Summary
Florida's lawmakers ended their 60-day session without agreeing on a state budget or a property tax reform. They plan to revisit the budget issue in a special session in mid-April, but no special session is planned yet for property tax reform.
Key Facts
- Florida's legislative session ended without a budget agreement for the next fiscal year.
- Lawmakers also failed to agree on a constitutional amendment to reduce or eliminate property taxes.
- Governor Ron DeSantis supports eliminating property taxes and plans to include this on the November ballot.
- A special budget session is scheduled for mid-April.
- The House passed a bill to phase out noneducation property taxes, but the Senate did not approve it.
- Governor DeSantis may push for property tax reform discussions in a special session during July or August.
- Under Florida law, a proposal for a constitutional amendment must be made 90 days before an election, with the deadline for this year being August 4.
- Senate President Ben Albritton stated that no commitments have been made regarding the property tax issue.
