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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 617: Local Government Approval of Affordable Housing Property Tax Exemptions

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 617 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Local Government Approval of Affordable Housing Property Tax Exemptions. Primary sponsor: Johanna López (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 27, 2025): Withdrawn prior to introduction.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Local Government Approval of Affordable Housing Property Tax Exemptions; Expands property tax exemption on certain multifamily projects; provides requirements to receive such exemption; authorizes local governments to approve certain properties for such exemption; provides requirements for local governing body.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Johanna LópezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse43

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Withdrawn prior to introduction
  2. Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
  3. Referred to Commerce Committee
  4. Referred to Ways & Means Committee
  5. Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
  6. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source