---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exemption of Homesteads"
description: "Exemption of Homesteads; Requires value of homestead exemption be adjusted annually; requiring Legislature appropriate funds for specified purpose; require funds be distributed in specified manner; requires specified counties provide certain documentation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 7019"
citation: "Florida HB 7019 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2024-261"
primary_sponsors: ["Buchanan"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-09"
last_action: "2024-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fc300d27-d52c-4880-9457-e9401c4a0dc7"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/7019/ByCategory"
source_hash: "e66794243ec84a7ab38f46c3165c9208b4b4bfce03fbb4d3215bd637cc8138b5"
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 7019 (2024) — Exemption of Homesteads

Exemption of Homesteads; Requires value of homestead exemption be adjusted annually; requiring Legislature appropriate funds for specified purpose; require funds be distributed in specified manner; requires specified counties provide certain documentation.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2024-261.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 7019 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/7019/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 7019 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/7019/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 7019 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/7019/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Passage, Third Reading — **84–31** (pass) · lower
- AA - 532042, Amendment, Second Reading — **15–24** (fail) · upper
- Third Reading — **26–14** (pass) · upper
- Favorable — **9–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Buchanan — primary (person)
- State Affairs Committee — primary (organization)
- Ways & Means Committee — primary (organization)
- Chamberlin — cosponsor (person)
- Garcia — cosponsor (person)
- Leek — cosponsor (person)
- Melo — cosponsor (person)
- Snyder — cosponsor (person)
- Truenow — cosponsor (person)
- Tuck — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-09** Filed `filing`
- **2024-01-09** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2024-01-13** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-13** Now in State Affairs Committee
- **2024-01-19** Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
- **2024-01-23** Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-23** Reported out of State Affairs Committee
- **2024-01-23** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2024-01-23** CS Filed `filing`
- **2024-01-23** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2024-01-24** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2024-01-24** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2024-01-24** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/1/2024)
- **2024-02-01** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-01** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-02-01** CS passed; YEAS 84, NAYS 31 `passage`
- **2024-02-01** In Messages
- **2024-02-02** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-06** Received `enrolled`
- **2024-02-19** On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/22/24, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
- **2024-02-22** Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 9 NAYS 5 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-22** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2024-03-04** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/24
- **2024-03-06** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-06** Amendment(s) failed (847706)
- **2024-03-06** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-03-06** CS passed; YEAS 26 NAYS 14 `passage`
- **2024-03-06** In Messages
- **2024-03-06** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-06-07** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-21** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-06-25** Chapter No. 2024-261; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HJR 7017 (Passed)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fc300d27-d52c-4880-9457-e9401c4a0dc7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).