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CA AB2954

Bill

Status

Passed

9/7/2018

Primary Sponsor

Rob Bonta

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Origin

State Assembly

2017-2018 Session

AI Summary

  • Allows school districts to impose qualified special taxes on unimproved property at a lower rate than improved property, creating an exception to the uniformity requirement.

  • Maintains existing exemptions from qualified special taxes for persons age 65 or older, persons receiving Supplemental Security Income for disability regardless of age, and persons receiving Social Security Disability Insurance with yearly income not exceeding 250 percent of 2012 federal poverty guidelines.

  • Requires school districts that provide tax exemptions and contract with counties for tax collection to annually provide county tax collectors with exemption information, including website hyperlinks and phone numbers for exemption assistance.

  • Requires county tax collectors to post a "Parcel Tax Exemptions" hyperlink on their website homepage directing to exemption information provided by school districts.

  • Became operative January 1, 2020, and incorporates coordination provisions with Assembly Bill 2458 regarding amendments to Government Code Section 50079.

Legislative Description

School districts: special taxes: uniformity requirement: unimproved property.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 305, Statutes of 2018.

9/7/2018

Committee Referrals

Governance and Finance5/10/2018
Rules4/30/2018
Revenue and Taxation3/8/2018

Full Bill Text

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