HJR 203 — Elimination of Non-school Property for Homesteads
Last action — Died in Appropriations
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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 has passed the House. Introduced October 16, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.
Odds of enactment
Moderate chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Passed House
Current position in the legislative process.
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5 sponsors
1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).
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Mixed recorded votes
1 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Elimination of Non-school Property for Homesteads; Proposes amendment to State Constitution to make homestead property exempt from all ad valorem taxation other than school district levies beginning in a specified year, to prohibit local governments from reducing total funding for services provided by law enforcement, firefighters, and other first responders, and provide an effective date.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
54 added · 53 removed54 line(s) added, 53 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 CS/CS/HJRCS/HJR 203 2026 House Joint Resolution A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Section 6 of Article VII, the creation of Section 7 of Article VIII, and the creation of a new section in Article XII of the State Constitution to increase the exemption for homestead property from all ad valorem taxation other than school district levies annually for 10 years by a certain amount, to make homestead property exempt from all ad valorem taxation other than school district levies beginning in a specified year, to prohibit local governments from reducing total funding for services provided by law enforcement, firefighters, and other first responders, and provide an effective date.
hjr203-02-c2hjr203-01-c1 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 CS/CS/HJRCS/HJR 203 2026 FINANCE AND TAXATION SECTION 6.
hjr203-02-c2hjr203-01-c1 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 CS/CS/HJRCS/HJR 203 2026 any amendment to this Article which provides for the assessment of homestead property at less than just value.
hjr203-02-c2hjr203-01-c1 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 CS/CS/HJRCS/HJR 203 2026 of each year for inflation using the percent change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, U.S.
hjr203-02-c2hjr203-01-c1 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 CS/CS/HJRCS/HJR 203 2026 maintains thereon the permanent residence of the owner, who has attained age sixty-five, and whose household income, as defined by general law, does not exceed twenty thousand dollars;
hjr203-02-c2hjr203-01-c1 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 CS/CS/HJRCS/HJR 203 2026 shall be in a percentage equal to the percentage of the veteran's permanent, service-connected disability as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
hjr203-02-c2hjr203-01-c1 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 CS/CS/HJRCS/HJR 203 2026 she has not remarried.
hjr203-02-c2hjr203-01-c1 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 CS/CS/HJRCS/HJR 203 2026 means arising out of and in the actual performance of duty required by employment as a first responder.
Prohibition of reductions in local first responder funding.—Beginning with the 2027-2028 local fiscal year, the total funding provided by each local government for services provided by law enforcement, firefighters, and other first responders, as provided by general law, may not be less than such jurisdiction's total budgeted amount for such jurisdiction's total budgeted amount for law enforcement services in either the 2025-2026 or 2026-2027 local fiscal year, whichever was higher, notwithstanding any reduction in ad valorem revenue that may result from the amendment to Article VII, approved by voters on November 3, 2026.
prohibition of first responder funding reductions.—This section, the amendment to Section 6 of Article VII increasing the exemption for homestead property from ad valorem taxes other than school levies by $100,000 each year for ten years and making homestead property exempt from ad valorem taxes other than school levies beginning Page 8 of 9 CODING:
hjr203-02-c2hjr203-01-c1 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 CS/CS/HJRCS/HJR 203 2026 exempt from ad valorem taxes other than school levies beginning January 1, 2037, and the creation of Section 7 of Article VIII prohibiting local governments from reducing first responder funding below a specified level shall take effect January 1, 2027.
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- Introduced H 203 Filed pdf
Action History
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Died in Appropriations
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Received
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Referred to Appropriations
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In Messages
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CS passed as amended; YEAS 80, NAYS 30
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Read 3rd time
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Added to Third Reading Calendar
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Amendment 831221 Failed
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Amendment 913429 Failed
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Amendment 553395 Failed
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Amendment 357969 adopted
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Read 2nd time
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Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/19/2026)
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Added to Second Reading Calendar
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Bill referred to House Calendar
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1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
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CS Filed
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Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
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Reported out of Ways & Means Committee
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Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee
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Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
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Now in Ways & Means Committee
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Referred to Ways & Means Committee
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1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
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CS Filed
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Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
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Reported out of State Affairs Committee
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Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
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1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
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Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
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Now in State Affairs Committee
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Reported out of Select Committee on Property Taxes
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Favorable by Select Committee on Property Taxes
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Added to Select Committee on Property Taxes agenda
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Now in Select Committee on Property Taxes
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Referred to Ways & Means Committee
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Referred to State Affairs Committee
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Referred to Select Committee on Property Taxes
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Filed
Sponsors
- Ways & Means Committee · Primary
- State Affairs Committee · Cosponsor
- Dean Black · Cosponsor
- Monique Miller · Cosponsor
- Webster Barnaby · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 159 not signed on · 102 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Ways & Means Committee
Co-sponsors (4)
- State Affairs Committee
- Black, Dean Republican Voted No
- Miller, Monique Republican Voted No
- Barnaby, Webster Republican Voted No
Not signed on (159)
159 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 159 →"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 |
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| Republican | 1 | 75 | 0 | 7 |
| Democrat | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 31 | 76 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 26% | 65% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (117)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 78 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Democrat | 1 | 30 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 80 | 30 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 68% | 26% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (117)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HJR 203 do?
- Elimination of Non-school Property for Homesteads; Proposes amendment to State Constitution to make homestead property exempt from all ad valorem taxation other than school district levies beginning in a specified year, to prohibit local governments from reducing total funding for services provided by law enforcement, firefighters, and other first responders, and provide an effective date.
- Who sponsors HJR 203?
- HJR 203 is sponsored by Ways & Means Committee, State Affairs Committee, Black, Dean (Republican), Miller, Monique (Republican), and Barnaby, Webster (Republican).
- What is the current status of HJR 203?
- This bill has passed the House. Introduced October 16, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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