{"id":118475,"date":"2026-01-14T23:41:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T23:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/118475\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T23:41:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T23:41:04","slug":"house-expects-single-tax-proposal-tallahassee-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/118475\/","title":{"rendered":"House Expects Single Tax Proposal \u2013 Tallahassee Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By The News Service of Florida<\/p>\n

House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, said Tuesday he expects the House to put forward a single proposed constitutional amendment on cutting property taxes, an issue that is a priority of Gov. Ron DeSantis.<\/p>\n

\u201cI fully expect us to have something on the ballot for our constituents to eventually vote on,\u201d Perez told reporters. \u201cI do expect it to be one proposal for them to vote on.\u201d <\/p>\n

In October, the House introduced a slate of seven proposed constitutional amendments and one bill to cut property taxes. DeSantis called for a single proposal and criticized the House approach as a \u201cpolitical game\u201d and \u201chalf measures.\u201d <\/p>\n

Perez said Tuesday it is \u201csomewhat still up in the air\u201d what final proposal will emerge. \u201cWe don\u2019t have a position from our friends across the hall (in the Senate) or the executive branch on what details they are proposing for our constituents to eventually vote on. We\u2019ve taken the initiative,\u201d Perez said. <\/p>\n

Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, told reporters Tuesday the Senate is \u201cabsolutely committed\u201d to getting something on the ballot. <\/p>\n

The House proposals released in October included such things as a straight elimination of non-school homestead property taxes (HJR 201); elimination of non-school homestead taxes for homeowners 65 years and older (HJR 205); and creation of an additional $100,000 homestead exemption on non-school taxes for insured properties (HJR 209). Local governments have raised concerns about potentially reduced funding for schools, infrastructure, recreation programs, water management and emergency services, such as fire-rescue services.<\/p>\n

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