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CDCAN Report #127-2011, Wednesday June 15th 2011
Both Houses Complete Work on 2011-2012 State Budget – Budget Plan Does Not Contain Extensions of 2009 Temporary Tax Increases – No New Additional Cuts Beyond What Was Approved in Late May and March to Health & Human Services – But On-Going Budget Deficit of Nearly $7 Billion Remains To Be Solved in 2012
SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Last Updated 06/15/2011 04:20 PM] - The California Legislature passed and sent to Governor Brown a package of bills making up the 2011-2012 State Budget passed on a majority vote without help from legislative Republicans, by the June 15th State constitutional deadline that avoided the “all cuts budget” scenario and left unresolved for now, an ongoing budget deficit next year of nearly $7 billion.
The budget for 2011-2012 – when combined with the deep cuts made earlier in March – is a spending plan that Democrats say they were forced to support and Republicans say they were forced to oppose, with both sides agreeing that it does not solve the ongoing budget deficit of nearly $7 billion next year and the years beyond that remains to be solved.
Still, Democrats claimed that the budget plan, while not perfect and with terrible cuts to health and human services and education, was a major step in solving the State’s dire budget crisis that began earlier in January at a $26.6 billion deficit. That budget hole – which follows years of immense budget deficits, was closed, in part thanks to higher than expected revenues this year and projected for next year, and approval in March of massive permanent spending cuts to health, human services impacting in particular children and adults with disabilities, mental health needs, seniors, low income workers and families; K-12 education and higher education. Other reductions were made in 2010 and 2009 impacting health and human services in particular.
The final vote on the last budget related bill was taken in the Assembly at 4:17 PM. The State Senate had completed its work about an hour earlier.
Without Republican support, the revised main budget bill does not contain the Governor’s proposal to extend for five years the 2009 temporary tax increases that are set to expire June 30, 2011 – a proposal that would have required voter approval under the Governor’s plan. Instead the budget package relies on fund shifts, one-time accounting measures, some additional cuts (but not to K-12 education or to health and human services) and some increases in fees and sales tax that legislative Democrats say does not require 2/3rds vote to approve.
It was one of the few times in recent modern State history that a Legislature has met that deadline. The deadline – nearly always ignored in the last 40 years, was beefed up this year by Proposition 25 (passed by voters last November) that allows for a budget passed by a majority vote (unless there is tax increases which requires 2/3rds vote) and imposing penalties on legislators for each day a budget is not passed and sent to the Governor after June 15th). The State Constitution imposes that June 15th date to give a governor – and then the Legislature if any vetoes are made – to review and act on the budget bills before the start of the State budget year that begin July 1st.
Bill To Eliminate Redevelopment Agencies Passes – Most Controversial Issue After the Main Budget Bill
· The most controversial issue – after the main budget bill was passed by both houses on a majority vote earlier – that was crucial to keeping the budget plan balanced, was two bills dealing with the elimination of redevelopment agencies – and another bill that would create a new voluntary redevelopment program.
· The issue was contentious – nearly causing a near confrontation in the Assembly between Assemblymembers Wagner and others and only narrowly passed in the State Senate, with several Democratic senators opposing the bill or abstaining.
· Advocates for affordable and accessible housing that are linked to redevelopment agencies – were given assurances by Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (Democrat –
· Several wavering Democrats including Senators Alan Lowenthal and Loni Hancock ended up supporting the two bills based on those assurances made by Steinberg regarding redevelopment and the transition and reforms that will follow, including addressing concerns in a follow-up “fix it” legislation this year.
As reported earlier by CDCAN. the Assembly, following actions taken last week and earlier this morning by the State Senate, passed the revised main budget bill and budget related bills for the 2011-2012 State Budget year on a majority vote with no support from Assembly Republicans.
All the other budget trailer bills dealing with developmental services, Adult Day Health Care, human services (including In-Home Supportive Services Public Authorities) passed without debate on majority votes.
