Homestead Property Tax Exemptions for Classroom Teachers, Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics, Child Welfare Professionals, and Servicemembers
Summary
Homestead Property Tax Exemptions for Classroom Teachers, Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics, Child Welfare Professionals, and Servicemembers; Specifies information that must be supplied annually to property appraiser by specified professionals who qualify for specified exemption; provides conditions under which those specified professionals may receive additional homestead property tax exemption; specifies amount of homestead property tax exemption; provides requirements for applying for & receiving exemption; specifies actions property appraiser may take if taxpayer improperly claims exemption; provides penalties under certain conditions; requires Legislature to appropriate moneys to offset reductions in ad valorem tax revenues experienced by fiscally constrained counties due; specifies procedures for distributing such moneys.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Jun 2022
Introduced Feb 1, 2022
Signed Jun 24, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2022 · House Feb 24, 2022
How they voted
35–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Mar 10, 2022
D
Democratic14
85% Yea
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
18
Committee
21
Jun 28, 2022
Legislature · Passed
Chapter No. 2022-219; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HJR 1 (Passed)
legislature
Jun 24, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 1
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 25, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/28/22, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
PCS added to State Affairs Committee agenda
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Committee
Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Ways & Means Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Ways & Means Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means Committee
lower
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Josie Tomkow
RRepublican
Co
Alex Rizo
RRepublican
Co
BÁ
Bryan Ávila
RRepublican
Co
Christine Hunschofsky
DDemocratic
Co
Dr. James Bush III
DDemocratic
Co
Elizabeth Anne Fetterhoff
RRepublican
Co
Jackie Toledo
RRepublican
Co
Jim Mooney
RRepublican
Co
Joe Casello
DDemocratic
Co
John Snyder
RRepublican
Co
Juan Alfonso Fernandez-Barquin
RRepublican
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