HJR1F proposes amendments to the Florida Constitution to increase the state's homestead exemption, lower the annual assessment cap on non-homestead properties, and limit the use of property taxes by local governments.
The House passed HJR1F on June 2, 2026, by a vote of 75 to 26. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because property taxes—like the income tax—are immoral, anti-constitutional acts of government robbery. Property should not be taxed at any level against anyone, as a person's property belongs solely to them, not the state. Property taxed is property not owned at all. Since property is tied to ownership, only when a person or business is secure in the possession of their property can they have the freedom to exercise self-government. Every attack on private property is, therefore, an attack on individual liberty. No American should be forced to pay perpetual rent on the property they "own" or face prosecution. The U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rights and 14th Amendment were intended to safeguard "private property" and prevent "any State" from depriving "any person" of "property, without due process of law."
United States Constitution
Fifth Amendment
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
United States Constitution
Ninth Amendment
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
United States Constitution
14th Amendment Section 1
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