CDCAN will issue a special report later this evening or tomorrow on what the reductions and other changes cover – not only as revised in May and June – but what was passed and approved in March that impacts children and adults with disabilities, mental health needs, seniors, their families, low income families and workers, community organizations and facilities and individuals who provide supports and services.
Main Budget Bill Heads to Governor – Advocates Fear Line Item Vetoes
· The main budget bills – SB 69 and AB 98 will be the first two bills headed to Governor Brown’s desk tonight – though he may take several days – if not the full 12 days he has, to review it – and use the time to try to win support for extending the 2009 temporary tax increases from certain legislative Republicans.
· The June 15th State constitutional deadline is for the Legislature to pass a budget plan and send it to the Governor. The Governor has 12 days from that point to review it, sign it, use his line item veto power and then sign it – or, veto both bills entirely, which is highly unlikely.
· Advocates for people with disabilities and seniors especially fear a possible line item veto in the main budget bill for Adult Day Health Care, which the Legislature partially restored (half of its current funding) in order to transition and continue a new model of Adult Day Health Care under a yet to be developed federal Medicaid waiver. Advocates also fear that the Governor could veto the individual budget trailer bill dealing with that issue – AB 96.
· As a result, advocates have sent out action alerts to thousands of people and families across the state urging the Governor to retain the restored funding as approved by the Legislature for Adult Day Health Care and to sign AB 96 [CDCAN has issued – and will issue another Action Alert supporting this]
NEXT STEPS
· Both the Assembly and State Senate adjourned immediately after taking their final votes on the budget bills – and both houses will reconvene in floor sessions on Thursday (June 16th) at 09:00 AM to take up action on regular bills. Senate committee hearings scheduled for Wednesday afternoon today were cancelled due to the budget floor session and will be rescheduled.
· The main budget bills – AB 98 and SB 69 will head to the Governor today – though he has up to 12 days to review it and then to approve it or veto it (or use his line item veto power).
· The budget trailer bills normally are sent to the governor several days later – because it takes time to prepare each of the bills – called “enrollment” for the governor to sign. It can be weeks later before the Governor takes action on trailer bills (the time clock of 12 days starts when the bill actually is received by the governor – not when it is passed by the Legislature).
· The State budget year begins July 1st – and many of the reductions passed and approved in March will take effect then or sometime during the 2011-2012 State budget year.
CDCAN SUMMARY OF MAIN BUDGET BILLS
The following is the latest CDCAN status and the latest links to the revised main 2011-2012 State budget bill and the budget trailer bills approved by the State Senate and the Assembly (and now head to the Governor for approval) today by the June 15th State constitutional deadline.
AB 98 – REVISED MAIN BUDGET BILL
AUTHOR: Assembly Budget Committee
CDCAN SUMMARY: Revised 2011-2012 main budget bill.
PREVIOUS ACTION 06/14/2011: Amended in State Senate.
LATEST ACTION 06/15/2011: PASSED State Senate 23 to 15. PASSED Assembly 51 to 23.
NEXT STEPS: Heads to Governor for approval.
CDCAN COMMENT: Revises SB 69, the main budget bill that the Legislature approved on a majority vote on March 17 but never sent to the Governor and combined with that bill (and the budget trailer bills) makes up the 2011-2012 State Budget. The State Senate previously approved this on June 10th by a vote of 24 to 15, before it was amended again on June 14th and then re-voted on by both houses.
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL- HTML: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/ab_98_bill_20110614_amended_sen_v96.html
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL – PDF: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/ab_98_bill_20110614_amended_sen_v96.pdf
SB 69 – MAIN 2011-2012 BUDGET BILL
AUTHOR: Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Committee
CDCAN SUMMARY: Main 2011-2012 State budget bill – as revised by AB 98.
LATEST ACTION 03/17/2011: PASSED State Senate by vote of 25 to 15. PASSED Assembly by vote of 52 to 26. [this bill was never sent to the Governor until June]
NEXT STEPS: Heads to Governor for approval.
