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The 2024 Florida Statutes (including 2025 Special Session C)

Title XIV
TAXATION AND FINANCE
Chapter 200
DETERMINATION OF MILLAGE
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F.S. 200.001
200.001 Millages; definitions and general provisions.
(1) County millages shall be composed of four categories of millage rates, as follows:
(a) General county millage, which shall be that nonvoted millage rate set by the governing body of the county.
(b) County debt service millage, which shall be that millage rate necessary to raise taxes for debt service as authorized by a vote of the electors pursuant to s. 12, Art. VII of the State Constitution.
(c) County voted millage, which shall be that millage rate set by the governing body of the county as authorized by a vote of the electors pursuant to s. 9(b), Art. VII of the State Constitution.
(d) County dependent special district millage, as provided in subsection (5).
(2) Municipal millages shall be composed of four categories of millage rates, as follows:
(a) General municipal millage, which shall be that nonvoted millage rate set by the governing body of the municipality.
(b) Municipal debt service millage, which shall be that millage rate necessary to raise taxes for debt service as authorized by a vote of the electors pursuant to s. 12, Art. VII of the State Constitution.
(c) Municipal voted millage, which shall be that millage rate set by the governing body of the municipality as authorized by a vote of the electors pursuant to s. 9(b), Art. VII of the State Constitution.
(d) Municipal dependent special district millage, as provided in subsection (5).
(3) School millages shall be composed of five categories of millage rates, as follows:
(a) Nonvoted required school operating millage, which shall be that nonvoted millage rate set by the county school board for current operating purposes and imposed pursuant to s. 1011.60(6).
(b) Nonvoted discretionary school operating millage, which shall be that nonvoted millage rate set by the county school board for operating purposes other than the rate imposed pursuant to s. 1011.60(6) and other than the rate authorized in s. 1011.71(2).
(c) Voted district school operating millage, which shall be that millage rate set by the district school board for current school operating purposes as authorized by the electors pursuant to s. 9(b), Art. VII of the State Constitution.
(d) Nonvoted district school capital improvement millage, which shall be that millage rate set by the district school board for capital improvements as authorized in s. 1011.71(2).
(e) Voted district school debt service millage, which shall be that millage rate set by the district school board as authorized by a vote of the electors pursuant to s. 12, Art. VII of the State Constitution.
(4) Independent special district millage shall be that millage rate set by the governing body of an independent special district, which shall be identified:
(a) As to whether authorized by a special act approved by the electors pursuant to s. 9(b), Art. VII of the State Constitution, authorized pursuant to s. 15, Art. XII of the State Constitution, or otherwise authorized; and
(b) As to whether levied countywide, less than countywide, or on a multicounty basis.
(5) Dependent special district millage shall be that millage rate set by the board of county commissioners or the governing body of a municipality, ex officio or otherwise, which shall be identified as to the area covered; as to the taxing authority to which the district is dependent; and as to whether authorized by a special act, authorized by a special act and approved by the electors, authorized pursuant to s. 15, Art. XII of the State Constitution, authorized by s. 125.01(1)(q), or otherwise authorized.
(6) At any time millage rates are published for the purpose of giving notice, the rates shall be stated in terms of dollars and cents per thousand dollars of assessed property value.
(7) Millages shall be fixed only by ordinance or resolution of the governing body of the taxing authority in the manner specifically provided by general law or by special act.
(8)(a) “County” means a political subdivision of the state as established pursuant to s. 1, Art. VIII of the State Constitution.
(b) “Municipality” means a municipality created pursuant to general or special law but excludes metropolitan and consolidated governments as provided in s. 6(e) and (f), Art. VIII of the State Constitution, which shall be considered county governments. Such municipality must have held an election for its legislative body pursuant to law and established such a legislative body which meets pursuant to law.
(c) “Special district” means a special district as defined in s. 189.012.
(d) “Dependent special district” means a dependent special district as defined in s. 189.012. Dependent special district millage, when added to the millage of the governing body to which it is dependent, shall not exceed the maximum millage applicable to such governing body.
