2025-10-16
CompletedFiled
HJR 203 entered the House record
The House property-tax proposal that became CS/CS/HJR 203 was filed for the 2026 regular session.
Dependency: This created the primary House vehicle tracked in the elimination debate.
> details
The secondary view expands the overview into sourced claims, proposal history, dependencies, and chronological context.
> procedural_path
Colors describe procedural status, not a policy recommendation.
2025-10-16
CompletedFiled
The House property-tax proposal that became CS/CS/HJR 203 was filed for the 2026 regular session.
Dependency: This created the primary House vehicle tracked in the elimination debate.
2026-02-19
CompletedHouse
CS/CS/HJR 203 passed the Florida House by an 80-30 vote.
Dependency: A legislative constitutional amendment also needed Senate approval before any ballot step.
2026-03-13
Blocked/deadSenate
CS/CS/HJR 203 died in Senate Appropriations.
Dependency: This ended the regular-session path for that specific House proposal.
2026-04-28
WatchingVehicle
No tracked property-tax elimination proposal appeared on the April 28, 2026 Special Session D bill-actions list reviewed for this tracker.
Dependency: A new special session call, HJR, or SJR would be needed to reopen a legislative route.
Future checkpoint
Not reachedBallot
A legislative constitutional amendment would still need voter approval before it could change the Florida Constitution.
Dependency: The Department of State ballot step comes after a measure advances through the required constitutional-amendment path.
> source_backed_claims
As of the April 28, 2026 Senate bill-actions page reviewed for this tracker, Special Session D bill actions listed H 1D, S 2D, S 4D, S 6D, S 8D, and H 23D, and no tracked property tax elimination proposal appeared on that list.
CS/CS/HJR 203 passed the Florida House by an 80-30 vote on February 19, 2026.
CS/CS/HJR 203 died in Senate Appropriations on March 13, 2026.
Florida special sessions may be called by the Governor or by joint proclamation of the Senate President and House Speaker.
A Florida constitutional amendment can be proposed by legislative joint resolution.
A proposed amendment to the Florida Constitution requires at least 60 percent voter approval to pass unless the constitution provides otherwise.
> proposals
| Proposal | Type | Status | Chamber | Sponsor | Last action | Current relevance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS/CS/HJR 203 Elimination of Non-school Property for Homesteads | constitutional amendment | dead | House | Miller | 2026-03-13: Died in Senate Appropriations | Central House-passed proposal in the 2026 property tax elimination debate. | Florida Senate Bill Page: CS/CS/HJR 203, 2026 Session Official Legislative |
| Related 2026 House proposals Related homestead, non-school ad valorem, and assessment-cap proposals listed with HJR 203 | related property tax reform | historical context only | House | Multiple | 2026-03-13: Related bills listed with HJR 203 ended without final passage during the 2026 regular session. | Relevant as comparison proposals, but not active vehicles for the current status summary. | Florida Senate Bill Page: CS/CS/HJR 203, 2026 Session Official Legislative |
> timeline
The April 28 Senate bill-actions list reviewed for this tracker showed Special Session D activity on redistricting, AI, public records, medical freedom, and state reapportionment items.
This supports the current status label that no tracked property-tax elimination proposal was active on that reviewed list.
The Senate memo identified expected Special Session D legislation on redistricting, artificial intelligence, public records, and medical freedom.
The official memo did not describe a property-tax elimination vehicle among the listed Special Session D items.
The House-passed property-tax proposal did not advance through the Senate before the end of the regular session.
This ended the regular-session path for CS/CS/HJR 203.
After House passage, the Senate received the proposal and referred it to Appropriations.
Senate committee movement became the remaining regular-session path for that proposal.
The House passed CS/CS/HJR 203 by an 80-30 vote.
The proposal cleared one chamber but still needed Senate approval to reach the ballot.
The House property-tax proposal that became CS/CS/HJR 203 entered the 2026 regular-session bill record.
This created the primary House vehicle tracked in the 2026 elimination debate.