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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 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.
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 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.
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 6  And the title is amended as follows:
 7         On page 5, line 4, after the semicolon,
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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;
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