CDCAN COMMENT: This bill contains several of the reductions that did not require budget related (trailer bill) language, including the reduction to MSSP (Multipurpose Senior Services Program).
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL – HTML: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_69_bill_20110318_enrolled.html
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL – PDF: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_69_bill_20110318_enrolled.pdf
CDCAN SUMMARY OF BUDGET TRAILER BILLS
The following are all of the budget related (or budget trailer) bills acted on by the State Senate and Assembly including latest status and latest links [not included are the budget trailer bills passed by the Legislature and approved by the Governor in March – CDCAN will issue a full report covering those bills and the bills below later this week.
Note: the “x1” after the AB or SB refers to “first special or extraordinary session of the Legislature”. It differs from a regular session bill in terms of the legislative process it is required to go through – though because it is a budget related bill (or budget trailer bill), there really is no difference between a special session bill or the regular bills that are designated budget trailer bills.
There are one or two budget trailer bills not included below that have no direct impact to people with disabilities and seniors and due to space, were not included below]:
For reference by budget or subject area:
· Adult Day Health Care: See AB 96
· CalWORKS: See AB 106
· Developmental Services (regional centers and developmental centers): See AB 104
· Education: See SB 85 (formerly AB 114)
· Employment (Governor’s Employment of People with Disabilities Committee): See AB 119
· In-Home Supportive Services: See AB 106
· Health/Medi-Cal: See AB 102
· Housing (Redevelopment): See ABx1 26 and ABx1 27
· Mental Health: See AB 102
· Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP): See SB 69 (main budget bill)
· Nursing Facilities AB 1629 Quality Assurance Fee: See ABx1 19
· Prevention Program for At-Risk Babies: See AB 104
· Redevelopment Agencies: See ABx1 26 and ABx1 27
· Revenues (vehicle registration fee, sales tax & forestry fees and “Amazon use tax”): See ABx1 22, ABx1 23, ABx1 28 and ABx1 29
· Senior and Disabled Citizens Property Tax Postponement: See ABx1 36
· SSI/SSP Grants: see March budget trailer bill, SB 72- there were no new additional reductions in the June budget trailer bills.
· Transportation: See AB 115
AB 96 – ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE (“KEEPING ADULTS FREE FROM INSTITUTIONS” PROGRAM) BUDGET TRAILER BILL
AUTHOR: Assemblymember Bob Blumenfield (Democrat – Van Nuys)
CDCAN SUMMARY:
Authorizes the Brown Administration (Department of Health Care Services) to develop and draft and submit a waiver for the creation of a new adult day health care-type benefit.
PREVIOUS ACTION 06/10/2011: PASSED State Senate by vote of 24 to 15.
LATEST ACTION 06/15/2011: PASSED Assembly by vote of 54 to 22.
NEXT STEPS: Heads to Governor for approval
CDCAN NOTE: This is a standalone budget trailer bill, which makes it possible for the Governor to veto completely (as opposed to being part of the health budget trailer bill – which would have made it harder if not impossible for the Governor to veto). This bill is identical to budget trailer bill by Sen. Mark DeSaulnier.
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL - HTML: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/ab_96_bill_20110608_amended_sen_v96.html
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL – PDF: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/ab_96_bill_20110608_amended_sen_v96.pdf
AB 102 – HEALTH OMNIBUS TRAILER BILL
AUTHOR: Assembly Budget Committee
CDCAN SUMMARY:
Makes various changes to existing State law to authorize transition community mental health programs and activities of the
Provides health care service in the Access to Infants and Mothers (AIM) program to be
provided through fee-for-service Medi-Cal on a reimbursement basis. Makes changes to pharmacy reimbursement for Medi-Cal.
PREVIOUS ACTION 06/10/2011: PASSED State Senate by vote of 24 to 15.
LATEST ACTION 06/15/2011: PASSED Assembly by vote of 52 to 25.
