“Florida Property Tax Reduction: The Voters Will Decide” This is Something to Think About 06.03.26

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“Florida Property Tax Reduction: The Voters Will Decide”

Bill Bunkley’s “This Is Something to Think About”

Air Date Wednesday, June 3, 2026

The Republican supermajority in the Florida House and Senate, along with Governor DeSantis, reached an agreement to pass a property tax reduction for voters to consider in this November’s election.

Final tweaking of the bill provided for a primary residential homestead exemption from $50,000 to $150,000 in 2027, then to $250,000 in 2028, excluding school district levies. The annual non-homestead max assessment cap would drop from 10% down to 5%. The remaining property tax revenues must be used exclusively for core public safety: police, fire, EMS, public infrastructure, education, and natural resources, including flood control protections.

That is, IF Florida voters say yes to the tax-reduction package by more than 60% come November.

I believe they will.

Bill Bunkley is a 20-year veteran Salem Media talk show host based in Tampa. The Bill Bunkley Show airs on weekdays from 3 to 5 pm across central Florida. Bill is also President of the Florida Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and the legislative consultant to the Florida Baptist State Convention (Southern Baptist Convention Churches), among other churches and entities. He has served as the legislative consultant to the Florida Baptist State Convention for the last 30 years at the state capitol in Tallahassee. By the Grace of his Lord Jesus, he is a cancer survivor diagnosed in 2018 with AML Leukemia, having successfully undergone a bone marrow transplant that same year. In 2025, he underwent successful open-heart surgery to repair a heart valve. His wife is Toni, his son is Zac, and he attends Idlewild Baptist Church.

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