DeSantis wants Florida Legislature to act on Amendment 3 before he leaves office

Miami Herald · Ana Goñi-Lessan · 2026-11-04 17:32 UTC

Gov. DeSantis will convene a special session to implement Amendment 3, raising homestead exemptions and limiting local tax workarounds before January.

Gov. Ron DeSantis told reporters Wednesday he’ll convene a special legislative session in the next two months to install the large property tax cut approved by voters Tuesday evening.

At a press conference in the state Capitol, DeSantis said he would work with the Legislature on the timing of the session, but it would be before his second term ends in early January.

Amendment 3, which increases the $50,000 homestead property tax exemption to $150,000 in 2027, and then to $250,000 in 2028, received 62% of the vote — two points more than the 60% needed to become law.

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