NEXT STEPS: Heads to Governor for approval
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL - HTML: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_102_bill_20110608_amended_sen_v97.html
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL – PDF: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_102_bill_20110608_amended_sen_v97.pdf
AB 104 – DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES TRAILER BILL
AUTHOR: Assembly Budget Committee
CDCAN SUMMARY:
Makes various changes in State law to developmental services programs necessary to implement provisions of the revised 2011-12 budget. This details how the budget savings and reductions will be made in the 2011-2012 State budget year totaling $174 million in State general funds including those impacting supported living services, parental fees and the prevention program for at-risk babies.
PREVIOUS ACTION 06/10/2011: PASSED State Senate by vote of 24 to 15.
LATEST ACTION 06/15/2011: PASSED Assembly by vote of 51 to 25.
NEXT STEPS: Heads to Governor for approval.
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL – HTML: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_104_bill_20110608_amended_sen_v97.html
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL – PDF: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_104_bill_20110608_amended_sen_v97.pdf
AB 106 – HUMAN SERVICES OMNIBUS TRAILER BILL
AUTHOR: Assembly Budget Committee
CDCAN SUMMARY:
Makes various changes to State law impacting CalWORKs and other human services programs (including In-Home Supportive Services Public Authorities) that are necessary to implement provisions of the revised 2011-12 budget.
PREVIOUS ACTION 06/10/2011: PASSED State Senate by vote of 24 to 15.
LATEST ACTION 06/15/2011: PASSED Assembly by vote of 51 to 25.
NEXT STEPS: Heads to Governor for approval.
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL – HTML: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_106_bill_20110609_amended_sen_v97.html
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL – PDF: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_106_bill_20110609_amended_sen_v97.pdf
AB 114 – EDUCATION FINANCE OMNIBUS BUDGET TRAILER BILL
AUTHOR: Assembly Budget Committee
CDCAN SUMMARY:
Makes various changes to existing State law to K-12 education, higher education, and child care programs that are necessary to implement provisions of the revised 2011-12 budget.
LATEST ACTION 06/10/2011: PASSED State Senate by vote of 25 to 15.
NEXT STEPS: Held in Senate
CDCAN COMMENT: SB 85 (see below) replaced this bill.
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL – HTML: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_114_bill_20110609_amended_sen_v98.html
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL – PDF: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_114_bill_20110609_amended_sen_v98.pdf
AB 115 – TRANSPORTATION OMNIBUS TRAILER BILL
AUTHOR: Assembly Budget Committee
CDCAN SUMMARY:
Makes various changes to existing State law dealing with transportation-related programs that are necessary implement provisions of the revised 2011-2012 State budget.
PREVIOUS ACTION 06/10/2011: PASSED State Senate by vote of 24 to 15.
LATEST ACTION 06/15/2011: PASSED Assembly by vote of 51 to 25.
NEXT STEPS: Heads to Governor for approval.
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL – HTML: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_115_bill_20110608_amended_sen_v98.html
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL – PDF: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_115_bill_20110608_amended_sen_v98.pdf
AB 119 – GENERAL GOVERNMENT OMNIBUS TRAILER BILL
AUTHOR: Assembly Budget Committee
CDCAN SUMMARY
Makes various changes to existing State law to various general government and state admnistration-related programs that are necessary implement provisions of the revised 2011-2012 State budget. Includes transfer of Governor’s Committee for Employment of People With Disabilities from Employment Development Department to the Department of Rehabilitation (with reduced level of over-all funding).
PREVIOUS ACTION 06/10/2011: PASSED State Senate by vote of 23 to 15.
LATEST ACTION 06/15/2011: PASSED Assembly [did not record the vote]
NEXT STEPS: Heads to Governor for approval.
