Florida · Senate Bill 272 · 2026 Regular Session

Homestead Exemption for Persons 65 and Older

SB 272 Sponsored by Mack Bernard Died in committee

  1. Introduced Oct 23, 2025
  2. In committee Nov 17, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

Homestead Exemption for Persons 65 and Older; Expanding the homestead exemption for persons 65 years and older to include a total exemption of homestead property from ad valorem taxation, other than for school district levies, for certain persons whose household income does not exceed a certain amount; authorizing the Department of Revenue to adopt emergency rules, etc.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Finance and Tax; Appropriations; Rules · Senate Finance and Tax
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeDied in Finance and Tax · Senate Finance and Tax

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

All 1 cosponsor

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.