Overview

• The Florida House Select Committee on Property Taxes convenes Monday and Tuesday in Tallahassee to examine proposals to reduce or eliminate local property taxes.
• Rep. Ryan Chamberlin’s three-stage “Freedom 1,2,3” concept would replace revenues with a 5% real-estate transaction fee (about $12 billion), a 5% travel and public-safety fee on hotels, rideshares and theme parks (about $4 billion), and a new 3-cent statewide sales tax dedicated to schools (about $20 billion).
• Stage one would cap county collections at 2022–23 levels, with subsequent stages requiring voter approval, likely through a constitutional amendment.
• Chamberlin says the plan is his proposal, not an official measure from Gov. Ron DeSantis or the House committee, though the governor continues to promote sweeping property-tax relief.
• Local leaders are divided over potential impacts on police, fire and other services, and Florida TaxWatch urged incremental reforms rather than immediate full elimination.