DeSantis signs Florida’s 2026–27 budget with home-improvement tax refund, parks and transportation funding
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed Florida’s fiscal year 2026–27 state budget, enacting a statewide spending plan that includes a new sales-tax refund for certain impact-resistant windows and doors, $63 million for state-park infrastructure and resource management, and $14.4 billion for the state transportation work program.
The Executive Office of the Governor announced the signing June 28. The administration said the enacted budget maintains investments in education, transportation, law enforcement, conservation and health care innovation.
The action is an enacted budget decision, not a proposed spending plan. It applies at the state level for fiscal year 2026–27, although the supplied budget materials highlight selected provisions rather than a full account of every appropriation.
New refund has a maximum amount and defined purchase period
One of the budget’s household-facing provisions is a sales-tax refund of up to $500 per eligible residential property for qualifying impact-resistant windows and doors.
The maximum matters: the materials describe a refund of up to $500, rather than a $500 payment for every homeowner. The benefit is tied to an eligible residential property and to qualifying purchases of impact-resistant windows and doors.
The stated purchase window begins July 1, 2026, and ends June 30, 2029. That July 1 date is the next known milestone for residents considering purchases that may qualify under the new provision.
Full eligibility rules and the process for claiming the refund are not included in the supplied source materials. As a result, the available information does not establish which particular properties, products or purchasers will qualify beyond the terms identified in the budget announcement.
Residents should therefore distinguish between the newly enacted refund authority and the still-unprovided implementation details. The budget materials support the dates, the $500 cap and the requirement that both the residential property and the window-and-door purchases qualify; they do not describe a universal benefit.
Funding identified for parks and transportation
The budget provides $63 million for state-park infrastructure and resource management. The allocation is directed to Florida’s state parks system, according to the governor’s announcement.
The supplied materials do not identify individual parks, facilities or specific projects that will receive portions of the $63 million. The funding should not be read as confirmation that projects have been completed or that the appropriated money has already been spent.
The budget also includes $14.4 billion for the state transportation work program. Budget highlights released by the governor’s office describe transportation and infrastructure as statewide priorities.
Those highlights do not provide a project-by-project list, construction schedule or completion dates for work supported through the transportation program. The $14.4 billion figure is a budgeted program amount, not a statement that particular road or infrastructure projects are finished.
What the signing establishes
By signing the budget, DeSantis put the fiscal year 2026–27 framework in place for the areas identified by the administration, including education, transportation, law enforcement, conservation and health care innovation. The action also establishes the new window-and-door refund purchase period that begins July 1, 2026.
The budget’s parks and transportation provisions direct funding toward statewide public infrastructure and resource-management priorities. The materials supplied with the signing do not state the total amount of the enacted state budget, and they do not provide implementation schedules for the highlighted parks or transportation funding.
For Florida households, the most specific dated change is the opening of the qualifying purchase period for the impact-resistant window-and-door refund. For the broader public, the signed budget identifies major allocations for state parks and the transportation work program while leaving project-level details outside the available summary.
Sources
- Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Florida Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget, Executive Office of the Governor of Florida
- The Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget: Highlights, Executive Office of the Governor of Florida