California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2530 — Local government: Williamson Act: contracts.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 391, Statutes of 2010.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2010. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, the Williamson Act, authorizes a city or county to enter into 10-year contracts with owners of land devoted to agricultural use, whereby the owners agree to continue using the property for that purpose, and the city or county agrees to value the land accordingly for purposes of property taxation. Existing law sets forth procedures for reimbursing cities and counties for property tax revenues not received as a result of these contracts. This bill would, beginning January 1, 2011, and until January 1, 2015, authorize a county, in any fiscal year in which payments authorized for reimbursement to a county for lost revenue are less than 12 of the participating county's actual foregone general fund property tax revenue, to revise the term for new contracts and require the assessor to value the property, as specified, based on the new contract. The bill would provide that a landowner may choose to nonrenew and begin the cancellation process. The bill would also provide that any increased revenues generated by properties under a new contract shall be paid to the county.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 391, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:45 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6915.)

  5. From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (August 30).

  6. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6850.)

  7. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  8. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  9. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4997.)

  10. Read second time. To third reading.

  11. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

  12. Ordered to third reading.

  13. From committee: Return to Senate floor for consideration. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.)

  14. Senate Rule 29.3 suspended.

  15. Joint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4787.)

  16. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. (Ayes 3. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  17. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10.

  18. Read second time. To third reading.

  19. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

  20. Read second time. To third reading.

  21. To second reading.

  22. From inactive file.

  23. To inactive file on motion of Senator Strickland.

  24. Ordered to third reading.

  25. From Consent Calendar.

  26. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  27. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (June 16).

  28. Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  29. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  30. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 5050.)

  31. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  32. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 28).

  33. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  34. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended.

  35. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  36. Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and NAT. RES.

  37. Read first time.

  38. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  39. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Nielsen · Primary
  • Wolk · Cosponsor
  • Yamada · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Nielsen

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Wolk
  • Yamada

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2530 NIELSEN Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 90 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 84000
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 90000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Villines — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB2530 Nielsen By Price

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35002
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Florez — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Leno — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Romero — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wyland — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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AB 2530 NIELSEN Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

Passed 84 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 78007
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 84007
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Coto — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
De — Not Voting
La — Not Voting
Torre — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Block — Not Voting
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Miller — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Not Voting
Blakeslee — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Knight — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Subjects

taxation agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2530 do?
Existing law, the Williamson Act, authorizes a city or county to enter into 10-year contracts with owners of land devoted to agricultural use, whereby the owners agree to continue using the property for that purpose, and the city or county agrees to value the land accordingly for purposes of property taxation. Existing law sets forth procedures for reimbursing cities and counties for property tax revenues not received as a result of these contracts. This bill would, beginning January 1, 2011, and until January 1, 2015, authorize a county, in any fiscal year in which payments authorized for reimbursement to a county for lost revenue are less than 12 of the participating county's actual foregone general fund property tax revenue, to revise the term for new contracts and require the assessor to value the property, as specified, based on the new contract. The bill would provide that a landowner may choose to nonrenew and begin the cancellation process. The bill would also provide that any increased revenues generated by properties under a new contract shall be paid to the county.
Who sponsors AB 2530?
AB 2530 is sponsored by Nielsen, Wolk, and Yamada.
What is the current status of AB 2530?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2010. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 2530?
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