(e) “Independent special district” means an independent special district as defined in s. 189.012, with the exception of a downtown development authority established prior to the effective date of the State Constitution as an independent body, either appointed or elected, regardless of whether or not the budget is approved by the local governing body, if the district levies a millage authorized as of the effective date of the State Constitution. Independent special district millage shall not be levied in excess of a millage amount authorized by general law and approved by vote of the electors pursuant to s. 9(b), Art. VII of the State Constitution, except for those independent special districts levying millage for water management purposes as provided in that section and municipal service taxing units as specified in s. 125.01(1)(q) and (r). However, independent special district millage authorized as of the date the State Constitution became effective need not be so approved, pursuant to s. 2, Art. XII of the State Constitution.
(f) “Voted millage” or “voted levies” means ad valorem taxes in excess of maximum millage amounts authorized by law approved for periods not longer than 2 years by vote of the electors pursuant to s. 9(b), Art. VII of the State Constitution or ad valorem taxes levied for purposes provided in s. 12, Art. VII of the State Constitution. “Voted millage” does not include levies approved by voter referendum not required by general law or the State Constitution.
(g) “Aggregate millage rate” means that millage rate obtained from the quotient of the sum of all ad valorem taxes levied by the governing body of a county or municipality for countywide or municipality-wide purposes, respectively, plus the ad valorem taxes levied for all districts dependent to the governing body divided by the total taxable value of the county or municipality.
(h) “Dedicated increment value” means the proportion of the cumulative increase in taxable value within a defined geographic area used to determine a tax increment amount to be paid to a redevelopment trust fund pursuant to s. 163.387(2)(a) or to be paid or applied pursuant to an ordinance, resolution, or agreement to fund a project or to finance essential infrastructure. Upon creating any obligation for payment to a redevelopment trust fund or otherwise pursuant to an ordinance, resolution, or agreement to fund a project or to finance essential infrastructure based on an increase in assessed value, the taxing authority shall certify to the property appraiser the boundaries of the designated geographic area and the date of the most recent assessment roll used in connection with the taxation of such property prior to creation of the obligation. If the increment amount payment is not based on a specific proportion of the cumulative increase in taxable value within a defined geographic area, such value shall be reduced by multiplying by a proportion calculated by dividing the payment in the prior year, if any, by the product of the millage rate in the prior year and the cumulative increase in taxable value within the defined geographic area in the prior year. For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2008, information provided to the property appraiser after May 1 of any year may not be used for the current year’s certification.
(i) “Per capita Florida personal income” means Florida nominal personal income for the four quarters ending the prior September 30, as published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the United States Department of Commerce, or its successor, divided by the prior April 1 official estimate of Florida resident population pursuant to s. 186.901, which shall be reported by the Office of Economic and Demographic Research by April 1 of each year.
(j) “Total county ad valorem taxes levied” means all property taxes other than voted levies levied by a county, any municipal service taxing units of that county, and any special districts dependent to that county in a fiscal year.
(k) “Total municipal ad valorem taxes levied” means all property taxes other than voted levies levied by a municipality and any special districts dependent to that municipality in a fiscal year.
(l) “Maximum total county ad valorem taxes levied” means the total taxes levied by a county, municipal service taxing units of that county, and special districts dependent to that county at their individual maximum millages, calculated pursuant to s. 200.065(5)(a) for fiscal years 2009-2010 and thereafter.
(m) “Maximum total municipal ad valorem taxes levied” means the total taxes levied by a municipality and special districts dependent to that municipality at their individual maximum millages, calculated pursuant to s. 200.065(5)(b) for fiscal years 2009-2010 and thereafter.
History.s. 9, ch. 73-349; s. 27, ch. 80-274; s. 13, ch. 82-154; s. 9, ch. 83-204; s. 60, ch. 83-217; ss. 1, 2, ch. 86-153; s. 3, ch. 87-103; s. 6, ch. 87-239; s. 57, ch. 89-169; s. 1, ch. 90-172; s. 43, ch. 90-288; s. 51, ch. 94-232; s. 910, ch. 2002-387; s. 1, ch. 2007-321; s. 36, ch. 2008-4; s. 77, ch. 2014-22; s. 16, ch. 2016-10.
Note.Former s. 200.191.

