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CS/SB 156: Assessment of Residential and Nonhomestead Real Property

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Latvala

Assessment of Residential and Nonhomestead Real Property; Excluding the value of certain improvements from the assessed value of residential real property; specifying a limitation on the assessed value of residential real property; providing for application of the assessment limitations; requiring a nonrefundable filing fee for a petition to the value adjustment board; specifying additional exceptions to the assessment of homestead property at just value; specifying additional exceptions to assessment of nonhomestead property at just value; providing for the continuity and apportionment of assessment limitations on combined and divided parcels; repealing provisions relating to the property tax exemption for renewable energy source devices, etc.

Effective Date: July 1, 2012, and applies to assessments beginning January 1, 2013
Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7097 (Ch. 2012-193)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (CU)
  3. Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (BFT)
  4. Budget (BC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
8/29/2011 Senate • Filed
9/8/2011 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Budget -SJ 20
10/6/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 10/19/11, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
10/19/2011 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 112
10/20/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
10/21/2011 Senate • Now in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities -SJ 112
11/7/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, 11/14/11, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
11/14/2011 Senate • Favorable by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 110
• Now in Budget -SJ 110
11/15/2011 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax -SJ 109
• Now in Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 20
• CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 99
3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7097 (Ch. 2012-193)