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REPORT FROM THE CAPITOL

By David Wolfe, HJTA Legislative Director

As one of the largest grassroots anti-tax organizations in the nation, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association relies on the support of our Members, which allows us to influence legislation and protect taxpayers. Please use "Contact Your Representative" to the right of this page to urge your representative to support taxpayers when voting on the following important bills.

NOTE TO HJTA MEMBERS: For an updated status on any of these bills, please go to http://leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.html and type in the bill number in the space provided. For questions regarding a position on a bill, please contact HJTA Legislative Director David Wolfe at david@hjta.org.

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HJTA PositionBill NumberTopicStatus
OpposeACA 10Initiative constitutional amendments: qualification and approval.Assembly Floor
An initiative measure to amend the Constitution must receive eight percent of the votes cast for Governor from each of 27 State Senate Districts before it can make the ballot. Voters would also be required to approve the measure by a higher 55% vote threshold. In essence this measure makes it harder to put propositions on the ballot

Author(s) & Committee(s):
Mike Gatto

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OpposeACA 18Taxation: parcel tax.Assembly Floor
Lowers the existing two-thirds vote threshold for parcel taxes to a majority vote to fund various local public safety facilities and improvements. Beyond being a very regressive property tax increase, this would also serve to fundamentally change Proposition 13 if approved

Author(s) & Committee(s):
Sandre Swanson

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OpposeACA 21Taxation: educational entities: parcel tax.Assembly Floor
Lowers the two-thirds vote to approve education parcel taxes from two-thirds to 55%

Author(s) & Committee(s):
Mike Feuer

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OpposeACA 23Local government transportation projects: special taxes: voter approval.Assembly Floor
Lowers the two-thirds vote for special taxes to fund transportation programs to 55%, resulting in a partial repeal of Proposition 13

Author(s) & Committee(s):
Henry Perea

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