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Florida Amendment 3 (2026): Save Our Homes From Excessive Property Taxes

Constitutional amendment (legislative referral, HJR 1F)On the November 3, 2026 ballot

Florida Amendment 3 (Save Our Homes From Excessive Property Taxes) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Exempt the first $250,000 of a homestead's value from taxation for all levies other than school district levies and require a schedule for full elimination; require local governments to use remaining property taxes solely for core public needs; limit future property tax assessments on businesses; and require new residents to maintain Florida residency for five years before receiving the increased homestead exemption. Would take effect January 1, 2027.

What Amendment 3 would do

Exempt the first $250,000 of a homestead's value from taxation for all levies other than school district levies and require a schedule for full elimination; require local governments to use remaining property taxes solely for core public needs; limit future property tax assessments on businesses; and require new residents to maintain Florida residency for five years before receiving the increased homestead exemption. Would take effect January 1, 2027.

What a yes or no vote means

A YES vote Supports exempting the first $250,000 of a homestead's value from all property taxes except school district levies, on a schedule toward full elimination, while limiting future assessments on businesses and requiring five years of Florida residency for new residents to receive the larger exemption.
A NO vote Keeps Florida's current homestead exemption structure and property tax assessment rules unchanged.

How Amendment 3 reached the ballot

Florida's citizen initiative can propose only constitutional amendments; there is no statute initiative or veto referendum. Petitions need signatures equal to 8 percent of the last presidential vote (880,062 for 2026), spread across at least 14 of 28 congressional districts, and the Florida Supreme Court reviews each initiative for single-subject compliance and clear ballot language. Amendments also reach the ballot by a three-fifths vote of both legislative chambers, and every amendment, however proposed, needs 60 percent voter approval to pass.

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Other Florida statewide measures in 2026

Amendment 1: Budget Stabilization FundAmendment 2: Exemption of Tangible Personal Property on Agricultural Land from Taxation

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