Florida Senate - 2024                                     SB 172
       
       
        
       By Senator Polsky
       
       
       
       
       
       30-00386-24                                            2024172__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to verification of eligibility for
    3         homestead exemption; creating s. 196.092, F.S.;
    4         requiring the Department of Revenue to establish an
    5         eligibility verification procedure for specified
    6         exemptions; requiring the department to adopt rules;
    7         providing an effective date.
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    9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   11         Section 1. Section 196.092, Florida Statutes, is created to
   12  read:
   13         196.092 Verification of eligibility for certain disabled
   14  veterans and surviving spouses.—The Department of Revenue shall
   15  establish a procedure by which a person may verify his or her
   16  eligibility to receive an exemption or a discount under s.
   17  196.081, s. 196.082, or s. 196.091 before the purchase of
   18  property. The department shall adopt rules to administer this
   19  section.
   20         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.