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CS/CS/HB 291: Homestead Exemption/65 Years & Older

GENERAL BILL by General Government Appropriations ; Real Property & Probate ; Villalobos ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Wiles ; Murman ; Argenziano ; Littlefield ; Pruitt ; Suarez ; Sorensen ; Jacobs ; Valdes

Homestead Exemption/65 Years & Older; authorizes boards of county commissioners & municipal governing authorities to grant by ordinance additional homestead exemption for persons 65 & older whose household income does not exceed specified amount; defines terms "household" & "household income"; provides requirements for ordinances. Creates 196.075.

Effective Date: 07/01/1999
Last Action: 6/11/1999 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-341
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/11/1999 House • Prefiled
1/21/1999 House • Referred to Real Property & Probate (CJC); Community Affairs (PRC); Finance & Taxation (FRC); General Government Appropriations (FRC)
2/5/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Real Property & Probate (CJC), 02/17/99, 1:00 pm, 314-HOB
2/17/1999 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously CS by Real Property & Probate (CJC)
3/1/1999 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 113
3/2/1999 House • Introduced, referred to Real Property & Probate (CJC); Community Affairs (PRC); Finance & Taxation (FRC); General Government Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00038; On Committee agenda-- Real Property & Probate (CJC), 02/17/99, 1:00 pm, 314-HOB; Comm. Action: Unanimously CS by Real Property & Probate (CJC) -HJ 00105; CS read first time on 03/02/99 -HJ 00096; Pending review of CS under Rule 113; Now in Community Affairs (PRC) -HJ 00105
3/15/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs (PRC), 03/17/99, 3:30 pm, Morris Hall
3/17/1999 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously Favorable by Community Affairs (PRC) -HJ 00383
3/19/1999 House • Now in Finance & Taxation (FRC) -HJ 00383
3/26/1999 House • Withdrawn from Finance & Taxation (FRC) -HJ 00405; Now in General Government Appropriations (FRC)
4/14/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- General Government Appropriations (FRC), 04/16/99, 9:30 am, 214C
4/16/1999 House • Comm. Action:-Unanimously CS/CS by General Government Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00752
4/21/1999 House • CS read first time on 04/21/99 -HJ 00743; Pending review of CS under Rule 113; Placed on calendar, available for General Calendar -HJ 00752
4/23/1999 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 01019
4/26/1999 House • Read third time -HJ 01119; CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 01120
4/26/1999 Senate • In Messages
4/27/1999 Senate • Received, referred to Fiscal Resource -SJ 01222; Immediately withdrawn from Fiscal Resource -SJ 01178; Substituted for CS/SB 184 -SJ 01178; Read second and third times -SJ 01178; CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 01178
4/27/1999 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 01479
5/28/1999 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/11/1999 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-341