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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)

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  • 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)

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  • CS/SB 156, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/20/2011 at 8:07 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (Pre-Meeting) 11/9/2011 (pdf)
    Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (Post-Meeting) 11/14/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 133 (c1) Assessment of Residential and Nonhomestead Real Property Frishe Compare Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Community Affairs
    Location: In committee/council (CA)
    H 7097 (er) Administration of Property Taxes Finance and Tax Committee Compare Last Action: 4/30/2012 Chapter No. 2012-193, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 922 (Ch. 2012-159)
    Location: Became Law
    S 1256 (c2) Administration of Property Taxes Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax Compare Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7097 (Ch. 2012-193), CS/CS/SB 922 (Ch. 2012-159) -SJ 1329
    Location: Laid on Table

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    11/14/2011 1:30 PM Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    193.155 Homestead assessments. Page 4 (pdf)
    193.1554 Assessment of nonhomestead residential property. Page 5 (pdf)
    193.1555 Assessment of certain residential and nonresidential real property. Page 6 (pdf)
    193.624 Page 2 (pdf)
    196.012 Definitions. Page 7 (pdf)
    196.121 Homestead exemptions; forms. Page 11 (pdf)
    196.175 Renewable energy source exemption. Page 13 (pdf)
    196.1995 Economic development ad valorem tax exemption. Page 11 (pdf)

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  • SB 156, Original Filed Version Posted 8/29/2011 at 2:23 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 10/18/2011 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 10/19/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 133 Assessment of Residential and Nonhomestead Real Property Frishe Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Community Affairs
    Location: In committee/council (CA)

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    790938 - Amendment
    Delete lines 36 - 58.
    Community Affairs
    (Norman)
    10/18/2011
    9:01 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    10/19/2011
    Web Page
    PDF
    673992 - Amendment
    Between lines 378 and 379 insert:
    Community Affairs
    (Norman)
    10/18/2011
    9:02 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    10/19/2011
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    10/19/2011 9:00 AM Community Affairs 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    193.114 Preparation of assessment rolls. Page 2 (pdf)
    193.155 Homestead assessments. Page 5 (pdf)
    193.1554 Assessment of nonhomestead residential property. Page 6 (pdf)
    193.1555 Assessment of certain residential and nonresidential real property. Page 7 (pdf)
    193.624 Page 3 (pdf)
    196.012 Definitions. Page 8 (pdf)
    196.121 Homestead exemptions; forms. Page 11 (pdf)
    196.175 Renewable energy source exemption. Page 14 (pdf)
    196.1995 Economic development ad valorem tax exemption. Page 12 (pdf)

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