Florida Lawmakers Adjourn Without Property-Tax Measure or Budget, Paving the Way for Special Sessions

Disagreement over how far to cut homestead taxes left the ballot plan unfinished, with the state budget also unresolved.

Overview

Leaders set a mid-April special session to finish the 2026–27 budget as a separate property-tax session has not been called.
The House passed HJR 203 to phase out noneducation property taxes on homesteads, but the Senate did not take it up and the governor has floated a full homestead repeal.
Senate President Ben Albritton signaled a goal to place a property-tax option on the November ballot, which would require 60% voter approval.
Gov. Ron DeSantis previously suggested scheduling property-tax action in July or August before the August 4 ballot deadline, though no dates are set.
An unusually low output capped the session, with 1,897 bills filed and 236 passed, even as lawmakers approved a citizenship voter-ID bill and data-center rules while the AI 'Bill of Rights' stalled in the House.