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1010 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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1212 House Joint Resolution 1
1313 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Section 4 2
1414 of Article VII and the creation of a new section in 3
1515 Article XII of the State Constitution to allow newly 4
1616 established homestead property to be assessed at less 5
1717 than just value if the property was previously 6
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2121 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Flor ida: 10
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2323 That the following amendment to Section 4 of Article VII 12
2424 and the creation of a new section in Article XII of the State 13
2525 Constitution are agreed to and shall be submitted to the 14
2626 electors of this state for approval or rejection at the next 15
2727 general election or at an earlier special election specifically 16
2828 authorized by law for that purpose: 17
2929 ARTICLE VII 18
3030 FINANCE AND TAXATION 19
3131 SECTION 4. Taxation; assessments. —By general law 20
3232 regulations shall be prescribed which shall secure a just 21
3333 valuation of all propert y for ad valorem taxation, provided: 22
3434 (a) Agricultural land, land producing high water recharge 23
3535 to Florida's aquifers, or land used exclusively for 24
3636 noncommercial recreational purposes may be classified by general 25
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4747 law and assessed solely on the basis of ch aracter or use. 26
4848 (b) As provided by general law and subject to conditions, 27
4949 limitations, and reasonable definitions specified therein, land 28
5050 used for conservation purposes shall be classified by general 29
5151 law and assessed solely on the basis of character or u se. 30
5252 (c) Pursuant to general law tangible personal property 31
5353 held for sale as stock in trade and livestock may be valued for 32
5454 taxation at a specified percentage of its value, may be 33
5555 classified for tax purposes, or may be exempted from taxation. 34
5656 (d) All persons entitled to a homestead exemption under 35
5757 Section 6 of this Article shall have their homestead assessed at 36
5858 just value as of January 1 of the year following the effective 37
5959 date of this amendment. This assessment shall change only as 38
6060 provided in this subs ection. 39
6161 (1) Assessments subject to this subsection shall be 40
6262 changed annually on January 1st of each year; but those changes 41
6363 in assessments shall not exceed the lower of the following: 42
6464 a. Three percent (3%) of the assessment for the prior 43
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6666 b. The percent change in the Consumer Price Index for all 45
6767 urban consumers, U.S. City Average, all items 1967=100, or 46
6868 successor reports for the preceding calendar year as initially 47
6969 reported by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of 48
7070 Labor Statistics. 49
7171 (2) No assessment shall exceed just value. 50
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8282 (3) After any change of ownership, as provided by general 51
8383 law, homestead property shall be assessed at just value as of 52
8484 January 1 of the following year, unless the provisions of 53
8585 paragraph (8) apply. Thereafter, the homestead shall be assessed 54
8686 as provided in this subsection. 55
8787 (4) New homestead property shall be assessed at just value 56
8888 as of January 1st of the year following the establishment of the 57
8989 homestead, unless the provisions of paragraph (8) or paragraph 58
9090 (9) apply. That assessment shall only change as provided in this 59
9191 subsection. 60
9292 (5) Changes, additions, reductions, or improvements to 61
9393 homestead property shall be assessed as provided for by general 62
9494 law; provided, however, after the adjustment for any change, 63
9595 addition, reduction, or improvement, the property shall be 64
9696 assessed as provided in this subsection. 65
9797 (6) In the event of a termination of homestead status, the 66
9898 property shall be assessed as provided by general law. 67
9999 (7) The provisions of this amendment are severable. If any 68
100100 of the provisions of this amendment shall be held 69
101101 unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the 70
102102 decision of such court shall not affect or impair any remaining 71
103103 provisions of this amendment. 72
104104 (8)a. A person who establis hes a new homestead as of 73
105105 January 1 and who has received a homestead exemption pursuant to 74
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117117 years immediately preceding the establishment of the new 76
118118 homestead is entitled to have the new homestea d assessed at less 77
119119 than just value. The assessed value of the newly established 78
120120 homestead shall be determined as follows: 79
121121 1. If the just value of the new homestead is greater than 80
122122 or equal to the just value of the prior homestead as of January 81
123123 1 of the year in which the prior homestead was abandoned, the 82
124124 assessed value of the new homestead shall be the just value of 83
125125 the new homestead minus an amount equal to the lesser of 84
126126 $500,000 or the difference between the just value and the 85
127127 assessed value of the prio r homestead as of January 1 of the 86
128128 year in which the prior homestead was abandoned. Thereafter, the 87
129129 homestead shall be assessed as provided in this subsection. 88
130130 2. If the just value of the new homestead is less than the 89
131131 just value of the prior homestead a s of January 1 of the year in 90
132132 which the prior homestead was abandoned, the assessed value of 91
133133 the new homestead shall be equal to the just value of the new 92
134134 homestead divided by the just value of the prior homestead and 93
135135 multiplied by the assessed value of th e prior homestead. 94
136136 However, if the difference between the just value of the new 95
137137 homestead and the assessed value of the new homestead calculated 96
138138 pursuant to this sub -subparagraph is greater than $500,000, the 97
139139 assessed value of the new homestead shall be in creased so that 98
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152152 provided in this subsection. 101
153153 b. By general law and subject to conditions specified 102
154154 therein, the legislature shall provide for application of this 103
155155 paragraph to property owned by more than one person. 104
156156 (9)a. A person who establishes a new homestead as of 105
157157 January 1 is entitled to have their homestead assessed at less 106
158158 than just value if: 107
159159 1. The property being establis hed as a new homestead was 108
160160 assessed under subsection (g) or subsection (h) the prior 109
161161 January 1. 110
162162 2. The owner of the new homestead is the same person who 111
163163 owned the property when the property was assessed the prior 112
164164 January 1. 113
165165 3. There has been no change of ownership between the time 114
166166 the property was previously assessed and the time the new 115
167167 homestead is established. 116
168168 b. The increase in assessed value for a new homestead 117
169169 established under this paragraph shall not exceed ten percent 118
170170 (10%) of the assessment for the previous year. 119
171171 (e) The legislature may, by general law, for assessment 120
172172 purposes and subject to the provisions of this subsection, allow 121
173173 counties and municipalities to authorize by ordinance that 122
174174 historic property may be assessed solely on the bas is of 123
175175 character or use. Such character or use assessment shall apply 124
176176 only to the jurisdiction adopting the ordinance. The 125
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187187 requirements for eligible properties must be specified by 126
188188 general law. 127
189189 (f) A county may, in the manner prescribed by general law, 128
190190 provide for a reduction in the assessed value of homestead 129
191191 property to the extent of any increase in the assessed value of 130
192192 that property which results from the construction or 131
193193 reconstruction of the property for the purpose of providing 132
194194 living quarters for on e or more natural or adoptive grandparents 133
195195 or parents of the owner of the property or of the owner's spouse 134
196196 if at least one of the grandparents or parents for whom the 135
197197 living quarters are provided is 62 years of age or older. Such a 136
198198 reduction may not excee d the lesser of the following: 137
199199 (1) The increase in assessed value resulting from 138
200200 construction or reconstruction of the property. 139
201201 (2) Twenty percent of the total assessed value of the 140
202202 property as improved. 141
203203 (g) For all levies other than school district levies, 142
204204 assessments of residential real property, as defined by general 143
205205 law, which contains nine units or fewer and which is not subject 144
206206 to the assessment limitations set forth in subsections (a) 145
207207 through (d) shall change only as provided in this subsectio n. 146
208208 (1) Assessments subject to this subsection shall be 147
209209 changed annually on the date of assessment provided by law; but 148
210210 those changes in assessments shall not exceed ten percent (10%) 149
211211 of the assessment for the prior year. 150
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222222 (2) No assessment shall exceed just value. 151
223223 (3) After a change of ownership or control, as defined by 152
224224 general law, including any change of ownership of a legal entity 153
