Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1029 Compare Versions

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10	10	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
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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to senior citizen and teacher property 2
16	16	tax protection; prohibiting a tax collector from 3
17	17	including on forms, or assessing or collecting, 4
18	18	certain charges on property tax bills for certain 5
19	19	identified populations; prohibiting a tax collector 6
20	20	from authorizing a debt collection entity to collect 7
21	21	certain charges on property tax bills for certain 8
22	22	identified populations; prohibiting a tax collector 9
23	23	from selling a tax certificate on certain properties 10
24	24	under specified circumstances; requiring the 11
25	25	Department of Revenue to work with tax collectors to 12
26	26	identify mechanisms, strategies, and funding sources 13
27	27	for assisting certain populations pay for delinquent 14
28	28	charges; providing an effective date. 15
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30	30	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 17
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32	32	Section 1. (1) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a 19
33	33	tax collector may not include on any form sent out by the 20
34	34	office, or assess or collect, any fees, charges, taxes, or other 21
35	35	assessments, however labeled, for the delinquent payment of any 22
36	36	portion of the property tax bill, if a person is: 23
37	37	(a) Age 65 or older and is a low -income person or lives in 24
38	38	a low-income household as those terms are defined in s. 25
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51	51	420.9071, Florida Statutes. 26
52	52	(b) A public school teacher whose annual salary is less 27
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54	54	(2) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a tax 29
55	55	collector may not authorize a debt collection entity to collect 30
56	56	outstanding fees, charges, taxes, or o ther assessments, however 31
57	57	labeled, for the delinquent payment of any portion of the 32
58	58	property tax bill, for a person who is age 65 or older and is a 33
59	59	low-income person or lives in a low -income household as those 34
60	60	terms are defined in s. 420.9071, Florida Stat utes. 35
61	61	(3) A tax collector or his or her designee may not sell a 36
62	62	tax certificate on property owned by a person who is age 65 or 37
63	63	older and is a low-income person or lives in a low -income 38
64	64	household as those terms are defined in s. 420.9071, Florida 39
65	65	Statutes, if the only portion of the tax bill that remains 40
66	66	unpaid are fees, charges, taxes, or other assessments, however 41
67	67	labeled, for the delinquent payment of any portion of the 42
68	68	property tax bill. 43
69	69	(4) The Department of Revenue shall work with the tax 44
70	70	collectors of the state to identify mechanisms, strategies, and 45
71	71	funding sources that may be utilized to assist persons 46
72	72	identified in paragraph (1)(a) with the payment of outstanding 47
73	73	fees, charges, taxes, or other assessments, however labeled, 48
74	74	related to the delinqu ent payment of any portion of a property 49
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88	88	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 51