Florida Senate - 2024                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1684
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  02/13/2024           .                                
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       The Committee on Finance and Tax (Collins) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (407070) (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Delete lines 9 - 33
    5  and insert:
    6         (1) Each veteran who has received any of the following
    7  medals shall receive an exemption of up to $10,000 from the
    8  amount of the ad valorem tax otherwise owed on homestead
    9  property that the veteran owns and resides thereon if the
   10  veteran was honorably discharged upon separation from military
   11  service:
   12         (a) The Purple Heart.
   13         (b) The Medal of Honor.
   14         (c) The Navy Cross.
   15         (d) The Air Force Cross.
   16         (e) The Distinguished Service Cross.
   17         (f) The Distinguished Service Medal with Combat V.
   18         (g) The Silver Star.
   19         (h) The Legion of Merit with Combat V.
   20         (i) The Distinguished Flying Cross.
   21         (j) The Bronze Star with Combat V.
   22         (2) If the veteran predeceases his or her spouse and if,
   23  upon the death of the veteran, the spouse holds the legal or
   24  beneficial title to the homestead and permanently resides
   25  thereon as specified in s. 196.031, the exemption from ad
   26  valorem tax which the veteran received carries over to the
   27  benefit of the veteran’s spouse until such time as he or she
   28  remarries or sells or otherwise disposes of the property. If the
   29  spouse sells or otherwise disposes of the property, an exemption
   30  not to exceed the dollar amount granted from the most recent ad
   31  valorem tax roll may be transferred to his or her new residence,
   32  as long as it is used as his or her primary residence and he or
   33  she has not remarried.
   34         (3) To qualify for the exemption granted under this
   35  section, an applicant must, by March 1, submit all of the
   36  following to the county property appraiser:
   37         (a) Official documentation from the United States
   38  Government demonstrating receipt of a medal specified in
   39  subsection (1), including, but not limited to, the DD-214, DD
   40  215, or other discharge form listing such award, general or
   41  permanent orders, or an award certificate.
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   44  And the title is amended as follows:
   45         Delete lines 72 - 75
   46  and insert:
   47         veteran recipients of certain medals; creating s.
   48         196.083, F.S.; providing an ad valorem tax exemption
   49         on homestead property for certain veterans who have
   50         received certain medals; providing that