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SB 246: Homestead Exemption/Age 65 or Older

JOINT RESOLUTION by Diaz-Balart ; Gutman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Crist ; Horne ; Sullivan ; Kirkpatrick ; Meadows ; Jones ; Holzendorf ; Casas ; Dudley

Homestead Exemption/Age 65 or Older; constitutional amendment, effective 01/01/1999, to authorize Legislature to allow counties & municipalities to grant additional homestead tax exemption not exceeding $25,000 to certain persons 65 years of age or older whose household income does not exceed specified amount. Amends s. 6, Art. VII.

Last Action: 4/29/1998 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01092; House Bill substituted -SJ 01137; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HJR 3151 (Filed with Secretary of State)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/20/1997 Senate • Prefiled
11/19/1997 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Ways and Means; Rules and Calendar
1/23/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/03/98, 9:00 am, Room-309C
2/3/1998 Senate • Comm. Action: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Community Affairs
2/4/1998 Senate • Now in Ways and Means
3/3/1998 Senate • Introduced, referred to Community Affairs; Ways and Means; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00022; On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/03/98, 9:00 am, Room-309C; Comm. Action: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Community Affairs -SJ 00007; Now in Ways and Means -SJ 00007
3/25/1998 Senate • Withdrawn from Ways and Means -SJ 00272; Now in Rules and Calendar
4/20/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules and Calendar, 04/23/98, 8:00 am, Room-A(LL-37)
4/23/1998 Senate • Comm. Action:-Favorable by Rules and Calendar -SJ 00927
4/24/1998 Senate • Placed on Calendar -SJ 00927
4/28/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01092
4/29/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01092; House Bill substituted -SJ 01137; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HJR 3151 (Filed with Secretary of State)