Florida’s property tax amendment rewritten following court order, circuit judge’s claims that it’s misleading
Aug 14, 2026
Florida’s attorney general has rewritten the state’s property tax amendment that will appear in November’s ballot after being ordered to do so by a judge, according to a report.
The Miami Herald reported Thursday that the amendment has a new title: “Increased homestead exemption; lower ca
p on increases in non-homesteaded property assessments.”
This comes after a circuit court judge said the wording was misleading and at times political.
If approved by voters, the amendment would slash property taxes. The plan would raise the homestead exemption to $150,000 in 2027, then to $250,000 in 2028, cutting billions of dollars that fund local government.
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