Florida has long defined its tax identity around one promise — no state income tax. That policy has attracted retirees, business owners and high-earning professionals for decades. Property taxes, however, remain one of the primary ways local governments fund schools, police, fire departments, and infrastructure.
A proposal moving through the Legislature, House Joint Resolution 203, which passed the Florida House on February 19, would ask voters to approve a constitutional amendment eliminating certain city and county property taxes on homes that qualify for Florida’s homestead exemption. School taxes would still apply.
