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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    3/25/1998 Senate • Withdrawn from Ways and Means -SJ 00272; Now in Rules and Calendar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)

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  • SB 246, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/23/1997 at 2:09 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 1/26/1998 (pdf)
    Rules and Calendar (Post-Meeting) 4/20/1998 (pdf)

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 3151 Westbrook Identical Last Action: 5/5/1998 Signed by Officers and filed with Secretary of State
    Location:
    H 3071 (c1) Homestead Exemption/Age 65 or Older Rodriguez-Chomat Similar Last Action: 5/1/1998 H Died in Committee on Real Property & Probate (JC), Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HJR 3151 (Filed with Secretary of State)
    Location:
    S 408 (c1) Homestead Exemption/Age 65 or Older Gutman Similar Last Action: 5/1/1998 S Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HJR 3151 (Filed with Secretary of State)
    Location:
    H 3097 Homestead Exemption/Age 65 or Older Rodriguez-Chomat Compare Last Action: 5/1/1998 H Died, reference deferred, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HJR 3151 (Filed with Secretary of State)
    Location:

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    410418 - Amendment
    		Community Affairs 5/10/1998
    1:00 AM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    763242 - Amendment
    		Gutman 5/12/1998
    1:00 AM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Constitution (1)

    Article Section Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    VII Section 6

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