The Florida Senate

CS/SB 1256: Homestead Exemption for Seniors 65 and Older

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Polsky

Homestead Exemption for Seniors 65 and Older; Revising provisions to require certain taxpayers to submit a claim for homestead exemption only one time if certain conditions are met; requiring the property appraiser to provide specified information related to income limitations on an annual basis, etc.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  2/11/2021	Senate	• Filed
  2/18/2021	Senate	• Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 127
  3/2/2021	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 127
  3/11/2021	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/16/21, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Building
  3/16/2021	Senate	• CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 272
  3/17/2021	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Finance and Tax
  3/18/2021	Senate	• CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 277
  3/22/2021	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 03/25/21, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
  3/25/2021	Senate	• Favorable by Finance and Tax; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 324
  3/26/2021	Senate	• Now in Appropriations
  4/21/2021	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/21/21, 4:30 pm, 412 Knott Building • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -SJ 642
  4/22/2021	Senate	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/26/21 -SJ 720
  4/26/2021	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 687 • Substituted CS/CS/HB 597 -SJ 687 • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 597 (Ch. 2021-208) -SJ 687

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• CS/SB 1256, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/17/2021 at 12:20 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Finance and Tax (Pre-Meeting) 3/23/2021 (pdf) Finance and Tax (Post-Meeting) 3/25/2021 (pdf) Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/21/2021 (pdf) Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/22/2021 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  H 597 (er)	Homestead Exemption for Seniors 65 and Older	Local Administration and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee	Identical	Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-208

  Committee Votes (2)

  Date	Committee	Result
  3/25/2021 9:00 AM	Finance and Tax	7 Yeas - 0 Nays
  4/21/2021 4:30 PM	Appropriations	20 Yeas - 0 Nays

  Citations - Statutes (1)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  196.075	Additional homestead exemption for persons 65 and older.	Page 1 (pdf)

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• SB 1256, Original Filed Version Posted 2/11/2021 at 4:33 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/15/2021 (pdf) Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/17/2021 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  H 597	Homestead Exemption for Seniors 65 and Older	Local Administration and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee	Identical	Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-208

  Committee Amendments (2)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  630516 - Amendment Delete lines 35 - 49 and insert:	Community Affairs (Polsky)	3/15/2021 1:48 PM (Late Filed)	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/17/2021	Web Page PDF
  953670 - Amendment Delete lines 43 - 49 and insert:	Community Affairs (Baxley)	3/15/2021 8:43 AM	Withdrawn 3/17/2021	Web Page PDF

  Committee Votes (1)

  Date	Committee	Result
  3/16/2021 9:00 AM	Community Affairs	9 Yeas - 0 Nays

  Citations - Statutes (1)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  196.075	Additional homestead exemption for persons 65 and older.	Page 1 (pdf)

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