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Died HOUSE · SESSION 2026

No. CS/HB 311

Tax Credits for Contributions to Assist Homebuyers
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Ways & Means Committee; Edmonds
FILED BY
Jervonte Edmonds — District 88, Democrat [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
Except as otherwise expressly provided by this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2026.
DIED IN
Second Reading Calendar

Filed under Housing.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Tax Credits for Contributions to Assist Homebuyers; Authorizing certain taxpayers to receive tax credit for specified contributions; providing requirements for the use of such credits; requiring taxpayer to submit certain application, information, & documentation; requiring DOR to approve applications in specified manner; providing maximum amount of credits authorized; authorizing unused credits to carryforward; prohibiting sale or transfer of certain credits.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Creates a $5 million annual tax credit for employer homebuyer contributions.

Eligible employers and insurers can deduct 100% of up to $5,000 per employee for home purchase costs. This reduces their state tax liability directly.

The Department of Revenue must approve each application before a taxpayer can claim the credit on their return. Unused credits carry forward for five years.

The program is capped at $5 million annually and automatically repeals in 2030 unless the Legislature reauthorizes it. Credits cannot be sold or transferred to other entities.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Credit Amount and Cap majors. 420.952(1)

AIAllows a 100% tax credit for employer contributions to employees for home purchase costs, capped at $5,000 per employee and $500,000 per taxpayer per year.

“An eligible taxpayer may receive a credit against any tax due, up to $500,000 per taxable year, for 100 percent of an employer contribution to an eligible employee to pay for” bill text, line 77 →
§ 2 Eligible Employee Definition majors. 420.951(2)

AIRestricts credit eligibility to full-time, moderate-income employees who have not owned a homestead property in the three years prior to the purchase.

“Has not owned property to which the homestead exemption provided in s. 196.031(1)(a) applied in the 3 calendar years before such purchase” bill text, line 51 →
§ 3 Annual Program Cap majors. 420.952(7)

AILimits the total state tax credits approved for the Homebuyer Workforce Tax Credit to $5 million per state fiscal year for 2026-2029.

“For state fiscal years 2026-2027, 2027-2028, and 2028- 2029, the maximum annual tax credit amount is $5 million” bill text, line 151 →
§ 4 Prohibition on Transfer moderates. 420.952(8)

AIForbids eligible taxpayers from conveying, transferring, or assigning approved tax credits or carryforward credits to other entities.

“An eligible taxpayer may not convey, transfer, or assign an approved tax credit or carryforward tax credit to another entity” bill text, line 153 →
§ 5 Sunset Provision moderates. 420.952(10)(a)

AIRepeals the Homebuyer Workforce Tax Credit on January 1, 2030, unless the Legislature reenacts it, though existing carryover credits remain valid.

“This section is repealed January 1, 2030, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature” bill text, line 161 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died on Second Reading Calendar
2/25/2026
Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/25/2026
Bill released to House Calendar
2/25/2026
Reported out of Commerce Committee
2/24/2026
Favorable by Commerce Committee
2/20/2026
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
2/11/2026
Now in Commerce Committee
2/11/2026
Referred to Commerce Committee
2/10/2026
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2/10/2026
CS Filed
2/10/2026
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2/10/2026
Reported out of Ways & Means Committee
2/10/2026
Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee
2/6/2026
PCS added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
1/13/2026
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
11/12/2025
Now in Ways & Means Committee
11/12/2025
Referred to Commerce Committee
11/12/2025
Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
11/12/2025
Referred to Ways & Means Committee
11/4/2025
Filed
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STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 420.951
+30 / −0
s. 420.951
+238 / −0
s. 420.952
+808 / −0
s. 220.1856
+214 / −0
s. 220.02
+6 / −1
s. 220.13
+28 / −0
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