Three bills aim to reduce or eliminate property taxes in Florida

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Now that the Florida Legislature is formally in session as of Tuesday, March 4, it will deal with at least three bills that aim either to reduce property taxes further or eliminate them completely. The three bills, which have Gov. Ron DeSantis’ expressed support, are House Bill 359, filed on Feb. 3; House Bill 852, filed on Feb. 18; and a joint resolution SRJ1016, filed on Feb. 24. HB-359, filed by Republican Representative Ryan Chamberlin, of District 24, seeks to exempt $100,000 of a property’s value from taxation, up from the current $50,000 exemption. The proposal is similar to one that Chamberlin introduced last year and that ultimately fail