225225 that owns the property, such property shall be assessed at just 154
226226 value as of the next assessment date. Thereafter, such property 155
227227 shall be assessed as provided in this subsection. 156
228228 (4) Changes, additions, reductions, or improvements to 157
229229 such property shall be assessed as provided for by general law; 158
230230 however, after the adjustment for any change, addition, 159
231231 reduction, or improv ement, the property shall be assessed as 160
232232 provided in this subsection. 161
233233 (h) For all levies other than school district levies, 162
234234 assessments of real property that is not subject to the 163
235235 assessment limitations set forth in subsections (a) through (d) 164
236236 and (g) shall change only as provided in this subsection. 165
237237 (1) Assessments subject to this subsection shall be 166
238238 changed annually on the date of assessment provided by law; but 167
239239 those changes in assessments shall not exceed ten percent (10%) 168
240240 of the assessment for the prior year. 169
241241 (2) No assessment shall exceed just value. 170
242242 (3) The legislature must provide that such property shall 171
243243 be assessed at just value as of the next assessment date after a 172
244244 qualifying improvement, as defined by general law, is made to 173
245245 such property. Thereafter, such property shall be assessed as 174
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257257 (4) The legislature may provide that such property shall 176
258258 be assessed at just value as of the next assessment date after a 177
259259 change of ownership or control, as defined by general law, 178
260260 including any change of ownership of the legal entity that owns 179
261261 the property. Thereafter, such property shall be assessed as 180
262262 provided in this subsection. 181
263263 (5) Changes, additions, reductions, or improvements to 182
264264 such property shall be assessed as provided for by general law; 183
265265 however, after the adjustment for any change, addition, 184
266266 reduction, or improvement, the property shall be assessed as 185
267267 provided in this subsection. 186
268268 (i) The legislature, by general law and subj ect to 187
269269 conditions specified therein, may prohibit the consideration of 188
270270 the following in the determination of the assessed value of real 189
271271 property: 190
272272 (1) Any change or improvement to real property used for 191
273273 residential purposes made to improve the property's resistance 192
274274 to wind damage. 193
275275 (2) The installation of a solar or renewable energy source 194
276276 device. 195
277277 (j)(1) The assessment of the following working waterfront 196
278278 properties shall be based upon the current use of the property: 197
279279 a. Land used predominantly for com mercial fishing 198
280280 purposes. 199
281281 b. Land that is accessible to the public and used for 200
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292292 vessel launches into waters that are navigable. 201
293293 c. Marinas and drystacks that are open to the public. 202
294294 d. Water-dependent marine manufacturing facilities, 203
295295 commercial fishing facilities, and marine vessel construction 204
296296 and repair facilities and their support activities. 205
297297 (2) The assessment benefit provided by this subsection is 206
298298 subject to conditions and limitations and reasonable definitions 207
299299 as specified by the legislature b y general law. 208
300300 ARTICLE XII 209
301301 SCHEDULE 210
302302 Assessed value of new homestead property that has not 211
303303 changed ownership.—This section and the amendment to section 6 212
304304 of Article VII authorizing assessments below just value for 213
305305 newly established homestead property tha t has not changed 214
306306 ownership and has previously been assessed as nonhomestead 215
307307 property shall take effect January 1, 2025. 216
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309309 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following statement be 218
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311311 CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND MENT 220
312312 ARTICLE VII, SECTION 6 221
313313 ARTICLE XII 222
314314 ASSESSED VALUE OF NE W HOMESTEAD PROPERTY THAT HAS NOT 223
315315 CHANGED OWNERSHIP.—Proposing an amendment to the State 224
316316 Constitution to authorize newly established homestead property 225
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327327 to be assessed at less than just value if the property was 226
328328 previously assessed as nonhomestead property and has not changed 227
329329 ownership. The increase in assessed value for the newly 228
330330 established homestead property may not exceed 10 percent of the 229
331331 assessed value for the previous year. The amendment shall take 230
332332 effect January 1, 2025. 231