---
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).