandoned, the assessed value of the new homestead shall be equal to the just value of the new homestead divided by the just value of the immediate prior homestead and multiplied by the assessed value of the immediate prior homestead.
hb0371-00hb0371-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 371 2020 Legislature years, and one or more such persons who were entitled to and received a homestead exemption on the abandoned property establish a new homestead that would otherwise be eligible for assessment under this subsection, each such person establishing a new homestead is entitled to a reduction from just value for the new homestead equal to the just value of the prior homestead minus the assessed value of the prior homestead divided by the number of owners of the prior homestead who received a homestead exemption, unless the title of the property contains specific ownership shares, in which case the share of reduction from just value shall be proportionate to the ownership share.
hb0371-00hb0371-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 371 2020 Legislature is reassessed at just value or is reassessed under this subsection as of January 1 after the abandonment occurs.
hb0371-00hb0371-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 371 2020 Legislature it remains his or her primary residence by notifying the property appraiser of the county where the homestead is located.
hb0371-00hb0371-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 371 2020 Legislature separate form.
hb0371-00hb0371-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 371 2020 Legislature confidential tax information with each other pursuant to s.
hb0371-00hb0371-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 371 2020 Legislature previous homestead property.
hb0371-00hb0371-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 371 2020 Legislature application by March 1 may file an application for assessment under this subsection and may, pursuant to s.
hb0371-00hb0371-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 371 2020 Legislature practicable after March 1 of each year and on or before July 1 of that year, carefully consider all applications for assessment under this subsection which have been filed in their respective offices on or before March 1 of that year.
hb0371-00hb0371-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 371 2020 Legislature applicant if, in its judgment, the applicant is entitled to the assessment or shall affirm the decision of the property appraiser.
hb0371-00hb0371-01-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 371 2020 Legislature paragraph shall apply to homestead property damaged or destroyed on or after January 1, 2017.
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Action History
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Ordered enrolled
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Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
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Read 3rd time
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Placed on 3rd reading
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Read 2nd time
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Substituted for CS/SB 148
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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Withdrawn from Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Appropriations
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Received
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Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Appropriations
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In Messages
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Passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0
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Read 3rd time
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Placed on 3rd reading
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Read 2nd time
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/20
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Placed on Calendar
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Favorable by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/20/20, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
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Now in State Affairs Committee
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Favorable by Ways and Means Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Ways and Means Committee, 02/11/20, 9:30 am, Morris Hall
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Introduced
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Now in Ways and Means Committee
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Favorable by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, 11/06/19, 9:30 am, 12 HOB
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Referred to Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Ways and Means Committee; State Affairs Committee
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Filed
Sponsors
- Roth · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Roth
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (163)
163 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 163 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No Party Affiliation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Flores | — | Yea |
| Rader | — | Yea |
| Baxley | — | Yea |
| Gainer | — | Yea |
| Bean | — | Yea |
| Gibson | — | Yea |
| Benacquisto | — | Yea |
| Simmons | — | Yea |
| Simpson | — | Yea |
| Book | — | Yea |
| Stargel | — | Yea |
| Bracy | — | Yea |
| Hutson | — | Yea |
| Stewart | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Yea |
| Taddeo | — | Yea |
| Brandes | — | Yea |
| Thurston | — | Yea |
| Braynon | — | Yea |
| Montford | — | Yea |
| Torres | — | Yea |
| Broxson | — | Yea |
| Cruz | — | Yea |
| Perry | — | Yea |
| Diaz | — | Yea |
| Farmer | — | Yea |
| Powell | — | Yea |
| President Galvano | — | Not Voting |
| Berman, Lori | Democrat | Yea |
| Rouson, Darryl Ervin | Democrat | Yea |
| Pizzo, Jason W. B. | No Party Affiliation | Yea |
| Albritton, Ben | Republican | Yea |
| Bradley, Jennifer | Republican | Yea |
| Gruters, Joe | Republican | Yea |
| Harrell, Gayle | Republican | Yea |
| Hooper, Ed | Republican | Yea |
| Mayfield, Debbie | Republican | Yea |
| Passidomo, Kathleen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Wright, Tom A. | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 79 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 118 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (120)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | — | Yea |
