During a press conference in Tampa on Wednesday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced he would be calling a Special Legislative Session, to begin on Monday, “with the purpose of putting on the ballot” an initiative to reduce and eventually eliminate property tax in the state of Florida.
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— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) May 27, 2026
The action has been a focus of the governors in his final term as leader of the state. According to the Florida Chamber of Commerce, in 2024 the state collected $55.18 billion in property tax. According to the governor, that number is closer to $60 billion in 2025 when it sat at $32 billion in 2019. Here’s the governors plan:
The move is not unilateral, if the plan is approved by the legislator it would move to the November ballot where it would take a 60% vote to approve.
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