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Total Results: 31

John Broz v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health & Human Services, a Department of the United States Government, Richard D. Holmes v. Richard S. Schweiker, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Corrine Little v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Thomas O. Jones v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Fred Soesbe v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services

677 F.2d 1351, 1982 U.S. App. LEXIS 18658

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jun 7, 1982 | Docket: 465049

Cited 44 times | Published

guidelines. 20 C.F.R. part 404, subpart P, Appendix 2 § 200.01(h). An applicant's inability to adapt to new

Ranch House, Inc. v. Amerson

238 F.3d 1273, 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 624, 2001 WL 40215

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jan 17, 2001 | Docket: 75673

Cited 27 times | Published

remand, there may be questions even then about § 200.1 l's expansive scope. Nevertheless, we do not believe

Levine v. Knowles

197 So. 2d 329

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 11, 1967 | Docket: 1322445

Cited 17 times | Published

Davis, 45 Fla. 276, 34 So. 218 (1903). See also Section 200.01, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. [3] 3 C.J.S. Animals

Chastain v. Civil Service Board

327 So. 2d 230, 1976 Fla. App. LEXIS 14672

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 20, 1976 | Docket: 1138030

Cited 11 times | Published

which the department asserted to be a violation of § 200-1 of the Orlando Police Department Regulations, which

CHARLOTTE CTY. BD. CTY. COM'RS v. Taylor

650 So. 2d 146

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 3, 1995 | Docket: 1703301

Cited 9 times | Published

millage. Section 200.001 authorizes several categories of countywide millage rates. Section 200.001(1)(a)

CD Utility Corporation v. Maxwell

189 So. 2d 643

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 6, 1966 | Docket: 1328110

Cited 9 times | Published

tangible personal property by Florida Statutes § 200.01, F.S.A. The latter class of property is specifically

Falls Chase Special Taxing District Elba, Inc. Sunshine Land Development, Inc. And E. Lamar Bailey Associates v. City of Tallahassee

788 F.2d 711, 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 24878, 54 U.S.L.W. 2625

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: May 6, 1986 | Docket: 791843

Cited 7 times | Published

municipal service taxing or benefit units.” Fla.Stat. § 200.001(8)(c) (1985). 2 . Elba, Inc., Sunshine

Schleman v. Guaranty Title Company

15 So. 2d 754, 153 Fla. 379, 149 A.L.R. 1029, 1943 Fla. LEXIS 640

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 6, 1943 | Docket: 3275833

Cited 4 times | Published

Reargued: Nov 26, 1943

or C." Sec. 199.02 Florida Statutes, 1941. Section 200.01, Florida Statutes, 1941, defines tangible personal

Kane v. Robbins

556 So. 2d 1381, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 368

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 20, 1989 | Docket: 1528393

Cited 3 times | Published

definition of special district is set forth in section 200.001(8)(c), Florida Statutes (1987). Thus, it seems

Kane v. Robbins

556 So. 2d 1381, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 368

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 20, 1989 | Docket: 1528393

Cited 3 times | Published

definition of special district is set forth in section 200.001(8)(c), Florida Statutes (1987). Thus, it seems

Colding v. Herzog

467 So. 2d 980, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 109

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 7, 1985 | Docket: 1274967

Cited 3 times | Published

in this state. The court concluded that when section 200.01, Florida Statutes (1965), was amended by the

Department of Revenue v. Markham

381 So. 2d 1101

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 5, 1979 | Docket: 1722559

Cited 3 times | Published

definition of "tangible personal property" (Section 200.01, Florida Statutes 1965), and by repeal of the

Broz v. Schweiker

677 F.2d 1351

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jun 7, 1982 | Docket: 66191809

Cited 1 times | Published

guidelines. 20 C.F.R. part 404, subpart P, Appendix 2 § 200.01(h). An applicant’s inability to adapt to new work

