SCA 31

Bill Subjects

Abstract

The California Constitution generally limits ad valorem taxes on real property to 1% of the full cash value of that property. For purposes of this limitation, "full cash value" is defined as the assessor's valuation of real property as shown on the 1975–76 tax bill under "full cash value" or, thereafter, the appraised value of that real property when purchased, newly constructed, or a change in ownership has occurred. The California Constitution authorizes the Legislature to provide that a severely disabled person and a person over 55 years of age may transfer the base year value, as defined, of property that is eligible for the homeowners' property tax exemption to a replacement dwelling that is of equal or lesser value located within the same county as the property from which the base year value is transferred, and if a county ordinance so providing has been adopted, to a replacement dwelling that is located in a different county. This measure would authorize the Legislature to require by statute that, for persons over the age of 65 years, the provisions relating to transfer of base year value also apply to situations in which the original property and the replacement dwelling are located in different counties. This measure would limit this authority to intercounty transfers of base year value that occur on or after January 1, 2011.