Schools, health care, public safety could be hit under property tax plan released by DeSantis

By: Mitch Perry, Christine Sexton, Jay Waagmeester

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: May 27, 2026

Words: 1,272

Last Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago

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TAMPA — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday announced his plan for a homestead property tax exemption that could crimp local governments’ ability to fund schools, health care, and public safety.

Simultaneously, he called for lawmakers to return to Tallahassee and address his plan in a three-day special session starting Monday.

DeSantis has been discussing elimination of all property taxes for more than a year, although he eventually narrowed his plan to elimination of homestead property …

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