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TALLAHASSEE — Four proposed constitutional amendments aimed at reducing property taxes for homeowners continued moving forward Tuesday in the Florida House, despite concerns about how they could hit funding for local services.

The Republican-controlled State Affairs Committee voted along party lines to approve the proposals, including a straight elimination of non-school homestead property taxes (HJR 201), which would be projected to cut local government revenue by $14.1 billion in the first year of implementation.

“If we took $14 billion away from local governments, we would still be $3 billion above spending levels from 2020,” said Rep. Monique Miller, a Palm City Republican who is a sponsor of the proposal. “We have a huge spending problem

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