Amendment 3 would create a pathway to eliminate non-school property taxes and is projected to cost local governments $13.7 billion in the first two years. A new calculator shows the localized budget impacts for counties, ZIP codes, and specific services.
Passage of Amendment 3 is estimated to reduce local government revenue by $13.7 billion in the first two years.
Reduced non-school property tax revenue could affect hospitals, libraries, mosquito abatement districts, and other local services.
# What Amendment 3 would do
# Projected fiscal impact
Analysts estimate Amendment 3 would cost local governments $13.7 billion in the first two years after enactment. That reduction in revenue is focused on non-school property tax collections that fund county, municipal, and special-district services.
# Who will feel it locally
The revenue losses would flow through many local programs and districts. The reporting and tools tied to this measure list specific services at risk: hospitals that rely on local funding, public libraries, mosquito abatement districts, and public safety services such as fire rescue. Smaller special districts and local infrastructure projects also depend on non-school property tax revenue.
# New calculator: how to see local effects
Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). The tool allows users to search by county, ZIP code, or specific local service to view projected revenue losses under Amendment 3. The intent of the tool is to give local officials, residents, and advocates concrete numbers for their communities rather than statewide averages.
# How the policy changes could alter market and housing dynamics
# Context and political background
This ballot measure followed broader legislative pushes for large property tax cuts in Florida. The legislature placed Amendment 3 on the ballot after earlier calls for broader property tax elimination. Opponents, including some local governments and fiscal groups, warn that cutting non-school property tax revenue at this scale would jeopardize essential services.
# What you can do with the calculator
# Bottom line
Amendment 3 packages multiple changes to property-tax rules that would sharply reduce revenue available to county and local governments. The $13.7 billion estimate for the first two years is a concrete figure frequently cited in coverage and analysis. The Florida Policy Institute's calculator, using ITEP data, offers a way to translate statewide estimates into local figures so residents can see what services in their communities might be affected.
A new interactive online search tool launched Tuesday aims to give Floridians a localized look at how Amendment 3, a contentious property tax relief measure on the 2026 ballot, could dramatically decrease funding for critical public services in local communities around the state.
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FPI's online calculator, powered by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, shows how Amendment 3 would impact funding in your neighborhood.
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