TALHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida leaders spoke about property tax relief for all of the session, and lawmakers called for research into the issue before taking further action. But the governor believes that it’s time to act rather than analysis, and should skip research.
At this year’s legislative meeting, state senators pushed for property tax investigations by examining how local governments use property tax revenues and what happens if taxes are eliminated or reduced.
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The study would have been led by the Bureau of Economic and Demographic Research, but Governor DeSantis took out the red pens and rejected those plans.
“I was very non-positive by their analysis. So we refused because we don’t need to give bureaucratic money to study this. We know what we need to do.
Desantis wants to bypass the investigation and straighten the issue to the vote in 2026. This requires 60% of voters’ approval.
However, without comprehensive research, it is unclear whether lawmakers have all the data they need to create proposals. It is especially affected by different counties.
“Here in the Senate, we will have a lot of conversations on our finance and tax committees over the summer, and we will understand how we will incorporate some of the proposals that have come out of the house and some of the proposals that have come out of the governor’s office.
On the other side of the Chamber of Commerce, House members had their own selection committee on the subject, tasked with returning to the district and talking to local governments.
Lawmakers now have to choose to pursue bold reforms quickly or spend more time on the issue.
