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Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Fact Check

Official

True

The specified non-homestead assessment-growth cap changes from 10 percent to 5 percent for non-school levies.

LAWControllingLegal Fact0 — Direct
Evidence

Claim as made

The specified non-homestead assessment cap falls from 10 percent to 5 percent.

Source occurrence

Speaker
Publisher
Florida Legislature
Date and context
2026-06-16 · Enrolled constitutional text, paraphrased by The Orlando Report.
Source locator
Article VII, section 4(g)
Attribution
Paraphrase
Open the source occurrence

Proposition checked

The specified non-homestead assessment-growth cap changes from 10 percent to 5 percent for non-school levies.

Claim type: Legal Fact. The occurrence above is marked as a paraphrase; this verdict evaluates the narrower proposition independently.

Evidence boundaries

What the evidence establishes

The enrolled text lowers the specified non-homestead annual assessment-growth cap from 10 percent to 5 percent for non-school levies.

What the evidence does not establish

A 50 percent reduction in the cap is not a 50 percent reduction in a tax bill, taxable value, or government revenue.

Assumptions

No material assumptions recorded.

Material omitted context

Actual assessment growth may be below either cap, and school levies are excluded from this change.

Assumption load
0 — Direct
Assumption load level 0
1 — Minimal
Assumption load level 1
2 — Modeled
Assumption load level 2
3 — Behavioral
Assumption load level 3
4 — Multi-step
Assumption load level 4
5 — Speculative
Assumption load level 5

Source documents

Checked date: 2026-08-26

  1. Controlling — Enrolled CS/HJR 1-F

    Florida Legislature · Locator: Article VII, section 4(g) · Accessed 2026-08-26

    Non-homestead cap

Revision history

  1. Revision 2 · TrueChecked 2026-08-26Revision details

    Reason for revision: Evidence-led re-review adds the tax-bill boundary.

    Claim snapshot

    The specified non-homestead assessment cap falls from 10 percent to 5 percent.

    Attribution: Paraphrase

    Speaker:
    Publisher:
    Florida Legislature
    Occurrence date:
    2026-06-16
    Context:
    Enrolled constitutional text, paraphrased by The Orlando Report.
    Locator:
    Article VII, section 4(g)
    Open the occurrence snapshot source

    Proposition snapshot

    The specified non-homestead assessment-growth cap changes from 10 percent to 5 percent for non-school levies.

    Legal Fact · Official

    Verdict
    True
    Evidence class
    LAW
    Evidence strength
    Controlling
    Assumption load
    0 — Direct

    What this revision establishes

    The enrolled text lowers the specified non-homestead annual assessment-growth cap from 10 percent to 5 percent for non-school levies.

    What this revision does not establish

    A 50 percent reduction in the cap is not a 50 percent reduction in a tax bill, taxable value, or government revenue.

    Assumptions

    No material assumptions recorded.

    Material omitted context: Actual assessment growth may be below either cap, and school levies are excluded from this change.

    Sources for this revision

    1. Controlling — Enrolled CS/HJR 1-F

      Florida Legislature · Locator: Article VII, section 4(g) · Accessed 2026-08-26

      Non-homestead cap

  2. Revision 1 · TrueChecked 2026-08-25Revision details

    Reason for revision: Backfilled from the legacy Focus Zone claim record.

    Claim snapshot

    The specified non-homestead assessment cap falls from 10 percent to 5 percent.

    Attribution: Not Applicable

    Speaker:
    Publisher:
    Occurrence date:
    2026-08-25
    Context:
    Backfilled from the legacy Focus Zone claim record.
    Locator:
    Open the occurrence snapshot source

    Proposition snapshot

    The specified non-homestead assessment cap falls from 10 percent to 5 percent.

    Opinion · Official

    Verdict
    True
    Evidence class
    OPINION
    Evidence strength
    Direct
    Assumption load
    0 — Direct

    What this revision establishes

    The specified non-homestead assessment cap falls from 10 percent to 5 percent.

    What this revision does not establish

    This legacy assessment does not establish more than its stored claim and notes; evidence-led re-review is pending.

    Assumptions

    No material assumptions recorded.

    Material omitted context: Article VII section 4. Excludes school levies

    Sources for this revision

    1. Supporting — Enrolled CS/HJR 1-F

      Florida Legislature · Locator: Article VII section 4. Excludes school levies · Accessed 2026-08-26

      Backfilled from the legacy source list.

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