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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to senior citizen and teacher property 2
tax protection; prohibiting a tax collector from 3
including on forms, or assessing or collecting, 4
certain charges on property tax bills for certain 5
identified populations; prohibiting a tax collector 6
from authorizing a debt collection entity to collect 7
certain charges on property tax bills for certain 8
identified populations; prohibiting a tax collector 9
from selling a tax certificate on certain properties 10
under specified circumstances; requiring the 11
Department of Revenue to work with tax collectors to 12
identify mechanisms, strategies, and funding sources 13
for assisting certain populations pay for delinquent 14
charges; providing an effective date. 15
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 17
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Section 1. (1) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a 19
tax collector may not include on any form sent out by the 20
office, or assess or collect, any fees, charges, taxes, or other 21
assessments, however labeled, for the delinquent payment of any 22
portion of the property tax bill, if a person is: 23
(a) Age 65 or older and is a low -income person or lives in 24
a low-income household as those terms are defined in s. 25
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420.9071, Florida Statutes. 26
(b) A public school teacher whose annual salary is less 27
than $45,000. 28
(2) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a tax 29
collector may not authorize a debt collection entity to collect 30
outstanding fees, charges, taxes, or o ther assessments, however 31
labeled, for the delinquent payment of any portion of the 32
property tax bill, for a person who is age 65 or older and is a 33
low-income person or lives in a low -income household as those 34
terms are defined in s. 420.9071, Florida Stat utes. 35
(3) A tax collector or his or her designee may not sell a 36
tax certificate on property owned by a person who is age 65 or 37
older and is a low-income person or lives in a low -income 38
household as those terms are defined in s. 420.9071, Florida 39
Statutes, if the only portion of the tax bill that remains 40
unpaid are fees, charges, taxes, or other assessments, however 41
labeled, for the delinquent payment of any portion of the 42
property tax bill. 43
(4) The Department of Revenue shall work with the tax 44
collectors of the state to identify mechanisms, strategies, and 45
funding sources that may be utilized to assist persons 46
identified in paragraph (1)(a) with the payment of outstanding 47
fees, charges, taxes, or other assessments, however labeled, 48
related to the delinqu ent payment of any portion of a property 49
tax bill. 50
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Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 51