Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H799: Ad Valorem Tax Revenue in Fiscally Constrained Counties
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requires Legislature to appropriate funds for specified purpose; requires that such funds be distributed in specified manner; requires specified counties to apply for such distribution; provides requirements for application; provides specified calculation to be used to determine funding; provides for reversion of funds in specified circumstances.
What the bill says
An act relating to ad valorem tax revenue in fiscally constrained counties; creating s. 218.137, F.S.; requiring the Legislature to appropriate funds for a specified purpose; requiring that such funds be distributed in a specified manner; requiring specified counties to apply for such distribution; providing requirements for application; providing a specified calculation to be used to determine funding; providing for a reversion of funds in specified circumstances; providing a contingent effective date.
From the introduced text, December 17, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to ad valorem tax revenue in fiscally constrained counties; creating s. 218.137, F.S.; requiring the Legislature to appropriate funds for a specified purpose; requiring that such funds be distributed in a specified manner; requiring specified counties to apply for such distribution; providing requirements for application; providing a specified calculation to be used to determine funding; providing for a reversion of funds in specified circumstances; providing a contingent effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 218.137, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 218.137 Offset for ad valorem tax revenue loss affecting fiscally constrained counties.-- (1) Beginning in the 2027-2028 fiscal year, the Legislature shall appropriate moneys to offset the reductions in ad valorem tax revenue experienced by fiscally constrained counties, as defined in s. 218.67(1), which occur as a direct result of the implementation of the amendment to s. 3(a), Art. VII of the State Constitution approved at the November 2026 general election. The moneys appropriated for this purpose shall words underlined are additions. hb799-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 799 2026 be distributed in January of each fiscal year among the fiscally constrained counties based on each county's proportion of the total reduction in ad valorem tax revenue resulting from the implementation of the amendment to …
Sponsors
- Tuck, Kaylee (R, HD-083) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Budget Committee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Now in Budget Committee
- : Referred to State Affairs Committee
- : Referred to Ways & Means Committee
- : Referred to Budget Committee
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H799?
- H799 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Ad Valorem Tax Revenue in Fiscally Constrained Counties.
- What does H799 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to ad valorem tax revenue in fiscally constrained counties; creating s. 218.137, F.S.; requiring the Legislature to appropriate funds for a specified purpose; requiring that such funds be distributed in a specified manner; requiring specified counties to apply for such distribution; providing requirements for application; providing a specified calculation to be used to determine funding; providing for a reversion of funds in specified circumstances; providing a contingent effective date.
- What is the status of H799?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Budget Committee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H799?
- Tuck, Kaylee (R, HD-083).
- Where is the official record for H799?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/799
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