Florida House Plan to Phase Out Non‑School Homestead Property Taxes Heads to Floor

Overview

• The House Ways & Means Committee advanced HJR 203, which would raise the homestead exemption by $100,000 each year for a decade to eliminate non‑school property taxes on primary residences if approved by voters.
• HJR 203 is now set for a full House vote and would need three‑fifths support in both chambers to reach the November ballot, where it would require 60% voter approval.
• A separate measure, HJR 213, cleared the House State Affairs Committee to cap homesteaded taxable value increases to 3% over three years and to cap non‑homesteaded increases at 15% over three years.
• Another plan, HJR 209, would grant a $200,000 exemption from non‑school taxes for insured homesteads and is already on the House calendar.
• County and city officials warn of steep revenue losses, citing estimates such as Pasco County’s projected 21% hit in year one and up to 45% by year five, with Florida TaxWatch projecting a $4.4 billion local revenue drop in 2027–28 growing to $13.3 billion at full phaseout.