House Bill hb0305

    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                 HB 305

        By Representative Littlefield






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to homestead exemption;

  3         amending s. 196.031, F.S.; providing that a

  4         person who is receiving or claiming the benefit

  5         of an ad valorem tax exemption or a tax credit

  6         that requires permanent residency in another

  7         state for eligibility is not eligible for

  8         homestead exemption; providing an effective

  9         date.

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11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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

14  Florida Statutes, to read:

15         196.031  Exemption of homesteads.--

16         (6)  A person who is receiving or claiming the benefit

17  of an ad valorem tax exemption or a tax credit in another

18  state where permanent residency is required as a basis for the

19  granting of that ad valorem tax exemption or tax credit is not

20  entitled to the homestead exemption provided by this section.

21         Section 2.  This act shall take effect January 1, 2002.

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24                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Provides that a person who is receiving or claiming the
26    benefit of an ad valorem tax exemption or a tax credit
      that requires permanent residency in another state for
27    eligibility is not eligible for homestead exemption.

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