HOUSE AMENDMENT

    218-183X-05                                    Bill No. HB 157

    Amendment No.     (for drafter's use only)

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11  Representative(s) Rojas and Diaz de la Portilla offered the

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14         Amendment (with title amendment) 

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19         Section 1.  Subsection (6) is added to section 196.031,

20  Florida Statutes, to read:

21         196.031  Exemption of homesteads.--

22         (6)  In addition to the exemptions provided by this

23  section, any taxing authority may, with respect to taxes

24  levied by that authority, grant an additional exemption of

25  $25,000 of assessed valuation for any person who is entitled

26  to the exemption provided by subsection (1), who is 65 years

27  of age or older, and whose annual household income is less

28  than $20,000.  The property appraiser may require an applicant

29  for this exemption to submit such evidence as is necessary to

30  establish his or her qualifications for this exemption.

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

    218-183X-05                                    Bill No. HB 157

    Amendment No.     (for drafter's use only)





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  2  And the title is amended as follows:

  3         On page 1........., line(s) 6........., after the

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  7         amending s. 196.031, F.S.; authorizing any

  8         taxing authority to grant an additional $25,000

  9         homestead exemption to persons 65 or older with

10         an annual household income of less than

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