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL – HTML: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_119_bill_20110608_amended_sen_v98.html
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL – PDF: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_119_bill_20110608_amended_sen_v98.pdf
AB 122 – SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION BILL BUDGETG TRAILER BILL
AUTHOR: Assemblymember Bob Blumenfield (Democrat – Van Nuys)
CDCAN SUMMARY:
Would appropriate additional $1.2 billion in State general fundsfor allocation by the State Controller to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ($1.15 billion), Department of Mental Health ($50 million), Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ($12.6 million), Department of Finance ($145,000), and Mariposa, Modoc, and Shasta Counties ($1.1 million) beyond what they were budgeted in either the 2009-2010 or 2010-2011 State budget years.
PREVIOUS ACTION 06/11/2011: PASSED State Senate 26 to 4 (Senators Anderson, Berryhill, Blakeslee and Gaines opposing).
LATEST ACTION 06/15/2011: PASSED Assembly by vote of 53 to 24.
NEXT STEPS: Heads to Governor for approval.
CDCAN COMMENT: This is known as a “deficiency bill” – meaning, allocating State general funds for those budget items or departments that for various reasons, went over their approved budgets. The money allocated is for money by these departments (and also the three counties in this bill) that has been already spent.
There was particular concern and criticism expressed by both Sen. Mark Leno (Democrat –
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL – HTML: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_122_bill_20110608_amended_sen_v98.html
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL – PDF: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_122_bill_20110608_amended_sen_v98.pdf
SB 85 – EDUCATION FINANCE
AUTHOR: Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Committee
CDCAN SUMMARY:
Makes various changes to existing State law to K-12 education, higher education, and child care programs that are necessary to implement provisions of the revised 2011-12 budget.
PREVIOUS ACTION 06/14/2011: In Assembly. Amended.
LATEST ACTION 06/15/2011: PASSED Assembly by vote of 52 to 25. PASSED State Senate by vote of 22 to 16.
NEXT STEPS: Heads to Governor for approval.
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL – HTML: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_85_bill_20110614_amended_asm_v97.html
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL – PDF: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_85_bill_20110614_amended_asm_v97.pdf
ABx1 19 – LONG TERM CARE (AB 1629 QUALITY ASSURANCE FEE EXTENSION)
AUTHOR: Assemblymember Bob Blumenfield (Democrat – Van Nuys)
CDCAN SUMMARY:
Would extend to July 1, 2013 the existing Nursing Home Quality Assurance Fee program that was originally established by AB 1629 (Chapter 875, Statutes of 2004) and set to expire July 1, 2012, and would put in place certain other requirements.
PREVIOUS ACTION 06/11/2011: PASSED State Senate by vote of 32 to 2 (Anderson and Gaines opposing).
LATEST ACTION 06/15/2011: PASSED Assembly by vote of 69 to 3.
NEXT STEPS: Heads to Governor for approval.
LINKS TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL – HTML: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/abx1_19_bill_20110608_amended_sen_v98.html
LINKS TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL – PDF: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/abx1_19_bill_20110608_amended_sen_v98.pdf
ABx1 22 – VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEE
AUTHOR: Assembly Budget Committee
CDCAN SUMMARY:
Relates to increasing vehicle registration fee.
LATEST ACTION 06/15/2011: PASSED State Senate by vote of 24 to 15. PASSED Assembly by vote of 52 to 25.
NEXT STEPS: Heads to Governor for approval.
LINKS TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL: Not yet available
ABx1 23 – SALES TAX INCREASE
AUTHOR: Assembly Budget Committee
CDCAN SUMMARY:
Relates to increasing sales tax.
LATEST ACTION 06/15/2011: PASSED State Senate by vote of 23 to 16. PASSED Assembly by vote of 52 to 25.
NEXT STEPS: Heads to Governor for approval.
LINKS TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL: Not yet available
ABx1 26 – REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES ELIMINATION (ONE OF TWO BILLS)
AUTHOR: Assembly Budget Committee
CDCAN SUMMARY:
Relates to elimination of redevelopment agencies – tied to second bill, ABx1 27.
LATEST ACTION 06/15/2011: PASSED State Senate by vote of 21 to 15. PASSED Assembly by vote of 51 to 23.
