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CS/SB 226: Property Taxes

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Artiles ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Garcia

Property Taxes; Providing that a possessor of real property for 7 years must pay all delinquent taxes prior to claiming adverse possession; authorizing petitioners, upon a certain showing of extenuating circumstances, to file petitions with value adjustment boards within a specified timeframe after certain deadlines, subject to certain limitations; specifying the circumstances under which a special magistrate’s appraisal may not be submitted as evidence to a value adjustment board, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/1/2017 Senate - Withdrawn from further consideration
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (AFT)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/3/2017 Senate • Filed
    1/12/2017 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 52
    1/30/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/07/17, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
    3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 52
    3/17/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/22/17, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    3/22/2017 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 -SJ 257
    3/24/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/29/2017 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax -SJ 257
    • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 259
    4/10/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, 04/13/17, 1:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
    4/13/2017 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 424
    4/18/2017 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 424
    5/1/2017 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations: Subcommittee Recommendation not considered
    • Withdrawn from further consideration

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  • CS/SB 226, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/24/2017 at 10:13 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (Pre-Meeting) 4/12/2017 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (Post-Meeting) 4/17/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 289 (c2) Property Taxes Donalds, Avila Similar Last Action: 5/5/2017 H Died on Calendar

    Proposed Committee Substitutes (1)

    PCS and Amendments Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    212144 - Proposed Committee Substitute Appropriations 4/17/2017
    6:27 PM

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    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    871512 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
    (Artiles)
    4/11/2017
    2:53 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/13/2017
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 295428 - Amendment to Amendment (871512)
    Between lines 571 and 572 insert:
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
    (Artiles)
    4/12/2017
    12:40 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/13/2017
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/13/2017 1:00 PM Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (13)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    95.18 Real property actions; adverse possession without color of title. Page 2 (pdf)
    193.155 Homestead assessments. Page 3 (pdf)
    193.703 Reduction in assessment for living quarters of parents or grandparents. Page 5 (pdf)
    194.011 Assessment notice; objections to assessments. Page 6 (pdf)
    194.032 Hearing purposes; timetable. Page 7 (pdf)
    194.035 Special magistrates; property evaluators. Page 9 (pdf)
    196.011 Annual application required for exemption. Page 11 (pdf)
    196.012 Definitions. Page 13 (pdf)
    196.075 Additional homestead exemption for persons 65 and older. Page 15 (pdf)
    196.183 Exemption for tangible personal property. Page 16 (pdf)
    196.198 Educational property exemption. Page 16 (pdf)
    196.202 Property of widows, widowers, blind persons, and persons totally and permanently disabled. Page 18 (pdf)
    200.069 Notice of proposed property taxes and non-ad valorem assessments. Page 19 (pdf)

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  • SB 226, Original Filed Version Posted 1/3/2017 at 8:52 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/6/2017 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/24/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 289 (c1) Property Taxes Donalds, Avila Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 H Died on Calendar

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    246674 - Amendment
    Delete lines 71 - 546 and insert:
    Judiciary
    (Artiles)
    3/21/2017
    3:35 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    8/14/2018
    Web Page
    PDF
    241760 - Amendment
    Delete lines 507 - 546.
    Judiciary
    (Powell)
    2/6/2017
    2:09 PM
    Withdrawn
    8/14/2018
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/22/2017 4:00 PM Judiciary 7 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (16)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    95.18 Real property actions; adverse possession without color of title. Page 2 (pdf)
    192.0105 Taxpayer rights. Page 3 (pdf)
    193.122 Certificates of value adjustment board and property appraiser; extensions on the assessment rolls. Page 4 (pdf)
    193.155 Homestead assessments. Page 4 (pdf)
    193.703 Reduction in assessment for living quarters of parents or grandparents. Page 6 (pdf)
    194.011 Assessment notice; objections to assessments. Page 7 (pdf)
    194.032 Hearing purposes; timetable. Page 9 (pdf)
    194.035 Special magistrates; property evaluators. Page 10 (pdf)
    194.036 Appeals. Page 12 (pdf)
    194.171 Circuit court to have original jurisdiction in tax cases. Page 13 (pdf)
    196.011 Annual application required for exemption. Page 13 (pdf)
    196.075 Additional homestead exemption for persons 65 and older. Page 15 (pdf)
    196.161 Homestead exemptions; lien imposed on property of person claiming exemption although not a permanent resident. Page 16 (pdf)
    196.183 Exemption for tangible personal property. Page 18 (pdf)
    197.3632 Uniform method for the levy, collection, and enforcement of non-ad valorem assessments. Page 18 (pdf)
    200.069 Notice of proposed property taxes and non-ad valorem assessments. Page 19 (pdf)

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