Changes to Homestead Tax Assessment Transfers
January 6, 2026
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Where This Stands
Currently Died in State Affairs Committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
14 actions- Feb 12, 2026HouseNow in State Affairs Committee
- Feb 12, 2026HouseReported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Feb 12, 2026HouseCommitteeFavorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Feb 10, 2026HouseAdded to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
- Feb 6, 2026HouseNow in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Feb 6, 2026HouseReported out of Ways & Means Committee
Show 8 earlier actions
- Feb 2, 2026HouseCommitteeFavorable by Ways & Means Committee
- Jan 29, 2026HouseAdded to Ways & Means Committee agenda
- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroduced1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- Jan 12, 2026HouseNow in Ways & Means Committee
- Jan 12, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to State Affairs Committee
- Jan 12, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Jan 12, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to Ways & Means Committee
- Jan 6, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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View official text →The Frame
Homeowners moving to a new property may see changes in their property tax liability based on how their previous homestead's assessment difference is calculated and applied to their new home, capped at a maximum benefit of $500,000.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Florida homeowners
Homeowners who move between homestead properties are subject to the updated calculation methods for transferring their assessment limitations.
Current stage: Died in State Affairs Committee.
Floor Vote.
Summary
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a homestead assessment limitation transfer?
How does this bill affect married couples?
Is there a limit to the tax savings I can transfer?
Why It Matters
Homeowners moving to a new property may see changes in their property tax liability based on how their previous homestead's assessment difference is calculated and applied to their new home, capped at a maximum benefit of $500,000.
News Coverage
Voting Record
Favorable (Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee)
Total
31
Yes
27
No
0
Present
0
Not Voting
4
Abstain
0
How they voted (31)
Brian Hodgers
Republican · yes
Anne Gerwig
Republican · yes
Nan Cobb
Republican · yes
Griff Griffitts
Republican · yes
Kiyan Michael
Republican · absent
Jeff Holcomb
Republican · yes
Lisa Dunkley
Democratic · yes
Dean Black
Republican · yes
Ryan Chamberlin
Republican · yes
Ashley Gantt
Democratic · yes
Berny Jacques
Republican · yes
Chad Johnson
Republican · yes
Peggy Gossett-Seidman
Republican · yes
Kim Kendall
Republican · yes
Rita Harris
Democratic · absent
Daryl Campbell
Democratic · yes
Dan Daley
Democratic · yes
Kiyan Michael
Republican · absent
Griff Griffitts
Republican · yes
Nan Cobb
Republican · yes
Kim Kendall
Republican · yes
Ashley Gantt
Democratic · yes
Rita Harris
Democratic · absent
Peggy Gossett-Seidman
Republican · yes
+ 7 more
Favorable (Ways & Means Committee)
Total
34
Yes
32
No
0
Present
0
Not Voting
2
Abstain
0
How they voted (34)
Taylor Yarkosky
Republican · yes
Doug Bankson
Republican · yes
Webster Barnaby
Republican · yes
Dianne Hart-Lowman
Democratic · yes
Anna Eskamani
Democratic · yes
Bill Partington
Republican · yes
Ryan Chamberlin
Republican · yes
Dave Smith
Republican · yes
Bill Conerly
Republican · yes
Monique Miller
Republican · yes
Chad Johnson
Republican · yes
Jose Alvarez
Democratic · yes
Adam Botana
Republican · absent
Robin Bartleman
Democratic · yes
Chip LaMarca
Republican · yes
Alex Rizo
Republican · yes
Dianne Hart-Lowman
Democratic · yes
Wyman Duggan
Republican · yes
Kelly Skidmore
Democratic · yes
Doug Bankson
Republican · yes
Dave Smith
Republican · yes
Adam Botana
Republican · absent
Bill Conerly
Republican · yes
Monique Miller
Republican · yes
+ 10 more
Sponsors
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Constitutional Alignment
The bill explicitly states its purpose is to conform existing statutes to the State Constitution, suggesting a previous discrepancy in how assessment transfers were calculated.
Sources
openstates.org
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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