Overview
- A Leon County judge ruled the ballot title and summary for Amendment 3 are biased and misleading and blocked the current wording from the November ballot, directing the attorney general to submit corrected language within ten days; challengers will have ten days to object after that submission.
- Amendment 3 would raise the non‑school homestead exemption to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028, cut the annual assessment‑growth cap for non‑homestead properties from 10% to 5%, impose waiting periods for some new residents, and constitutionally limit how local governments may spend remaining property‑tax revenue.
- Florida’s Revenue Estimating Conference projects the amendment would reduce local property‑tax collections by about $4.93 billion in fiscal 2027‑28 and model a recurring impact near $11.8 billion annually, figures that polls show materially reduce voter support when disclosed.
- Major public‑safety groups including the Florida Sheriffs Association, Fraternal Order of Police and fire organizations warn the revenue losses could force cuts to policing, fire and infrastructure and lengthen emergency response times, and a broad No‑on‑3 coalition of lawmakers and local leaders has mobilized around those warnings.
- The court kept the amendment on the ballot but set a compressed calendar that may prompt a quick appeal or last‑minute ballot changes before counties begin printing, making the wording voters see the decisive factor in whether the measure reaches the 60% approval needed to pass.