SB 1115

  • California Senate Bill
  • 2017-2018 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Feb 13, 2018
  • Passed Senate May 31, 2018
  • Passed Assembly Aug 29, 2018
  • Signed by Governor Sep 22, 2018

Property taxation: welfare exemption: low income housing.

Abstract

The California Constitution authorizes the Legislature to exempt from taxation, in whole or in part, property that is used exclusively for religious, hospital, or charitable purposes, and is owned or held in trust by a nonprofit entity. Pursuant to this constitutional authority, existing law partially exempts from property taxation property used exclusively for rental housing and related facilities, if specified criteria are met, including, except in the case of a limited partnership in which the managing general partner is a nonprofit corporation eligible for the exemption, that 90% or more of the occupants of the property are lower income households whose rents do not exceed the rent limits prescribed by a specified law. Existing law limits the total exemption amount allowed to a taxpayer, with respect to a single property or multiple properties for any fiscal year on the sole basis of the application of this criterion, to $10,000,000 of tax. This bill would increase the total exemption amount allowed from $10,000,000 to $20,000,000 in assessed value with respect to lien dates occurring on and after January 1, 2019. The bill would require any outstanding qualified ad valorem property tax in excess of the $10,000,000 limitation, and related interest or penalty, which was levied or imposed on and after January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2019, with respect to qualified property for which a qualified claim was filed, to be canceled to the extent that the amount canceled does not result in a total assessed value exemption amount in excess of $20,000,000 being allowed to a qualified taxpayer with respect to a single property or multiple properties for any fiscal year. The bill would, on and after January 1, 2019, prohibit an escape assessment from being levied on qualified property if that amount would be subject to cancellation pursuant to this bill. By adding to the duties of local tax officials, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above. Existing law requires the state to reimburse local agencies annually for certain property tax revenues lost as a result of any exemption or classification of property for purposes of ad valorem property taxation. This bill would provide that, notwithstanding those provisions, no appropriation is made and the state shall not reimburse local agencies for property tax revenues lost by them pursuant to the bill.

Bill Sponsors (1)

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Actions


Sep 22, 2018

California State Legislature

Approved by the Governor.

California State Legislature

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 694, Statutes of 2018.

Sep 10, 2018

California State Legislature

Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

Aug 30, 2018

Senate

Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 6060.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

Senate

Ordered to special consent calendar.

Aug 29, 2018

Assembly

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6798.) Ordered to the Senate.

Senate

In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

Aug 21, 2018

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Aug 20, 2018

Assembly

Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

Aug 16, 2018

Assembly

From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 16).

Aug 08, 2018

Assembly

August 8 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

Jul 03, 2018

Assembly

Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Amendment-Passage
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
  • Reading-1
Com. on APPR.

Jul 02, 2018

Assembly

From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 25).

Jun 07, 2018

Assembly

Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on REV. & TAX.

May 31, 2018

Senate

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4453.) Ordered to the Assembly.

Assembly

In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

May 29, 2018

Senate

Ordered to special consent calendar.

May 25, 2018

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Senate

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4304.) (May 25).

May 18, 2018

Senate

Set for hearing May 25.

Apr 16, 2018

Senate

April 16 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

Apr 09, 2018

Senate

Set for hearing April 16.

Apr 04, 2018

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 4535.) (April 4). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Committee-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Mar 21, 2018

Senate

Set for hearing April 4.

Feb 22, 2018

Senate

Referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on GOV. & F.

Feb 14, 2018

Senate

From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16.

Feb 13, 2018

Senate

Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
SB1115 HTML
02/13/18 - Introduced PDF
07/03/18 - Amended Assembly PDF
08/20/18 - Amended Assembly PDF
09/05/18 - Enrolled PDF
09/22/18 - Chaptered PDF

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