# Florida HB 165: Tax Exemptions for Surviving Spouses of Quadriplegics

Florida HB 165, Tax Exemptions for Surviving Spouses of Quadriplegics, is a 2025 House bill sponsored by Allison Tant (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-06-16 (Died in Appropriations); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Florida HB 165
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Tax Exemptions for Surviving Spouses of Quadriplegics
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Last action: 2025-06-16, Died in Appropriations
- Sponsor: Allison Tant (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriation, Ways & Means Committee, Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee, State Affairs Committee, Appropriations
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (116 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Allison Tant (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-16 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 116 | 0 |   |

## Actions (30)

- 2025-06-16: Died in Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-05-03: Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Received (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Referred to Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: In Messages (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0 (House)
- 2025-04-16: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2025-04-16: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-16: Placed on 3rd reading (House)
- 2025-04-16: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2025-04-10: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025) (House)
- 2025-04-08: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-08: Bill released to House Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-08: Reported out of State Affairs Committee (House)
- 2025-04-08: Favorable by State Affairs Committee (House)
- 2025-04-04: Added to State Affairs Committee agenda (House)
- 2025-04-01: Now in State Affairs Committee (House)
- 2025-04-01: Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-04-01: Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-28: Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda (House)
- 2025-03-13: Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-13: Reported out of Ways & Means Committee (House)
- 2025-03-13: Favorable by Ways & Means Committee (House)
- 2025-03-11: Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda (House)
- 2025-03-04: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House)
- 2025-01-22: Now in Ways & Means Committee (House)
- 2025-01-22: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House)
- 2025-01-22: Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-01-22: Referred to Ways & Means Committee (House)
- 2025-01-14: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- Filed, 2025-06-16: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/165/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs (vetoed)
- HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program (vetoed)
- HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death (vetoed)
- HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees (vetoed)
- HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates (vetoed)
- HB 5015: State Group Insurance (vetoed)

## Sources
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/165/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1427-2025)
- [HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1095-2025)
- [HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6017-2025)
- [HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1445-2025)
- [HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB11-2025)
- [HB 5015: State Group Insurance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5015-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB165-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).