HB 471 2023 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0471-00 Page 1 of 2 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 homestead assessments; amending s. 2 193.155, F.S.; revising the limitation on annual 3 increases of homestead property tax assessments; 4 providing a contingent effective date. 5 6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 7 8 Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 193.155, Florida 9 Statutes, is amended to read: 10 193.155 Homestead assessments. —Homestead property shall be 11 assessed at just value as of January 1, 1994. Property receiving 12 the homestead exemption after January 1, 1994, shall be assessed 13 at just value as of January 1 of the year in which the property 14 receives the exemption unless the provisions of subsection (8) 15 apply. 16 (1) Beginning in 1995, or the year following the year the 17 property receives homestead exemption, whichever is later, the 18 property shall be reassessed annually on January 1. Any change 19 resulting from such reassessment shall not exceed the lower of 20 the following: 21 (a) Two Three percent of the assessed value of the 22 property for the prior year; or 23 (b) The percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for 24 All Urban Consumers, U.S. City Average, all items 1967=100, or 25 HB 471 2023 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0471-00 Page 2 of 2 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 successor reports for the preceding calendar year as initially 26 reported by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of 27 Labor Statistics. 28 Section 2. This act shall take effect on the effective 29 date of the amendment to the State Constitution proposed by HJR 30 469 or a similar joint resolution ha ving substantially the same 31 specific intent and purpose , if such amendment to the State 32 Constitution is approved at the next general election or at an 33 earlier special election specifically authorized by law for that 34 purpose. 35