A challenge to a Florida property tax ballot measure is underway. The proposal, set to appear on the November ballot, would increase the homestead exemption. Currently, the exemption is $50,000, but it would rise to $150,000 and then $250,000 in subsequent years.

The exemption would not apply to the portion of property tax bills used for K-12 public schools. Other provisions of the measure are also part of the proposal. Further details about the challenge and the proposed constitutional amendment are available from the source, including the arguments presented to a Leon Circuit Court judge.