Legislation: Florida — 2,186 enacted records (OpenStates 2026-07-01)

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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Homestead Exemption for Seniors 65 and Older"
+description: "Homestead Exemption for Seniors 65 and Older; Revises provisions to require certain taxpayers to submit claim for homestead exemption only one time if certain conditions are met; deletes provision related to submission of supporting documentation for exemption renewal; requires property appraiser to provide specified information related to income limitations on annual basis."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
+legislature: "Florida Legislature"
+session: "2021"
+identifier: "HB 597"
+citation: "Florida HB 597 (2021)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+chapter_law: "2021-208"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 48
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2021-01-29"
+last_action: "2021-07-06"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/80b46470-a421-431b-8548-93db90c29ecb"
+source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/597/ByCategory"
+source_hash: "7ee104f0dcef4809116fe27505e42b2774026be185b6880da5c85dce2478b805"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
+---
+
+# Florida HB 597 (2021) — Homestead Exemption for Seniors 65 and Older
+
+Homestead Exemption for Seniors 65 and Older; Revises provisions to require certain taxpayers to submit claim for homestead exemption only one time if certain conditions are met; deletes provision related to submission of supporting documentation for exemption renewal; requires property appraiser to provide specified information related to income limitations on annual basis.
+
+**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2021-208.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **H 597 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/597/BillText/Filed/PDF)
+2. **H 597 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/597/BillText/c1/PDF)
+3. **H 597 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/597/BillText/c2/PDF)
+4. **H 597 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/597/BillText/er/PDF)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Ways & Means Committee) — **17–0** (pass) · lower
+- Passage, Third Reading — **119–0** (pass) · lower
+- Favorable (State Affairs Committee) — **20–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
+- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee) — **15–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Local Administration and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee — primary (organization)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-01-29** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-02-18** Referred to Ways & Means Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-18** Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-18** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-18** Now in Ways & Means Committee
+- **2021-03-02** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
+- **2021-03-18** Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
+- **2021-03-22** Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee
+- **2021-03-23** Reported out of Ways & Means Committee
+- **2021-03-23** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
+- **2021-03-23** CS Filed
+- **2021-03-23** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
+- **2021-03-24** Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-24** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-24** Now in Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
+- **2021-03-30** Added to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee agenda
+- **2021-04-01** Favorable with CS by Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
+- **2021-04-01** Reported out of Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
+- **2021-04-01** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
+- **2021-04-01** CS Filed
+- **2021-04-01** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
+- **2021-04-02** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-02** Now in State Affairs Committee
+- **2021-04-13** Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
+- **2021-04-15** Favorable by State Affairs Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-15** Reported out of State Affairs Committee
+- **2021-04-15** Bill released to House Calendar
+- **2021-04-15** Added to Second Reading Calendar
+- **2021-04-15** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2021)
+- **2021-04-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-20** Placed on 3rd reading
+- **2021-04-20** Added to Third Reading Calendar
+- **2021-04-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-21** CS passed; YEAS 119, NAYS 0 `passage`
+- **2021-04-21** In Messages
+- **2021-04-21** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-21** Received
+- **2021-04-26** Withdrawn from Appropriations `withdrawal`
+- **2021-04-26** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
+- **2021-04-26** Substituted for CS/SB 1256
+- **2021-04-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-26** CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 `passage`
+- **2021-04-26** In Messages
+- **2021-04-26** Ordered enrolled
+- **2021-06-28** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
+- **2021-06-29** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-07-06** Chapter No. 2021-208
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/80b46470-a421-431b-8548-93db90c29ecb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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