| Goff-Marcil | — | Yea |
| Aloupis | — | Yea |
| Good | — | Yea |
| Polo | — | Yea |
| Altman | — | Yea |
| Ponder | — | Yea |
| Grant, J. | — | Yea |
| Pritchett | — | Yea |
| Ausley | — | Yea |
| Grant, M. | — | Yea |
| Raschein | — | Yea |
| Renner | — | Yea |
| Bell | — | Yea |
| Grieco | — | Yea |
| Roach | — | Yea |
| Beltran | — | Yea |
| Hage | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Hart | — | Yea |
| Rodrigues, R. | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Hattersley | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Rommel | — | Yea |
| Bush | — | Yea |
| Ingoglia | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Omphroy | — | Yea |
| Webb | — | Yea |
| Fetterhoff | — | Yea |
| Willhite | — | Yea |
| Fine | — | Yea |
| Payne | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Fischer | — | Yea |
| Williamson | — | Yea |
| Fitzenhagen | — | Yea |
| Pigman | — | Yea |
| Geller | — | Yea |
| Zika | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Not Voting |
| Jacquet | — | Not Voting |
| Byrd | — | Yea |
| Sabatini | — | Yea |
| Caruso | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Casello | — | Yea |
| Jenne | — | Yea |
| Clemons | — | Yea |
| Silvers | — | Yea |
| Cortes | — | Yea |
| Cummings | — | Yea |
| Killebrew | — | Yea |
| Slosberg | — | Yea |
| Latvala | — | Yea |
| Sprowls | — | Yea |
| Diamond | — | Yea |
| Magar | — | Yea |
| Stevenson | — | Yea |
| Donalds | — | Yea |
| Stone | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Mariano | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| DuBose | — | Yea |
| Toledo | — | Yea |
| Tomkow | — | Yea |
| Duran | — | Yea |
| McGhee | — | Yea |
| Eagle | — | Yea |
| Mercado | — | Yea |
| Valdes | — | Yea |
| Newton | — | Yea |
| Watson, B. | — | Yea |
| Fernandez | — | Yea |
| Oliva | — | Yea |
| Watson, C. | — | Yea |
| Fernandez-Barquin | — | Yea |
| La Rosa | — | Yea |
| Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" | — | Yea |
| Antone, Bruce Hadley | Democrat | Yea |
| Daley, Dan | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniels, Kimberly | Democrat | Yea |
| Davis, Tracie | Democrat | Yea |
| Driskell, Fentrice | Democrat | Yea |
| Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. | Democrat | Yea |
| Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory, Emily | Democrat | Yea |
| Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph, Dotie | Democrat | Yea |
| Polsky, Tina Scott | Democrat | Yea |
| Smith, Carlos Guillermo | Democrat | Yea |
| Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" | Republican | Yea |
| Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" | Republican | Yea |
| Buchanan, James | Republican | Yea |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| DiCeglie, Nick | Republican | Yea |
| Duggan, Wyman | Republican | Yea |
| Grall, Erin | Republican | Yea |
| Johnson, Chad | Republican | Yea |
| LaMarca, Chip | Republican | Yea |
| Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" | Republican | Yea |
| Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" | Republican | Yea |
| Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| McClain, Stan | Republican | Yea |
| McClure, Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
| Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" | Republican | Yea |
| Perez, Daniel | Republican | Yea |
| Plakon, Rachel Saunders | Republican | Yea |
| Plasencia, Susan | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Shoaf, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Sirois, Tyler I. | Republican | Yea |
| Smith, David | Republican | Yea |
| Stark, Paula A. | Republican | Yea |
| Trumbull, Jay | Republican | Yea |
| Vacant | Republican | Yea |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 79% | 0% | 0% | 21% |
How each member voted (24)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Clemons | — | Not Voting |
| Drake | — | Not Voting |
| DuBose | — | Yea |
| Hart | — | Yea |
| Hattersley | — | Yea |
| Ingoglia | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Not Voting |
| Latvala | — | Yea |
| Newton | — | Yea |
| Payne | — | Not Voting |
| Pigman | — | Yea |
| Raschein | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Slosberg | — | Yea |
| Stevenson | — | Yea |
| Watson, C. | — | Yea |
| Zika | — | Yea |
| Polsky, Tina Scott | Democrat | Yea |
| DiCeglie, Nick | Republican | Yea |
| Grall, Erin | Republican | Yea |
| Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| McClain, Stan | Republican | Yea |
| Plakon, Rachel Saunders | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (18)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Caruso | — | Yea |
| Cortes, J. | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Fitzenhagen | — | Yea |
| Grant, M. | — | Yea |
| Hart | — | Yea |
| Ingoglia | — | Yea |
| Jacquet | — | Not Voting |
| Mercado | — | Yea |
| Ponder | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Silvers | — | Yea |
| Stone | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. | Democrat | Yea |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| Plakon, Rachel Saunders | Republican | Yea |
| Vacant | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 73% | 0% | 0% | 27% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hage | — | Not Voting |
| Jenne | — | Yea |
| Killebrew | — | Yea |
| Payne | — | Yea |
| Rommel | — | Yea |
| Silvers | — | Not Voting |
| Tomkow | — | Yea |
| Zika | — | Not Voting |
| Antone, Bruce Hadley | Democrat | Yea |
| Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. | Democrat | Yea |
| Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" | Democrat | Yea |
| Buchanan, James | Republican | Yea |
| DiCeglie, Nick | Republican | Yea |
| Duggan, Wyman | Republican | Yea |
| Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" | Republican | Not Voting |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 371 do?
- Limitations on Homestead Assessments; Revises timeframe during which accrued benefit from specified limitations on homestead property tax assessments may be transferred from prior homestead to new homestead; revises timeframe during which an owner of homestead property significantly damaged or destroyed by named tropical storm or hurricane must establish new homestead to make certain election.
- Who sponsors HB 371?
- HB 371 is sponsored by Roth.
- What is the current status of HB 371?
- This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 371?
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