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CS/CS/HB 1563: Homestead Property Tax Exemptions for Classroom Teachers, Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics, Child Welfare Professionals, and Servicemembers

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Ways and Means Committee ; Tomkow ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Avila ; Brown ; Bush ; Casello ; Fabricio ; Fernandez-Barquin ; Fetterhoff ; Gregory ; Hunschofsky ; McClain ; Mooney ; Rizo ; Robinson, W. ; Salzman ; Snyder ; Toledo ; Willhite ; Woodson

Homestead Property Tax Exemptions for Classroom Teachers, Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics, Child Welfare Professionals, and Servicemembers; Specifies information that must be supplied annually to property appraiser by specified professionals who qualify for specified exemption; provides conditions under which those specified professionals may receive additional homestead property tax exemption; specifies amount of homestead property tax exemption; provides requirements for applying for & receiving exemption; specifies actions property appraiser may take if taxpayer improperly claims exemption; provides penalties under certain conditions; requires Legislature to appropriate moneys to offset reductions in ad valorem tax revenues experienced by fiscally constrained counties due; specifies procedures for distributing such moneys.

Effective Date: on the effective date of the amendment to the State Constitution proposed by HJR 1 or a similar joint resolution having substantially the same specific intent and purpose
Last Action: 6/28/2022 - Chapter No. 2022-219; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HJR 1 (Passed)
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/11/2022 House • Filed
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/12/2022 House • Referred to Ways & Means Committee
• Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Ways & Means Committee
1/27/2022 House • Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
1/31/2022 House • Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee
2/1/2022 House • Reported out of Ways & Means Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2/2/2022 House • Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
2/3/2022 House • Added to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee agenda
2/7/2022 House • Favorable by Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
• Reported out of Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
• Now in State Affairs Committee
2/15/2022 House • PCS added to State Affairs Committee agenda
2/17/2022 House • Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
• Reported out of State Affairs Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/22/2022)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2/22/2022 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
2/24/2022 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
• Immediately certified
2/24/2022 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Appropriations -SJ 468
2/25/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/28/22, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building
2/28/2022 Senate • Received -SJ 468
• Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 521
3/1/2022 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
3/10/2022 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/22 -SJ 762
• Read 2nd time -SJ 779
• Read 3rd time -SJ 780
• CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 1 -SJ 780
3/10/2022 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
6/17/2022 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/24/2022 • Approved by Governor
6/28/2022 • Chapter No. 2022-219; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HJR 1 (Passed)