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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 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to property tax discount for disabled 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | veterans; amending s. 196.082, F.S.; revising 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | eligibility for a tax discount for certain disabled 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | veterans; providing an effective date. 5 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 7 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Section 1. Subsection (1) and paragraph (c) of subsection 9 |
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| 23 | 23 | | (4) of section 196.082, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 10 |
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| 24 | 24 | | 196.082 Discounts for disabled vete rans; surviving spouse 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | carryover.— 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | (1) Each veteran who is age 65 or older and is partially 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | or totally permanently disabled shall receive a discount from 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | the amount of the ad valorem tax otherwise owed on homestead 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | property that the veteran owns and resi des in if: 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (a) The disability was combat -related; and 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (b) The veteran was honorably discharged upon separation 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | from military service ; and 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | (c) The veteran has been awarded the Purple Heart medal . 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (4) To qualify for the discount granted under this 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | section, an applicant must submit to the county property 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | appraiser by March 1: 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (c) Proof that the veteran has been awarded the Purple 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | Heart medal of age as of January 1 of the year to which the 25 |
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| 51 | 51 | | discount will apply. 26 |
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| 53 | 53 | | Any applicant who is qualified to receiv e a discount under this 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | section and who fails to file an application by March 1 may file 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | an application for the discount and may file, pursuant to s. 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | 194.011(3), a petition with the value adjustment board 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | requesting that the discount be granted. Such appli cation and 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | petition shall be subject to the same procedures as for 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | exemptions set forth in s. 196.011(8). 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect on the effective 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | date of the amendment to the State Constitution proposed by HJR 36 |
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| 62 | 62 | | 1373, or a similar joint resolution having substantially the 37 |
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| 63 | 63 | | same specific intent and purpose, if such amendment is approved 38 |
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| 64 | 64 | | at the next general election or at an earlier special election 39 |
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| 65 | 65 | | specifically authorized by law for that purpose. 40 |
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