FAIR PROPERTY TAX FOR ALL, INC

Please note that the proposed SJR 4B bill was recently removed from the ballot as per a Judge in Leon County who cited the bill as being "confusing" towards voters.

Our Proposal was drafted into a bill, HJR5C, courtesy of Representative Julio Robaina (R) district 117 and endorsed by Representative Luís R. García (D) district 107.  It was supposed to be to be presented to the House.  Later the bill was changed to HJR15D.  Senator Rudy García (R) district 40 offered to present this bill to the Senate. These are gestures for which we have all been grateful.  However, we have been unsuccessful.  Unfortunately our proposal was never presented. 

Click here for a link to the HJR5C Property Tax Reform Bill.

The Latest measure (unrelated to our efforts), CS/SJR2D, passed with a 108 to 2 vote on 10/24/2007. This property tax relief plan passed in the House of Representatives preserves Save Our Homes and allows portability as well as a guaranteed Save Our Homes benefit.  The last two, portablity and the guaranteed Save Our Homes benefit are written in a very difficult language to comprehend.  CS/SJR2D provides a 5% assessment cap for all non-Homestead as well as commerical properties and creates a new tangible personal property exemption of $25,000.  It also provides limitations on assessed values of properties used for affordable housing and working water fronts (does not apply to school tax levies).  Lastly, it instills accountability for all local property appraisers by requiring every appraiser to be elected.

This bill has now been changed to become HJR 15D Property Alternative Homestead, Assessment, Taxation, Exemption and SJR 8D related to Homestead Property Assessment. 

It is pending to be presented with the following modifications we have made.