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."

The four measures were among seven proposed co

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