Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

HB 4053: Avalon Beach-Mulat Fire Protection District, Santa Rosa County

Local Bills / Third Reading · March 11, 2026 · Yeas 36, nays 0

What the bill does

The bill, for the Avalon Beach-Mulat Fire Protection District in Santa Rosa County, exempts churches and specified religious institutions otherwise exempt from ad valorem taxes from non-ad valorem assessments, provides calculation methods for those assessments, and revises them for residential properties and for industrial properties exceeding 40,000 square feet.

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The Legislature's own summary of the bill (its latest version)
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.

Official source ↗

How each party voted

Democrats
Yea 11 · Nay 0
Republicans
Yea 25 · Nay 0 · Not voting 2
No party
Yea 0 · Nay 0 · Not voting 1

Senate President Ben Albritton voted yea.

Bill

Bill
CS/HB 4053
Motion
Local Bills / Third Reading
Date
March 11, 2026, 04:01 PM
Session
2026 Regular Session
Presiding
Brodeur
Yeas–nays
Yeas 36, nays 0; 3 didn't vote (1 excused, 0 abstained)

Official vote record (PDF) ↗
The bill on flsenate.gov ↗

The chamber on this vote

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How each member voted