Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blasted the state’s legislators for putting multiple property tax relief measures on the 2026 election ballot, complaining it would be impossible for any of them to pass.
Last week, the legislature put forth seven different property tax reduction proposals for voter consideration as constitutional amendments. A proposal needs to secure a 60% voter threshold to pass.
Speaker Daniel Perez said lawmakers should not limit themselves to one plan but rather provide options with different ideas on how to reduce property taxes. However, in a posting on X DeSantis saw things very differently.
“Placing more than one property tax measure on the ballot represents an attempt to kill anything on property taxes,” he wrote. “It’s a political game, not a serious attempt to get it done for the people.”
None of the proposals called for the elimination of property taxes, which DeSantis supports. In a separate X post, he wrote, “Home ownership should mean you fully own your home, not be forced to pay rent to the government in the form of property taxes.”
DeSantis is right. With multiple proposals on the ballot, not one will get the 60% required to pass. The legislators didn’t do their job prior to the election. This is not a poll, this is a ballot.
who pays for the schools, firemen, police, roads, etc.. If not property taxes will the state pay for all of it?
Jim, the taxes that already fund roads like fuel taxes, sales tax, vehicle fees and tolls and probably more that I am not thinking of. Not to mention the state could stop wasting our money to start with!
AND WHO FUNDS THE SCHOOLS, FIREMEN, COPS, LIBRARIES, ETC. Desantis is just as disingenuous as the legislature
FRANK read the response right above yours. There is plenty of money collected for roads, fireman, police officers, and everything else needed to run the state of Florida.
We are taxed for our gas, vehicle registration and tile, toll roads, sales tax, there are taxes when we purchase our real estate, inheritance tax, tourism, or bed taxes, communication services (look at your phone bill), unemployment services (payed by your employer) and as the gentleman before you said, I’m sure I’m missing some. I can guarantee you there’s a ton of fat that we can shave off or redesignate for important things like you mentioned. We should not permanently, annually penalize someone for owning real estate. That is an American.