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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Joint Resolution

HJR 1257: Property Tax Benefits for Residential Properties

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HJR 1257 is a joint resolution introduced in the Florida House on February 26, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Property Tax Benefits for Residential Properties. Primary sponsor: Demi Busatta (Republican), Ways & Means Committee, Commerce Committee. It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Died in Rules.

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.

Property Tax Benefits for Residential Properties ; Proposes amendments to State Constitution to provide assessment limitation & exemptions for certain long-term leased property & additional homestead exemption for certain first-time homestead property owners.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Demi BusattaPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse114
Ways & Means CommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Commerce CommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Ryan ChamberlinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
HodgersCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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. Died in Rules
  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  3. Received
  4. Referred to Rules
  5. In Messages
  6. CS passed; YEAS 80, NAYS 28
  7. Read 3rd time
  8. Added to Third Reading Calendar
  9. Placed on 3rd reading
  10. Read 2nd time
  11. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  12. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2025)

Showing 12 most recent of 37 actions. Full history

Sources

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