Campaign launches to oppose property tax cut constitutional amendment

Three weeks after the Florida Legislature placed a proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot that would increase the state’s homestead property tax exemption, a political committee has launched a campaign opposing the measure.

Stop Unfair Tax Shifts is chaired by former Leon County Commissioner Bryan Desloge. The committee has unveiled its website, VoteNoOnAmendment3.com, where it states that there are only two possibilities if Amendment 3 receives the 60% vote required for passage on Nov. 3 — either “crippling cuts to critical services, or a tax shift that will benefit some but hurt others.”

“As a former county commissioner, I know first-hand the bills for public safety, roads and bridges, stormwater protection and even hurricane response don’t go away,” Desloge said in a press release. “The consequences of Amendment 3 will shift those bills, causing higher rent, more expensive everyday purchases, costlier first homes, and many small businesses that can’t absorb an increase in commercial property taxes.”

If approved, Amendment 3 would increase the state’s homestead exemption to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028, reduce the assessed growth cap on non-homesteaded properties, and create a path for full elimination of non-school property taxes on homestead properties.




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