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Amendment 6 passed: Ad Valorem Tax Discount for Spouses of Certain Deceased Veterans

Updated  November 4, 2020 12:48am EST
2020 Election
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AMENDMENT 6 SUMMARY

  • “Provides that the homestead property tax discount for certain veterans with permanent combat-related disabilities carries over to such veteran’s surviving spouse who holds legal or beneficial title to, and who permanently resides on, the homestead property, until he or she remarries or sells or otherwise disposes of the property. The discount may be transferred to a new homestead property of the surviving spouse under certain conditions. The amendment takes effect January 1, 2021.”

This handout picture released by the US Army shows U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, deploy from Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina on Jan. 1, 202

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LAKE MARY, Fla. - Florida voters have passed Amendment 6, which was placed on the ballot by the Florida Legislature and would allow for homestead property tax discounts for deceased veterans with combat-related disabilities to carry over to a veteran’s surviving spouse until that spouse remarries or sells the property.

If the spouse sells the property and does not remarry, the spouse’s new primary residence would receive the homestead tax discount.

Surviving families would be given financial assistance with the passage of the amendment. According to a fiscal analysis done by the state, school tax revenues would be hit.

READ FULL TEXT OF AMENDMENT 6 (PDF)