Florida Senate - 2025                                     SB 786
       
       
        
       By Senator Truenow
       
       
       
       
       
       13-01434A-25                                           2025786__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to improvements to structures on
    3         agricultural lands; amending s. 193.461, F.S.;
    4         prohibiting assessment of any agricultural
    5         improvements used for certain purposes on specified
    6         lands; providing applicability; providing an effective
    7         date.
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    9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   11         Section 1. Subsection (9) is added to section 193.461,
   12  Florida Statutes, to read:
   13         193.461 Agricultural lands; classification and assessment;
   14  mandated eradication or quarantine program; natural disasters.—
   15         (9) Notwithstanding any other law, any agricultural
   16  improvements used for an agricultural purpose located on lands
   17  classified for assessment purposes as agricultural lands are
   18  exempt from assessment under this section.
   19         Section 2. The amendments made by this act to s. 193.461,
   20  Florida Statutes, first apply to the 2026 ad valorem tax roll.
   21         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.