HJR 209 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Property Insurance Relief Homestead Exemption Non-school Property Tax

Summary

Property Insurance Relief Homestead Exemption Non-school Property Tax; Proposes amendment to State Constitution to increase by $200,000 the exemption for homestead property from all ad valorem taxation other than school district levies for homestead properties that have property insurance, to prohibit local governments from reducing total funding for first responders, and to provide an effective date.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2025

Committee Review

Dec 2025

House Passage

Nov 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Oct 16, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

H 209 c1 → H 209 c2 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated to reflect a committee revision that broadens the protection against funding cuts. The scope of the funding guarantee was expanded from just 'law enforcement' to include 'firefighters and other first responders,' and the entities prohibited from cutting funds were changed from 'counties and municipalities' to the broader term 'local governments.' These changes ensure a wider range of emergency services are protected from budget reductions.

Scope change

The scope of protected services was expanded to include firefighters and other first responders, and the entities restricted from cutting funding were expanded from counties and municipalities to all local governments.

FISCAL

The list of protected services was updated to explicitly include 'firefighters and other first responders' alongside law enforcement.

ENFORCEMENT

The restriction on reducing funding was broadened to apply to 'local governments' instead of just 'counties and municipalities.'

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated from 'CS/HJR 209' to 'CS/CS/HJR 209' to indicate a second committee revision.

Floor votes · House Nov 20, 2025

How they voted

24–10

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 37

Nov 20, 2025

D Democratic11

10 Nay 1

90% Nay

R Republican26

24 Yea 2

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Dec 11, 2025

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

Dec 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Ways & Means Committee

lower

Dec 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee

lower

Dec 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda

lower

Dec 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Ways & Means Committee

lower

Dec 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of State Affairs Committee

lower

Dec 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable by State Affairs Committee

lower

Nov 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to State Affairs Committee agenda

lower

Nov 20, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (24-10-3)

house

Nov 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in State Affairs Committee

lower

Nov 20, 2025

Committee

Referred to Ways & Means Committee

lower

Nov 20, 2025

Committee

Referred to State Affairs Committee

lower

Nov 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Select Committee on Property Taxes

lower

Nov 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Select Committee on Property Taxes

lower

Nov 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

PCS added to Select Committee on Property Taxes agenda

lower

Oct 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Select Committee on Property Taxes

lower

Oct 16, 2025

Committee

Referred to Ways & Means Committee

lower

Oct 16, 2025

Committee

Referred to State Affairs Committee

lower

Oct 16, 2025

Committee

Referred to Select Committee on Property Taxes

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors