Quite a few proposals on the table and he has dismissed them all! It appears to me that he's continuing the battle with the conservative faction of the FL legislature. Ron has made this an issue promising property tax relief and now he's putting up a brick wall.
DeSantis dismisses House proposals on property tax reduction in 2026A week after Republican members of the Florida House offered seven proposed constitutional amendments to address property tax reform on the 2026 ballot, Gov. Ron DeSantis has dismissed all of them, saying they reflect a lack of seriousness from the chamber.
“Placing more than one property tax measure on the ballot represents an attempt to kill anything on property taxes,” DeSantis said in his first comments since the proposals were unveiled in a message on his X account on Wednesday night. “It’s a political game, not a serious attempt to get it done for the people.”
In dismissing the proposals so cavalierly, the governor indicated he is still willing to play hardball with House Republicans, with whom he feuded often during the regular 2025 legislative session earlier this year.
House Speaker Daniel Perez responded in kind to DeSantis’ remarks in a statement sent to the Phoenix shortly after this story was first published.
“The Governor has not produced a plan on property taxes. Period. It’s unclear what he wants to do. I’ve personally reached out to share with him the House’s proposals and he has, so far, not wanted to engage in a conversation,” he said.
“So when the Governor says he wants to ‘abolish’ property taxes. How? We don’t have any details. But what the House does have is a proposal that reflects the Governor’s comments in the media and can garner the support of voters in November — the elimination of non-school property taxes on all homesteaded properties, in addition to a range of possible ballot initiatives — some to offer tax cuts, and some to fix broken parts of the system. We offered multiple proposals in good faith because it is unclear to us what — if anything — any other party is willing to do.” ..............
https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/23/desantis-dismisses-house-proposals-on-property-tax-reduction-in-2026/
