republic-os/legislation/us/states/fl/2026/hb-4053.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Avalon Beach-Mulat Fire Protection District, Santa Rosa County"
description: "Avalon Beach-Mulat Fire Protection District, Santa Rosa County; Provides exemption from non-ad valorem assessments for churches & specified religious institutions otherwise exempt from ad valorem taxes; provides calculation methods for non-ad valorem assessments; revises non-ad valorem assessments for residential properties & non-ad valorem assessments for industrial properties exceeding 40,000 square feet."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 4053"
citation: "Florida HB 4053 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["local bills"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Boyles"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 46
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-01-05"
last_action: "2026-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ddd5db2-fbe2-4c67-9506-0dac9ae730a0"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4053/ByCategory"
source_hash: "19be639acf57797784a7b95ccd557f770ce57e091cf37242a86723d87a472eac"
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 4053 (2026) — Avalon Beach-Mulat Fire Protection District, Santa Rosa County

Avalon Beach-Mulat Fire Protection District, Santa Rosa County; Provides exemption from non-ad valorem assessments for churches & specified religious institutions otherwise exempt from ad valorem taxes; provides calculation methods for non-ad valorem assessments; revises non-ad valorem assessments for residential properties & non-ad valorem assessments for industrial properties exceeding 40,000 square feet.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 4053 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4053/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 4053 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4053/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 4053 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4053/BillText/e1/PDF)
4. **H 4053 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4053/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee) — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage, Third Reading — **83–27** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (State Affairs Committee) — **16–7** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Ways & Means Committee) — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Local Bills, Third Reading — **36–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Boyles — primary (person)
- Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-05** Filed `filing`
- **2026-01-12** Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-12** Referred to Ways & Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-12** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-12** Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- **2026-01-13** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2026-02-03** Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
- **2026-02-05** Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-05** Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- **2026-02-05** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2026-02-05** CS Filed `filing`
- **2026-02-05** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2026-02-06** Referred to Ways & Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-06** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-06** Now in Ways & Means Committee
- **2026-02-06** Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
- **2026-02-10** Favorable by Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-10** Reported out of Ways & Means Committee
- **2026-02-10** Now in State Affairs Committee
- **2026-02-13** Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
- **2026-02-17** Favorable by State Affairs Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17** Reported out of State Affairs Committee
- **2026-02-17** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2026-02-17** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2026-02-19** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
- **2026-02-25** Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
- **2026-02-25** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2026-02-26** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026)
- **2026-03-03** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-03** Amendment 483483 adopted
- **2026-03-03** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2026-03-03** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-03** CS passed as amended; YEAS 83, NAYS 27 `passage`
- **2026-03-03** In Messages
- **2026-03-03** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-03** Received `enrolled`
- **2026-03-09** Placed on Local Calendar, 03/11/26
- **2026-03-11** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2026-03-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-11** CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-11** In Messages
- **2026-03-11** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-06-09** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-10** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9ddd5db2-fbe2-4c67-9506-0dac9ae730a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).