Florida · House Bill 165 · 2025 Regular Session

Tax Exemptions for Surviving Spouses of Quadriplegics

HB 165 Sponsored by Allison Tant Passed one chamber, then died

  1. Introduced Jan 14, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 22, 2025
  3. Passed the House Apr 16, 2025
  4. Died  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Tax Exemptions for Surviving Spouses of Quadriplegics; Authorizes surviving spouses of certain quadriplegics to carry over certain tax exemption in certain circumstances.

Every action

30 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 22 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Ways & Means Committee · House Ways & Means Committee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  4. CommitteeReferred to State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee
  5. CommitteeNow in Ways & Means Committee · House Ways & Means Committee
  6. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  7. CommitteeAdded to Ways & Means Committee agenda · House Ways & Means Committee
  8. CommitteeFavorable by Ways & Means Committee · House Ways & Means Committee19–0 vote
  9. CommitteeReported out of Ways & Means Committee · House Ways & Means Committee
  10. CommitteeNow in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  11. CommitteeAdded to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda · House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  12. CommitteeFavorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee16–0 vote
  13. CommitteeReported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  14. CommitteeNow in State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee
  15. CommitteeAdded to State Affairs Committee agenda · House State Affairs Committee
  16. CommitteeFavorable by State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee23–0 vote
  17. CommitteeReported out of State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee
  18. HouseBill released to House Calendar
  19. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  20. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025)
  21. HouseRead 2nd time
  22. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  1. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  2. HouseRead 3rd time
  3. HousePassed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
  4. SenateIn Messages
  5. CommitteeReferred to Appropriations · Senate Appropriations
  6. SenateReceived
  7. SenateIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. CommitteeDied in Appropriations · Senate Appropriations

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

Passed 116–0
Apr 16, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 116 No 0 Not voting 3
Democrats: 33 yes, 0 no Republicans: 83 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 116

Not voting · 3

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 13, 2025 House Ways & Means Committee Favorable by Ways & Means Committee
Members

Yes · 19

 Passed 19–0
Apr 1, 2025 House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 16

Not voting · 2

 Passed 16–0
Apr 8, 2025 House State Affairs Committee Favorable by State Affairs Committee
Members

Yes · 23

Not voting · 3

 Passed 23–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 9 cosponsors: 5 Republicans, 4 Democrats.

All 9 cosponsors

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.