Ron DeSantis jets to Tampa the week his property tax plan lands on legislative desks

Ron DeSantis landed at Brooksville–Tampa Bay Regional Airport on the afternoon of June 10, a flight that lasted only a few minutes at a maximum altitude of 250 feet — more a repositioning or local movement than a cross-state trip. The state-owned Cessna Citation Latitude (N943FL) is typically used by the governor for official travel, and this brief sortie came a week after a flurry of flights between Tallahassee, Miami, and Orlando.

The same week the flight touched down in the Tampa Bay area, Ron DeSantis was pushing his “Save Our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes” proposal through the Florida Legislature. As reported by the Florida Phoenix on June 2, the House and Senate approved a constitutional amendment that would phase out homestead property taxes, sending it to voters in November. The governor announced the plan in Tampa on May 27, per WLRN, and called a special session starting June 1 to fast-track the measure.

The pattern of recent flights — shuttling between Tallahassee, Miami, and Orlando in early June — aligns with the governor’s lobbying schedule ahead of the session. While this particular hop to Brooksville was too short and too low to be a trip to a speaking event, it fits the broader rhythm of a governor crisscrossing the state to build support for a signature policy initiative that, if passed, would reshape Florida’s tax code. [flgov.com](https://www.flgov.com/eog/news/press/2026/governor-ron-desantis-announces-special-session-property-tax-relief-unveils-save) [floridaphoenix.com](https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/06/02/its-up-to-the-voters-now-legislature-oks-desantis-property-tax-proposal/) [wlrn.org](https://www.wlrn.org/government-politics/2026-05-28/desantis-calls-for-special-legislative-session-on-property-taxes-to-begin-monday)