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H4053Introduced in the House

Avalon Beach-Mulat Fire Protection District, Santa Rosa County

Passed

Introduced by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

Provides exemption from non-ad valorem assessments for churches & specified religious institutions otherwise exempt from ad valorem taxes; provides calculation methods for non-ad valorem assessments; revises non-ad valorem assessments for residential properties & non-ad valorem assessments for industrial properties exceeding 40,000 square feet.

Where it stands

Chapter No. 2026-208

July 1, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate: Third Reading RCS#42 · March 11, 2026

36

Yes

0

No

3

Absent or Not Voting

39 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Debbie Mayfield32Yes
LaVon Bracy Davis40Yes
Don Gaetz1Yes
Jay Trumbull2Not Voting
Corey Simon3Yes
Clay Yarborough4Yes
Tracie Davis5Yes
Jennifer Bradley6Yes
Tom Leek7Yes
Tommy Wright8Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed

  2. Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

  3. Referred to Ways & Means Committee

  4. Referred to State Affairs Committee

  5. Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

  6. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  7. Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda

  8. Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

  9. Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

  10. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  11. CS Filed

  12. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  13. Referred to Ways & Means Committee

  14. Referred to State Affairs Committee

  15. Now in Ways & Means Committee

  16. Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda

  17. Favorable by Ways & Means Committee

  18. Reported out of Ways & Means Committee

  19. Now in State Affairs Committee

  20. Added to State Affairs Committee agenda

  21. Favorable by State Affairs Committee

  22. Reported out of State Affairs Committee

  23. Bill released to House Calendar

  24. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  25. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)

  26. Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading

  27. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  28. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026)

  29. Read 2nd time

  30. Amendment 483483 adopted

  31. Added to Third Reading Calendar

  32. Read 3rd time

  33. CS passed as amended; YEAS 83, NAYS 27

  34. In Messages

  35. Referred to Rules

  36. Received

  37. Placed on Local Calendar, 03/11/26

  38. Withdrawn from Rules

  39. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  40. Read 2nd time

  41. Read 3rd time

  42. CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0

  43. In Messages

  44. Ordered enrolled

  45. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  46. Approved by Governor

  47. Chapter No. 2026-208

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