Proposed Sales Tax Refund for Home Hardening Upgrades
September 24, 2025
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Where This Stands
Currently Died in Finance and Tax. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Introduced.
Procedural history
8 actions- Jan 13, 2026SenateCS by Community Affairs read 1st time
- Jan 13, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced
- Nov 20, 2025SenateNow in Finance and Tax
- Nov 19, 2025SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Nov 18, 2025SenateCS by Community Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
- Nov 10, 2025SenateOn Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 11/18/25, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
Show 2 earlier actions
- Oct 6, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Appropriations
- Sep 24, 2025SenateIntroducedFiled
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
View official text →The Frame
The bill would have created a financial incentive for homeowners to upgrade their properties against wind damage, potentially lowering insurance costs or storm-related repair needs for eligible residents.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Florida homeowners
Homeowners would have been eligible to apply for a sales tax refund on specific home improvement purchases.
Department of Revenue
The department would have been responsible for processing applications, issuing refunds, and adopting emergency rules.
Last recorded activity September 24, 2025.
Introduced.
Summary
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Why It Matters
The bill would have created a financial incentive for homeowners to upgrade their properties against wind damage, potentially lowering insurance costs or storm-related repair needs for eligible residents.
News Coverage
Voting Record
Favorable with Committee Substitute
Total
7
Yes
5
No
0
Present
0
Not Voting
0
Abstain
0
Sponsors
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Legislative failure
Despite being referred to multiple committees, the bill failed to advance past the Finance and Tax committee in the 2026 session.
Connected Entities
Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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