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HB 3151: Homestead Exemption/Age 65 or Older

JOINT RESOLUTION by Villalobos ; Garcia ; Morse ; Barreiro ; Valdes ; Lacasa ; Meek ; Westbrook ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Crady ; Flanagan ; Byrd ; Bradley ; Putnam ; Tamargo ; Ziebarth ; Brown ; Spratt ; Harrington ; Bullard ; Arnall ; Futch ; Thrasher ; Argenziano ; Warner ; Murman ; Eggelletion ; Chestnut ; Casey ; Crist ; Mackey ; Wallace ; Livingston

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: 5/5/1998 - Signed by Officers and filed with Secretary of State
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/9/1997 House • Prefiled
11/13/1997 House • Referred to Real Property & Probate (JC); Finance & Taxation (FRC); General Government Appropriations
12/18/1997 House • On Committee agenda-- Real Property & Probate (JC), 01/06/98, 1:00 pm, 413C
1/6/1998 House • Comm. Action: Favorable by Real Property & Probate (JC)
1/9/1998 House • Now in Finance & Taxation (FRC)
2/27/1998 House • On Committee agenda-- Finance & Taxation (FRC), 03/05/98, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
3/3/1998 House • Introduced, referred to Real Property & Probate (JC); Finance & Taxation (FRC); General Government Appropriations -HJ 00015; On Committee agenda-- Real Property & Probate (JC), 01/06/98, 1:00 pm, 413C; Comm. Action: Favorable by Real Property & Probate (JC) -HJ 00079; Now in Finance & Taxation (FRC) -HJ 00079; On Committee agenda-- Finance & Taxation (FRC), 03/05/98, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
3/5/1998 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously Favorable by Finance & Taxation (FRC) -HJ 00179
3/11/1998 House • Now in General Government Appropriations -HJ 00179
3/27/1998 House • On Committee agenda-- General Government Appropriations, 04/02/98, 10:00 am, 214C
4/2/1998 House • Comm. Action:-Favorable by General Government Appropriations -HJ 00468
4/6/1998 House • In Justice Council, pending ranking -HJ 00468
4/9/1998 House • Placed on Justice Council Calendar -HJ 00521
4/21/1998 House • Read second time -HJ 00756; Amendment(s) failed -HJ 00756
4/22/1998 House • Read third time -HJ 00978; Passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 2 -HJ 00979
4/22/1998 Senate • In Messages
4/23/1998 Senate • Received, referred to Community Affairs; Ways and Means; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00873
4/29/1998 Senate • Withdrawn from Community Affairs; Ways and Means; Rules and Calendar -SJ 01137; Substituted for SJR 246 -SJ 01137; Read second time -SJ 01137; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01137; Amendment(s) reconsidered, withdrawn -SJ 01146; Read third time -SJ 01146; Passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 5 -SJ 01146
4/29/1998 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 01710
5/5/1998 • Signed by Officers and filed with Secretary of State