Florida Revamps Tax Holidays: What’s New for 2025–2026

July 2, 2025
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Austin Margist

With the recent passage of the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 budget the Florida House, Senate, and Governor Ron DeSantis came together to revamp holidays that the state has traditionally seen year to year and bring back some familiar holidays Floridians are used to seeing.

What are the Tax Holidays for 2025-2026?

The Back-to-School sales tax holiday returns in 2025 and will be running for the entire month of August, and with the enactment of House Bill 7031 this will be occurring every August from now on. This event allows individuals to purchase several items exempt from sales and use tax:

  • Learning aids and jigsaw puzzles priced up to $30 an item
  • School supplies priced up to $50 an item
  • Clothing and accessories priced up to $100 an item
  • Personal computers and computer accessories up to $1,500 an item

House Bill 7031 provides a Hunting, Fishing, and Camping sales tax holiday which is a new holiday and will run from September 8th, 2025, through December 31st, 2025. This sales tax holiday allows individuals to purchase several items exempt from sales and use tax:

  • Hunting supplies including firearms and accessories, ammunition, and bows and crossbows
  • Camping supplies including tents priced $200 or less, camping lanterns and flashlights priced $30 or less and camping stove, collapsible camping chairs, portable hammocks, and sleeping bags priced $50 or less
  • Fishing supplies including rods and reels priced $150 or less, tackle boxes or bags priced $30 or less, and bait and fishing tackle priced $10 or less

What are the permanent exemptions starting in 2025-2026?

In the past, Florida typically provided one or two sales tax holidays for disaster preparedness items.  Starting August 1, 2025, Florida will provide a permanent sales and use tax exemption for the following items:

  • Batteries
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Insect repellent
  • Ground anchor systems and tie-down kits
  • Portable gas or diesel cans with a capacity of five gallons or less
  • Portable generators
  • Smoke detection devices and carbon monoxide alarms
  • Sunscreen
  • Waterproof tarpaulins that are 1,000 square feet or less

Floridians also are used to celebrating the Freedom Month sales tax holiday which is also shifting from a holiday to a permanent exemption event. The following items are now exempt from sales and use tax:

  • Admissions charges
  • Event tickets
  • Fees for admissions to state parks

 For more information visit flsenate.gov.

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