Florida business establishment remains quiet on property tax amendment

Florida Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Mark Wilson at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay Hotel in Tampa on June 23, 2026. Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix

WLRN Public Media | By Mitch Perry | Florida Phoenix

Less than four months before Floridians vote on a proposal to phase out property taxes for homeowners, there’s no organized campaign seeking to move the measure past the 60% vote required for passage.

The biggest advocate for property tax relief, Gov. Ron DeSantis, said two weeks ago that he won’t lead any organized effort because the property tax measure the Legislature approved in a special session in June “wasn’t my proposal.”

This story was originally produced by WLRN, South Florida’s only public radio station at 91.3 FM, as part of a content sharing partnership with MIA Media Group. Read more at WLRN.org

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