---
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).