---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Estate Tax"
description: "State Estate Tax; Provides exceptions relating to state estate tax for certain estates."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 619"
citation: "Florida HB 619 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2023-207"
primary_sponsors: ["Tant"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2023-06-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/901e5595-ed30-4b5c-a88f-226650cf9c71"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/619/ByCategory"
source_hash: "f2ea7f56d671c1c288d7b134bb20b72c649d47fbe881a0d921ba863f340930e1"
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 619 (2023) — State Estate Tax

State Estate Tax; Provides exceptions relating to state estate tax for certain estates.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2023-207.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 619 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/619/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 619 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/619/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 619 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/619/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Passage, Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Judiciary Committee) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Ways & Means Committee) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Tant — primary (person)
- Ways & Means Committee — primary (organization)
- Basabe — cosponsor (person)
- Benjamin — cosponsor (person)
- Chaney — cosponsor (person)
- Roth — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-06** Filed `filing`
- **2023-02-14** Referred to Ways & Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** Now in Ways & Means Committee
- **2023-03-07** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2023-03-13** Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
- **2023-03-15** Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-15** Reported out of Ways & Means Committee
- **2023-03-16** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2023-03-16** CS Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-16** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2023-03-17** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-17** Now in Judiciary Committee
- **2023-03-21** Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- **2023-03-23** Favorable by Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-23** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- **2023-03-23** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2023-03-23** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-13** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2023)
- **2023-04-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-20** CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-20** In Messages
- **2023-04-21** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-25** Received `enrolled`
- **2023-04-27** Withdrawn from Appropriations `withdrawal`
- **2023-04-27** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2023-04-27** Substituted for CS/SB 278
- **2023-04-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-27** CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-27** In Messages
- **2023-04-27** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-06-05** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-09** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-12** Chapter No. 2023-207

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/901e5595-ed30-4b5c-a88f-226650cf9c71`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).