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CS/SB 324: Limitations on Homestead Assessments

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Brandes

Limitations on Homestead Assessments; Revising the timeframe during which the accrued benefit from specified limitations on homestead property tax assessments may be transferred from a prior homestead to a new homestead; revising the timeframe during which an owner of homestead property significantly damaged or destroyed by a named tropical storm or hurricane must establish a new homestead to make a certain election, etc.

Effective Date: On the effective date of the amendment to the State Constitution proposed by SJR 326 or a similar joint resolution having substantially the same specific intent and purpose, if such amendment to the State Constitution is approved at the general election held in November 2020 or at an earlier special election specifically authorized by law for that purpose
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Finance and Tax (FT)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/14/2019 Senate • Filed
    1/25/2019 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 55
    3/5/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 55
    3/7/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/12/19, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
    3/12/2019 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 195
    3/13/2019 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/14/2019 Senate • Now in Finance and Tax
    • CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 240
    4/1/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 04/04/19, 12:30 pm, 401 Senate Building
    4/4/2019 Senate • Favorable by Finance and Tax; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 325
    • Now in Appropriations
    4/18/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/18/19, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
    5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Appropriations

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  • CS/SB 324, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/13/2019 at 12:11 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Finance and Tax (Pre-Meeting) 4/2/2019 (pdf)
    Finance and Tax (Post-Meeting) 4/4/2019 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/17/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 326 Homestead Property Tax Assessments/Increased Portability Period Brandes Linked Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Appropriations
    H 1391 Limitations on Homestead Assessments Grant Identical Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in State Affairs Committee
    H 1389 Limitations on Homestead Assessments Grant, Webb Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in State Affairs Committee

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/4/2019 12:30 PM Finance and Tax 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    193.155 Homestead assessments. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 324, Original Filed Version Posted 1/14/2019 at 2:55 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/11/2019 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/13/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 326 Homestead Property Tax Assessments/Increased Portability Period Brandes Linked Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Appropriations
    H 1391 Limitations on Homestead Assessments Grant Identical Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in State Affairs Committee
    H 1389 Limitations on Homestead Assessments Grant, Webb Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in State Affairs Committee

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    244756 - Amendment
    Delete line 306 and insert:
    Community Affairs
    (Brandes)
    3/11/2019
    8:13 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/13/2019
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/12/2019 4:00 PM Community Affairs 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    193.155 Homestead assessments. Page 1 (pdf)

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