Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S856: Disclosure of Estimated Ad Valorem Taxes
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Defining the terms "listing platform" and "property"; requiring that certain property listings include estimated ad valorem taxes; requiring the Department of Revenue to maintain on its website a table of links to each county's property appraiser's homepage and tax estimator; requiring the department to develop a formula that may be used by listing platforms to calculate the estimated ad valorem taxes; requiring the department to annually develop a countywide aggregate average millage rate for each county for use by listing platforms, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to disclosure of estimated ad valorem taxes; amending s. 689.261, F.S.; defining the terms "listing platform" and "property"; requiring that certain property listings include estimated ad valorem taxes; prohibiting the use of the current owner's ad valorem assessment or taxes to calculate the estimated ad valorem taxes under certain circumstances; requiring listing platforms to calculate and display the estimated ad valorem taxes using specified methods…
From the introduced text, February 19, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to disclosure of estimated ad valorem taxes; amending s. 689.261, F.S.; defining the terms "listing platform" and "property"; requiring that certain property listings include estimated ad valorem taxes; prohibiting the use of the current owner's ad valorem assessment or taxes to calculate the estimated ad valorem taxes under certain circumstances; requiring listing platforms to calculate and display the estimated ad valorem taxes using specified methods; prohibiting the listing platform from displaying the current owner's ad valorem taxes if such ad valorem taxes are not estimated using a tax estimator or buyer payment calculator; requiring listing platforms to include a link to the county property appraiser's homepage and tax estimator; requiring the Department of Revenue to maintain on its website a table of links to each county's property appraiser's homepage and tax estimator; prohibiting the previous year's ad valorem taxes from being displayed as part of a property's historical tax information; providing immunity for a person for any inaccuracies in the estimated ad valorem taxes on a property listed on a listing platform; prohibiting printed listing materials from including specified information; requiring the department to develop a formula that may be used by listing platforms to calculate the estimated ad valorem taxes; requiring each county property appraiser to provide to the department any …
Sponsors
- Rules · primary sponsor
- Rules (I) · primary sponsor
- DiCeglie, Nick (R, SD-018) · primary sponsor
- Rouson, Darryl (D, SD-016)
- Bryan Avila (R, 39)
- Berman, Lori (D, SD-026)
- Massullo, Ralph (R, SD-011)
- Sharief, Barbara (D, SD-035)
- Grall, Erin (R, SD-029)
Latest actions
- : Died in Messages
- : In Messages
- : Immediately certified -SJ 463
- : CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 461
- : Read 3rd time -SJ 461
- : Read 2nd time -SJ 461
- : Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
- : CS by Rules read 1st time
- : Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- : Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Votes
- Senate: S 856 c1 (February 26, 2026): 37 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: S 856 Filed (February 17, 2026): 24 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: S 856 Filed (February 5, 2026): 17 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: S 856 Filed (January 28, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Finance and Tax, Rules, Appropriations
Common questions
- What is S856?
- S856 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Disclosure of Estimated Ad Valorem Taxes.
- What does S856 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to disclosure of estimated ad valorem taxes; amending s. 689.261, F.S.; defining the terms "listing platform" and "property"; requiring that certain property listings include estimated ad valorem taxes; prohibiting the use of the current owner's ad valorem assessment or taxes to calculate the estimated ad valorem taxes under certain circumstances; requiring listing platforms to calculate and display the estimated ad valorem taxes using specified methods…
- What is the status of S856?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Messages (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored S856?
- Rules, with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S856?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/856
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