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Superseded — its companion passed SENATE · SESSION 2026

No. CS/SB 7046

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Appropriations; Finance and Tax
EFFECTIVE
Except as otherwise provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2026
COMPANION
CS/HB 1217 — CS/SB 7046 was set aside and its companion carried the policy

Filed under Taxes & Budget.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Taxation; Prohibiting counties, municipalities, and special districts, respectively, from levying certain special assessments against more than a specified square footage amount per recreational vehicle parking space or campsite; prohibiting a taxpayer from being assessed certain penalties or interest under certain circumstances; revising a specified finding that a taxing authority must make in order to elect not to exempt certain property from certain ad valorem taxation; providing that the provision of electricity to a consumer at an electric vehicle charging station shall be considered the retail sale of electricity, etc.

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AI-GENERATED
Caps local RV assessments and bans local carbon taxes.

Local governments face new limits on special assessments for RV parks, capped at 400 square feet per parking space or campsite.

Counties, municipalities, and special districts are prohibited from enacting, enforcing, or funding any net-zero policies or carbon-based charges.

A new tax regime makes electric vehicle charging station owners directly liable for sales tax on the electricity provided to consumers.

The bill also creates a temporary sales tax holiday for specific outdoor equipment and adjusts funding sources for fiscally constrained counties.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Caps on Special Assessments for RV Parks majors. 125.0168

AILimits the square footage that can be assessed per RV parking space or campsite to 400 square feet.

“may not be levied against more than 400 square feet per recreational vehicle parking space or campsite” bill text, line 275 →
§ 2 New Homestead Transfer for Lineal Descendants majors. 193.155(3)(a)

AIAllows a single lineal descendant to inherit the decedent's homestead assessment if the property is devised by will.

“The property is devised by a will to only one lineal descendant of the owner” bill text, line 399 →
§ 3 Electric Vehicle Charging Taxation majors. 212.0516(2)

AICreates a new tax regime where charging station owners are directly liable for sales tax on electricity provided to consumers.

“the provision of electricity to a consumer at an electric vehicle charging station shall be considered the retail sale of electricity” bill text, line 75 →
§ 4 Fiscally Constrained County Definition majors. 218.67(1)

AIRaises the revenue threshold for a county to qualify as fiscally constrained from $5 million to $10 million per mill.

“for which the value of a mill will raise no more than $10 million in revenue”
§ 5 Fiscally Constrained County Funding Source majors. 212.20(6)(d)

AIShifts the funding source for fiscally constrained county distributions from the half-cent sales tax fund to the general sales tax fund.

“the greater of $50 million or 0.1412 percent of the available proceeds shall be transferred in each fiscal year to fiscally constrained counties” bill text, line 1385 →
§ 6 Prohibits local net-zero policies and funding majors. 377.817(3)

AICounties, municipalities, and special districts may not enact, enforce, or fund net-zero policies, carbon charges, or emissions trading programs.

“A governmental entity may not enact or enforce, or require any person or legal entity to enact or enforce, a resolution, an ordinance, a rule, a code, or a policy to support a net” bill text, line 1605 →
§ 7 Bans local carbon taxes and fees majors. 377.817(5)(a)

AILocal governments may not impose any tax, fee, penalty, or assessment based on carbon content or greenhouse gas emissions.

“A governmental entity may not impose any charge, including a tax, fee, penalty, offset, or assessment, to advance a net zero policy” bill text, line 1631 →
§ 8 Hunting, fishing, and camping sales tax holiday majors. 212.0516(1)

AIProhibits collection of sales tax on specified outdoor equipment from September 7, 2026, through December 31, 2026.

“may not be collected during the period from September 7, 2026, through December 31, 2026, on the retail sale of” bill text, line 2392 →
TIMELINE
3/11/2026
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1217 (Ch....
3/11/2026
Substituted CS/HB 1217 -SJ 785
3/11/2026
Read 2nd time -SJ 785
3/6/2026
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/11/26
3/4/2026
CS by Appropriations read 1st time
3/4/2026
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
3/4/2026
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/2/2026
CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 12 NAYS 5
2/26/2026
Introduced
2/25/2026
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 110...
2/25/2026
Referred to Appropriations
2/25/2026
Filed
2/25/2026
Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Finance and...
2/20/2026
On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 301...
2/20/2026
Submitted for consideration by Finance and Tax
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STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 72.011
+68 / −0
s. 125.0168
+30 / −2
s. 163.387
+26 / −0
s. 166.223
+30 / −2
s. 189.052
+27 / −2
s. 193.155
+268 / −1
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