Florida H185: Home Hardening Products

What the bill says

An act relating to home hardening products; providing definitions; providing a sales tax exemption for certain home hardening products; requiring such exemption be in the form of a specified refund; providing requirements for such refund; providing requirements for the Department of Revenue in issuing such refunds; authorizing the department to adopt emergency rules; specifying the timeframe such rules are effective; providing for future repeal; providing an effective date.

From the introduced text, February 10, 2026:

A bill to be entitled An act relating to home hardening products; providing definitions; providing a sales tax exemption for certain home hardening products; requiring such exemption be in the form of a specified refund; providing requirements for such refund; providing requirements for the Department of Revenue in issuing such refunds; authorizing the department to adopt emergency rules; specifying the timeframe such rules are effective; providing for future repeal; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Subsection (21) is added to section 212.08, Florida Statutes, to read: 212.08 Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax; specified exemptions.--The sale at retail, the rental, the use, the consumption, the distribution, and the storage to be used or consumed in this state of the following are hereby specifically exempt from the tax imposed by this chapter. (21) HOME HARDENING PRODUCTS; SALES TAX REFUND.-- (a) As used in this subsection, the term: 1. "Eligible residential property" means a residential words underlined are additions. hb185-01-c1 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES CS/HB 185 2026 property with a site-built dwelling for which a homestead exemption has been granted under s. 196.031 and which has a just value of $700,000 or less. 2. "Home hardening product" means an impact-resistant door, an impact-resistant garage door, or an impact-resistant window. 3. "Impact-resistant door" …

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Sponsors

• Dunkley, Lisa (D, HD-097) · primary sponsor
• Bartleman, Robin (D, HD-103)
• Campbell, Daryl (D, HD-099)
• Kimberly Daniels (D, HD-014)
• Daniels, Kimberly (D, HD-014)

Latest actions

1. March 13, 2026: Died on Second Reading Calendar
2. February 27, 2026: Added to Second Reading Calendar
3. February 27, 2026: Bill released to House Calendar
4. February 27, 2026: Reported out of Commerce Committee
5. February 26, 2026: Favorable by Commerce Committee
6. February 24, 2026: Added to Commerce Committee agenda
7. February 11, 2026: Now in Commerce Committee
8. February 11, 2026: Referred to Commerce Committee
9. February 10, 2026: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
10. February 10, 2026: CS Filed

Votes

• House: Commerce Committee (February 26, 2026): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
• House: Commerce Committee (February 26, 2026): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
• House: Ways & Means Committee (February 10, 2026): 19 yea, 0 nay, passed
• House: Ways & Means Committee (February 10, 2026): 19 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is H185?

H185 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Home Hardening Products.

What does H185 do?

In its own words: An act relating to home hardening products; providing definitions; providing a sales tax exemption for certain home hardening products; requiring such exemption be in the form of a specified refund; providing requirements for such refund; providing requirements for the Department of Revenue in issuing such refunds; authorizing the department to adopt emergency rules; specifying the timeframe such rules are effective; providing for future repeal; providing an effective date.

What is the status of H185?

Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died on Second Reading Calendar (March 13, 2026).

Who sponsored H185?

Dunkley, Lisa (D, HD-097), with 4 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for H185?

On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/185