Illinois Grain Corp. v. Schleman

144 So. 2d 329

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 17, 1962 | Docket: 60206838

Cited 1 times | Published

taxable as personal property as such is defined in § 200.01, F.S.A., and (2) that, since title to the land

ACADEMY FOR POSITIVE LEARNING, INC. v. SCHOOL BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 22, 2020 | Docket: 17089296

Published

section 1002.33(17)(b) cannot be reasonably 3 Section 200.001(3), Florida Statutes, which sets forth different

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jul 23, 2008 | Docket: 3258977

Published

Stat. 8 Section 125.901(2)(a)7., Fla. Stat. 9 Section 200.001(7), Fla. Stat. 10 See s. 8, ch. 2007-321, Laws

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Feb 4, 2002 | Docket: 3256065

Published

because it conflicted with section 200.191 (now section 200.001),9 Florida Statutes, which provided the exclusive

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Feb 2, 2001 | Docket: 3258066

Published

the levy of taxes by the county. Pursuant to section 200.001(1)(a), Florida Statutes, the general county

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jun 2, 1997 | Docket: 3257453

Published

excess of 10 mills, except for voted levies."2 Section 200.001(1), Florida Statutes, includes the millage

Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners v. Taylor

650 So. 2d 146, 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 789

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 3, 1995 | Docket: 64754171

Published

millage. Section 200.001 authorizes several categories of countywide millage rates. Section 200.001(l)(a)

Board of County Commissioners v. Florida Department of Community Affairs

598 So. 2d 182, 1992 Fla. App. LEXIS 5096

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 5, 1992 | Docket: 64667109

Published

being categorized as a dependent district. Section 200.001(8)(d), Florida Statutes (1989), states that

North Brevard County Hospital District v. Roberts

585 So. 2d 1110, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 9000, 1991 WL 175214

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 12, 1991 | Docket: 64661595

Published

Statutes, is entitled “Determination of Millage”. Section 200.-001, Florida Statutes (1987), provided in subsection

Hillsborough County v. Tampa Port Authority

563 So. 2d 1108, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 4629, 1990 WL 89753

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 27, 1990 | Docket: 64651493

Published

available to a local governing authority involved. § 200.001(8)(e), Fla.Stat. (1987). There is no dispute here

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Sep 22, 1989 | Docket: 3256012

Published

law approved by vote of the electors. . . . Section 200.001, F.S., prescribes millages for counties, municipalities

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Aug 9, 1989 | Docket: 3258087

Published

2 Id. 3 Attorney General Opinion 73-363. 4 Section 200.001(1)(a)-(d), F.S., provides that county millages

Kane v. Robbins

524 So. 2d 1048, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 860, 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 1382, 1988 WL 28281

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 6, 1988 | Docket: 64634712

Published

(Emphasis added.) § 165.031(5), Fla. Stat. (1985). Section 200.001(8)(c), Florida Statutes (1985), provides an

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Apr 21, 1987 | Docket: 3257464

Published

over construction which would defeat it). Section 200.001, F.S. (1986 Supp.), provides definitions and

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Aug 14, 1986 | Docket: 3255754

Published

municipal service taxing or benefit units. Section 200.001(8)(d) defines a "dependent special district"

Curcie Bros. v. Caruthers

183 So. 2d 594, 1966 Fla. App. LEXIS 5567

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 9, 1966 | Docket: 64495810

Published

taxable tangible personal property, as defined by § 200.01, located in the state between January 1 and March

Faber, Coe & Gregg of Florida, Inc. v. Wright

178 So. 2d 51, 1965 Fla. App. LEXIS 4057

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 13, 1965 | Docket: 64494036

Published

vehicles were not subject to the tax lien. Section 200.01, Fla.Stat., F.S.A. excepts motor vehicles from

Illinois Grain Corp. v. Schleman

114 So. 2d 307

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 28, 1959 | Docket: 60193163

Published

tangible personal property, the provision under section 200.01, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., is that such property