SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 1176
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 682338
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11  Senator Fasano moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 61, between lines 16 and 17,
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17         Section 42.  Subsection (1) of section 95.091, Florida
18  Statutes, is amended to read:
19         95.091  Limitation on actions to collect taxes.--
20         (1)(a)  Except in the case of taxes for which
21  certificates have been sold, or of taxes enumerated in s.
22  72.011, or of a tax lien issued under s. 196.161, any tax lien
23  granted by law to the state or any of its political
24  subdivisions, any municipality, any public corporation or body
25  politic, or any other entity having authority to levy and
26  collect taxes shall expire 5 years after the date the tax is
27  assessed or becomes delinquent, whichever is later.  No action
28  may be begun to collect any tax after the expiration of the
29  lien securing the payment of the tax.
30         (b)  Any tax lien granted by law to the state or any of
31  its political subdivisions for any tax enumerated in s. 72.011
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SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1176 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 682338 1 or any tax lien imposed under s. 196.161 shall expire 20 years 2 after the last date the tax may be assessed, after the tax 3 becomes delinquent, or after the filing of a tax warrant, 4 whichever is later. An action to collect any tax enumerated 5 in s. 72.011 may not be commenced after the expiration of the 6 lien securing the payment of the tax. 7 Section 43. Subsection (3) of section 193.155, Florida 8 Statutes, is amended to read: 9 193.155 Homestead assessments.--Homestead property 10 shall be assessed at just value as of January 1, 1994. 11 Property receiving the homestead exemption after January 1, 12 1994, shall be assessed at just value as of January 1 of the 13 year in which the property receives the exemption. 14 (3) Except as provided in this subsection, property 15 assessed under this section shall be assessed at just value as 16 of January 1 of the year following a change of ownership. 17 Thereafter, the annual changes in the assessed value of the 18 property are subject to the limitations in subsections (1) and 19 (2). For the purpose of this section, a change in ownership 20 means any sale, foreclosure, or transfer of legal title or 21 beneficial title in equity to any person, except as provided 22 in this subsection. There is no change of ownership if: 23 (a) Subsequent to the change or transfer, the same 24 person is entitled to the homestead exemption as was 25 previously entitled and: 26 1. The transfer of title is to correct an error; or 27 2. The transfer is between legal and equitable title; 28 (b) The transfer is between husband and wife, 29 including a transfer to a surviving spouse or a transfer due 30 to a dissolution of marriage; 31 (c) The transfer occurs by operation of law under s. 2 5:28 PM 04/29/03 s1176c1c-11c8h
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1176 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 682338 1 732.4015; or 2 (d) Upon the death of the owner, the transfer is 3 between the owner and another who is a permanent resident and 4 is legally or naturally dependent upon the owner; or. 5 (e) The transfer adds new owners to the existing 6 ownership, the new owners do not apply for or claim homestead 7 exemption, and the original owner who claimed homestead 8 continues to qualify for the exemption. 9 Section 44. Subsection (4) of section 194.011, Florida 10 Statutes, is amended to read: 11 194.011 Assessment notice; objections to 12 assessments.-- 13 (4)(a) At least 15 10 days before the hearing, the 14 petitioner shall provide to the property appraiser a list of 15 evidence to be presented at the hearing, together with copies 16 of all documentation to be considered by the value adjustment 17 board and a summary of evidence to be presented by witnesses. 18 A petitioner may not present for consideration and a board or 19 special master may not accept for consideration testimony or 20 other evidentiary materials that were requested of the 21 petitioner in writing by the property appraiser and denied to 22 the property appraiser. 23 (b) No later than 5 days before the hearing, if after 24 the petitioner has provided provides the information as 25 required under paragraph (a), and if requested in writing by 26 the petitioner, the property appraiser shall provide to the 27 petitioner a list of evidence to be presented at the hearing, 28 together with copies of all documentation to be considered by 29 the value adjustment board and a summary of evidence to be 30 presented by witnesses. The evidence list must contain the 31 property record card if provided by the clerk. 3 5:28 PM 04/29/03 s1176c1c-11c8h
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1176 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 682338 1 2 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 3 4 5 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 6 And the title is amended as follows: 7 On page 5, line 4, after the semicolon, 8 9 insert: 10 amending s. 95.091, F.S.; revising a limitation 11 on actions to collect taxes; amending s. 12 193.155, F.S.; revising the definition of 13 change of ownership of homestead property; 14 amending s. 194.011, F.S.; revising 15 requirements for presenting evidence in 16 property assessment hearings; 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 4 5:28 PM 04/29/03 s1176c1c-11c8h