DeSantis won't formally campaign for property tax amendment [View all]

[RandySF]

TAMPA — Gov. Ron DeSantis has spent more than a year boosting a proposal to eliminate or substantially reduce property taxes for Floridians, but because the Legislature’s version doesn’t reach as far as his own plan, he now says he doesn’t intend to campaign for the proposal that will go before the voters in November.

“I don’t think so,” the governor said in response to inquiry by a Phoenix reporter during a news conference whether he’ll campaign for the measure, which needs approval by 60% of voters for passage.

“The reason is, what the Legislature did wasn’t my proposal. We had a proposal and I felt an obligation if that were on the ballot, to lead the effort we would have done a political committee. We would have made sure that we were able to do that and explain and just educate people on it. And I wouldn’t have liked doing it, but I would have felt an obligation.”

But the governor says he now feels no obligation to campaign for the measure, because the Legislature’s plan isn’t as far reaching as his was. His plan — presented to the Legislature five days before it was scheduled to convene in Tallahassee for the third special session this year – included property taxes that go to schools, a provision that lawmakers weren’t willing to entertain, as it was never part of proposals that moved through the House during the regular legislative session. (The Senate never developed its own proposal.)





https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/06/29/desantis-wont-formally-campaign-for-property-tax-amendment/