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

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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Taxation"
+description: "Taxation; Specifying that portions of property not used for certain purposes are not exempt from ad valorem taxation; specifying that exemptions for certain portions of property from ad valorem taxation are not affected so long as such portions of property are used for specified purposes; exempting certain multifamily projects from ad valorem taxation; requiring, rather than authorizing, tax collectors to accept late payments of prepaid property taxes within a certain timeframe; extending the expiration date of the sales tax exemption for data center property; exempting specified items that assist in independent living from the sales tax, etc."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
+legislature: "Florida Legislature"
+session: "2021"
+identifier: "HB 7061"
+citation: "Florida HB 7061 (2021)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["alcoholic beverages and tobacco", "insurance", "labor", "ports and harbors", "reclamation", "and use"]
+status: "enacted"
+chapter_law: "2021-31"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 31
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2021-04-18"
+last_action: "2021-05-24"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ec5129d-c43b-4b32-af77-d3b75e4e6e25"
+source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7061/ByCategory"
+source_hash: "b9bba54acadd9dceceedee6429964827295b933dbbdc92044426e11860bbe443"
+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 7061 (2021) — Taxation
+
+Taxation; Specifying that portions of property not used for certain purposes are not exempt from ad valorem taxation; specifying that exemptions for certain portions of property from ad valorem taxation are not affected so long as such portions of property are used for specified purposes; exempting certain multifamily projects from ad valorem taxation; requiring, rather than authorizing, tax collectors to accept late payments of prepaid property taxes within a certain timeframe; extending the expiration date of the sales tax exemption for data center property; exempting specified items that assist in independent living from the sales tax, etc.
+
+**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2021-31.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **H 7061 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7061/BillText/Filed/PDF)
+2. **H 7061 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7061/BillText/e1/PDF)
+3. **H 7061 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7061/BillText/er/PDF)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Favorable (Ways & Means Committee) — **15–1** (pass) · lower
+- Passage, Third Reading — **109–3** (pass) · lower
+- Passage — **117–1** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Ways and Means Committee — primary (organization)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-04-18** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-04-18** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
+- **2021-04-19** Bill referred to House Calendar
+- **2021-04-19** Added to Second Reading Calendar
+- **2021-04-19** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/22/2021)
+- **2021-04-22** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-22** Placed on 3rd reading
+- **2021-04-22** Added to Third Reading Calendar
+- **2021-04-23** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-23** Passed; YEAS 109, NAYS 3 `passage`
+- **2021-04-23** In Messages
+- **2021-04-23** Message sent to senate
+- **2021-04-23** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-23** Received
+- **2021-04-29** Withdrawn from Appropriations `withdrawal`
+- **2021-04-29** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
+- **2021-04-29** Substituted for CS/SB 7068
+- **2021-04-29** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-29** Amendment(s) adopted (938318)
+- **2021-04-29** Placed on 3rd reading
+- **2021-04-30** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-30** Passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 `passage`
+- **2021-04-30** In Messages
+- **2021-04-30** Added to Senate Message List
+- **2021-04-30** Amendment 938318 Concur
+- **2021-04-30** Passed as amended; YEAS 117, NAYS 1 `passage`
+- **2021-04-30** Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
+- **2021-04-30** Message sent to senate
+- **2021-05-13** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
+- **2021-05-21** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-05-24** Chapter No. 2021-31
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5ec5129d-c43b-4b32-af77-d3b75e4e6e25`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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