| 1 | Representative Zapata offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between lines 11-12 insert: |
| 5 | Section 1. Paragraph (d) is added to subsection (2) of |
| 6 | section 197.252, Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 7 | 197.252 Homestead tax deferral.-- |
| 8 | (2) |
| 9 | (d) From October 1, 2008, to October 1, 2010, each county |
| 10 | may defer ad valorem taxes and non-ad valorem assessments in |
| 11 | their entirety if an applicant's household income for the prior |
| 12 | calendar year is less than $50,000 and the applicant |
| 13 | demonstrates a substantial economic hardship resulting from the |
| 14 | loss of a job or similar impact on the household income within 6 |
| 15 | months of the application. |
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| 19 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 20 | Between line(s) 2-3 and insert: |
| 21 | amending s. 197.252, F.S.; authorizing counties to defer ad |
| 22 | valorem taxes and non-ad valorem assessments for certain persons |
| 23 | under certain circumstances; |
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