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SB 184: Homestead Exemption for First Responders

GENERAL BILL by Polsky ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Pizzo

Homestead Exemption for First Responders; Exempting from ad valorem taxation the homestead property of the surviving spouse of a first responder who dies in the line of duty while employed by the United States Government; expanding the definition of “first responder” to include certain federal law enforcement officers; providing applicability, etc.

Effective Date: 1/1/2024
 Last Action: 5/5/2023 Senate - Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7063 (Ch. 2023-157)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Finance and Tax (FT)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/13/2023 Senate • Filed
    1/26/2023 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Appropriations
    3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
    3/10/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/15/23, 1:00 pm, 401 Senate Building
    3/15/2023 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    • Now in Finance and Tax
    3/16/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 03/21/23, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
    3/21/2023 Senate • Favorable by Finance and Tax; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
    • Now in Appropriations
    5/5/2023 Senate • Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7063 (Ch. 2023-157)

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  • SB 184, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/13/2023 at 9:29 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/14/2023 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/15/2023 (pdf)
    Finance and Tax (Pre-Meeting) 3/17/2023 (pdf)
    Finance and Tax (Post-Meeting) 3/21/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 101 Homestead Exemption for First Responders Woodson Identical Last Action: 5/5/2023 S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7063 (Ch. 2023-157) Track This Bill
    H 7063 (er) Taxation Ways & Means Committee Compare Last Action: 5/26/2023 Chapter No. 2023-157 Track This Bill
    S 7062 (c1) Taxation Finance and Tax Compare Last Action: 5/4/2023 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7063 (Ch. 2023-157) -SJ 826 Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/15/2023 1:00 PM Community Affairs 9 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/21/2023 8:30 AM Finance and Tax 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    196.081 Exemption for certain permanently and totally disabled veterans and for surviving spouses of veterans; exemption for surviving spouses of first responders who die in the line of duty. Page 1 (pdf)

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