How Byron Donalds Plans to Upend Florida’s Property Tax System

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Amendment 3 was approved by roughly 62 percent of voters on November 3, clearing the 60 percent threshold required to amend the Florida Constitution. The measure will…

A major property tax reform backed by more than 60 percent of Florida voters is set to reshape the state under Governor-elect Byron Donalds, the Republican who will take over from Governor Ron DeSantis in January.

Amendment 3 was approved by roughly 62 percent of voters on November 3, clearing the 60 percent threshold required to amend the Florida Constitution. The measure will significantly reduce property taxes for some Florida homeowners and change how local governments collect and spend property tax revenue.

DeSantis spearheaded efforts to provide property tax relief to struggling Florida homeowners over the past year, describing the levies as “the worst way to do taxation.” After months of debate, the measure pushed forward by lawmakers was not exactly what DeSantis had intended, and he has made clear he expects deeper cuts in the future.

What happens next with Florida’s property taxes, however, will be up to his successor. Donalds, who is currently a U.S. congressman that was endorsed by President Donald Trump, made history on November 3 when he was elected Florida’s first Black governor, defeating Democrat David Jolly 50 percent to 48.7 percent.

Donalds supported Amendment 3 on the campaign trail but has also made clear that the voter-approved measure is unlikely to mark the end of the state’s property tax overhaul.

“Whether it passes or whether it doesn’t, next year in the [Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission], we are going to bring proposals for a full and complete reform of property taxes and fees in Florida,” he said in August, as reported by Florida Politics.

“We want to make sure that seniors on fixed income are not being taxed out of our state, and we want to make sure that young families, working families have the opportunity to build the Florida dream for themselves here in Florida. And we’re going to start that work next year,” he added.

But experts have raised concerns about the impact that Florida’s property tax overhaul will have on local…

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