NEXT STEPS: Heads to Governor for approval.
LINKS TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL: Not yet available
ABx1 27 – REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES – NEW ENTITIES (SECOND OF TWO BILLS)
AUTHOR: Assembly Budget Committee
CDCAN SUMMARY:
Relates to voluntary creation of new redevelopment agency entities linked to passage and approval of ABx1 26.
LATEST ACTION 06/15/2011: PASSED State Senate by vote of 21 to 16. PASSED Assembly by vote of 47 to 28.
NEXT STEPS: Heads to Governor for approval.
LINKS TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL: Not yet available
ABx1 28 – TAXATION: ON-LINE COMPANIES (“AMAZON.COM” USE TAX)
AUTHOR: Assembly Budget Committee
CDCAN SUMMARY:
Relates to applying use tax on out of state businesses that have a
LATEST ACTION 06/15/2011: PASSED State Senate by vote of 24 to 15. PASSED Assembly by a vote of 53 to 22.
NEXT STEPS: Heads to Governor for approval.
LINKS TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL: Not yet available
ABx1 29 – PUBLIC RESOURCES: FORESTRY FEES
AUTHOR: Assembly Budget Committee
CDCAN SUMMARY:
Relates to fire prevention fees in state responsibility areas.
LATEST ACTION 06/15/2011: PASSED State Senate by vote of 23 to 16. PASSED Assembly by vote of 52 to 25.
NEXT STEPS: Heads to Governor for approval.
LINKS TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL: Not yet available
ABx1 34 – RE-ESTABLISH SENIOR CITIZENS & DISABLED CITIZENS PROPERTY TAX POSTPONEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET TRAILER BILL
AUTHOR: Assemblymember Bob Blumenfield (Democrat – Van Nuys)
CDCAN SUMMARY:
Would re-establish the Senior Citizens and Disabled Citizens Property Tax Postponement Fund within the State Treasury and annually appropriates moneys in the fund for the purposes of paying costs and disbursements related to the postponement of property taxes of eligibe senior citizens and disabled citizens.
PREVIOUSACTION 06/11/2011: PASSED by State Senate by vote of 33 to 0.
LATEST ACTION 06/15/2011: PASSED Assembly by vote of 75 to 0.
NEXT STEPS: Heads to Governor for approval.
CDCAN COMMENT:
· The Senior Citizens and Disabled Citizens Property Tax Postponement Program (program) was created in 1997 and was, as part of the solutions to reduce the budget deficit, suspended in 2009.
· Under the program, the state paid the property taxes owed to the county by property owners enrolled in the program.
· The state placed a lien on the property for which state funding was used to pay the property taxes. The lien was released when the property was sold or transferred and the state was repaid.
· To be eligible for the program, participants required to be at least 62 years old, or disabled or blind. In addition, income restrictions applied to property owner participants.
· For the last effective date of the program prior to its suspension, property owners with gross household incomes in excess of $35,500 were ineligible for the program.
PRIORITY OF THIS BILL: VERY HIGH
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL – HTML: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/abx1_34_bill_20110609_amended_sen_v98.html
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL – PDF: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/abx1_34_bill_20110609_amended_sen_v98.pdf
SBx1 23 – LOCAL TAXATION AUTHORITY – COUNTIES & SCHOOL DISTRICTS – BUDGET TRAILER BILL
AUTHOR: Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Committee
CDCAN SUMMARY:
Would authorize counties, cities, any school district, county offices of education and community college districts to impose a local personal income tax, vehicle license fee, transactions and use tax, extractive business activities tax, oil severance tax, and excise tax, with voter approval.
LATEST ACTION 06/11/2011: PASSED by State Senate 21 to 16.
NEXT STEPS: Held in State Senate.
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL – HTML: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx1_23_bill_20110602_amended_sen_v98.html
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL – PDF: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx1_23_bill_20110602_amended_sen_v98.pdf
