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FL Capitol Reporter for E.W. Scripps. Retweets are not endorsements. Forrest.Saunders@scripps.com: WFTS / WPTV / WTXL / WSFL "Always a Hawkeye"
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Florida property-tax amendment clears Legislature, setting up November campaign fight

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By Forrest Saunders 
| WPTV-TV (West Palm Beach, FL)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida voters will decide the future of a major property-tax overhaul this November. That's after lawmakers approved a proposed constitutional amendment expanding homestead exemptions and placing new limits on local property taxes. The measure emerged from a two-day special session and now moves from the Capitol to the campaign trail, where supporters and opponents are preparing for a statewide fight over tax relief, affordability and the future of local government services.
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Senate property tax changes approved, heads to voters on November ballot

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By Forrest Saunders 
| WTXL-TV (Midway, FL)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Both chambers of the Florida Legislature have approved the constitutional amendment to expand the homestead exemption, sending the bill up to the voters to decide in November. Tampa Bay 28 reporter Forrest Saunders said lawmakers approved House Joint Resolution (HJR) 1-F on Tuesday. On Monday, Florida lawmakers returned to the Capitol for a three-day special session on property taxes.
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Florida lawmakers weigh sweeping property tax changes as House, Senate work toward deal Original

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By Forrest Saunders 
| WFTS-TV (Tampa, FL)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida lawmakers returned to the Capitol on Monday for a high-stakes, three-day special session on property taxes, but the final plan lawmakers could send to voters is still taking shape. Gov. Ron DeSantis is urging the Republican-controlled Legislature to approve a proposed constitutional amendment that would expand the homestead exemption and create a pathway toward eventually eliminating property taxes on primary residences.
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