California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 2415 — Property tax agents.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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

This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law requires every assessor to assess all property subject to general property taxation at its full value and to prepare an assessment roll in which all property within the county that it is the assessor's duty to assess is required to be listed. Existing law requires a county board of equalization or an assessment appeals board to equalize the assessment of property on the local roll for the purpose of taxation. Existing law authorizes a taxpayer, with respect to each assessment year, to file an application for a reduction in an assessment, as provided, with the county board, which is the county board of supervisors meeting as a county board of equalization or an assessment appeals board. This bill would, commencing April 1, 2016, prohibit a Property Tax Agent, defined as any individual who is employed, under contract, or otherwise receives compensation, from communicating directly or indirectly with any county official for the purpose of influencing official action relating to the establishment of a taxable value for any property subject to taxation, including representing a taxpayer before a county official, without first being registered and issued a registration number by the Secretary of State. The bill would provide that a violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor. The bill would require a Property Tax Agent to file, under penalty of perjury, with the Secretary of State an application for registration that includes specified information and a registration fee, as specified. Because this bill would create new crimes, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would make the registration subject to biennial renewal. This bill would require the Secretary of State to issue a cease and desist order to a Property Tax Agent if that person has been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony, as specified, or certain other criminal offenses or has had his or her professional license, as specified, revoked, and to provide a copy of the notice to the Attorney General. This bill would require the Secretary of State to develop a list of registered Property Tax Agents, and a list of Property Tax Agents who, after exhausting their administrative remedies, have been issued a cease and desist order, fined or convicted for committing specified violations, or whose license, as specified, has been revoked, and to make those lists publicly available on its Internet Web site, as specified. The bill would provide that a Property Tax Agent is subject to suspension or termination of his or her registration for engaging in specified activities and would authorize the imposition of civil penalties not to exceed $1,500 for each violation of these provisions. This bill would require the Attorney General, District Attorney, or City Attorney, as applicable, to notify the Secretary of State of any conviction of, or of any penalty or change in eligibility imposed against, a Property Tax Agent pursuant to these provisions. By imposing new duties on city attorneys' offices, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would preempt and supersede all local ordinances regarding the registration of any individual who communicates directly or indirectly with any county official for the purpose of influencing official action regarding a property tax assessment. 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 with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

  2. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 50. Noes 28. Page 6522.).

  4. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 12. Page 4838.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 11).

  10. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  13. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 18).

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

  15. Referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

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

  17. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 48. Noes 26. Page 5365.)

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  20. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (May 23).

  21. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

  24. From committee: Be re-referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and REV. & TAX. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  25. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  26. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  27. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.

  28. Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and TRANS.

  29. Read first time.

  30. From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.

  31. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bocanegra · Cosponsor
  • Cooley · Cosponsor
  • Dababneh · Cosponsor
  • Ting · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on · 7 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Ting

Co-sponsors (3)

  • Bocanegra
  • Cooley
  • Dababneh

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2415 TING Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 50 Yea · 28 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 472401
Democratic 3100
Republican 0300
Total 502801
% of votes cast 63%35%0%1%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Medina — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Allen — Nay
Gatto — Nay
Gorell — Nay
Salas — Nay
Harkey — Not Voting
Bigelow — Nay
Chau — Yea
Conway — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Linder — Nay
Logue — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Gomez — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hall — Yea
Fong — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Pan — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ting — Yea
Williams — Yea
Dababneh — Nay
Fox — Nay
Frazier — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB2415 Ting By Hill

Passed 22 Yea · 12 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 201205
Democratic 2001
Total 221206
% of votes cast 55%30%0%15%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Knight — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hernandez — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Nay
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Not Voting
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Hancock — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 4200
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
De León — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 2415 TING Assembly Third Reading

Passed 48 Yea · 26 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 452205
Democratic 3100
Republican 0300
Total 482605
% of votes cast 61%33%0%6%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Conway — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gorell — Nay
Hall — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Levine — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Allen — Nay
Medina — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Salas — Nay
Chávez — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Gatto — Nay
Harkey — Not Voting
Melendez — Not Voting
Alejo — Not Voting
Nestande — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Dababneh — Not Voting
Daly — Yea
Fox — Nay
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11301
Democratic 1000
Republican 0100
Total 12401
% of votes cast 71%24%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Holden — Yea
Pan — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Linder — Not Voting
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Be referred to Committee on Local Government.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7004
Total 7004
% of votes cast 64%0%0%36%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Brown — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Hagman — Not Voting
Dababneh — Not Voting
Nazarian — Not Voting
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Waldron — Not Voting
Wilk — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2415 do?
Existing law requires every assessor to assess all property subject to general property taxation at its full value and to prepare an assessment roll in which all property within the county that it is the assessor's duty to assess is required to be listed. Existing law requires a county board of equalization or an assessment appeals board to equalize the assessment of property on the local roll for the purpose of taxation. Existing law authorizes a taxpayer, with respect to each assessment year, to file an application for a reduction in an assessment, as provided, with the county board, which is the county board of supervisors meeting as a county board of equalization or an assessment appeals board. This bill would, commencing April 1, 2016, prohibit a Property Tax Agent, defined as any individual who is employed, under contract, or otherwise receives compensation, from communicating directly or indirectly with any county official for the purpose of influencing official action relating to the establishment of a taxable value for any property subject to taxation, including representing a taxpayer before a county official, without first being registered and issued a registration number by the Secretary of State. The bill would provide that a violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor. The bill would require a Property Tax Agent to file, under penalty of perjury, with the Secretary of State an application for registration that includes specified information and a registration fee, as specified. Because this bill would create new crimes, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would make the registration subject to biennial renewal. This bill would require the Secretary of State to issue a cease and desist order to a Property Tax Agent if that person has been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony, as specified, or certain other criminal offenses or has had his or her professional license, as specified, revoked, and to provide a copy of the notice to the Attorney General. This bill would require the Secretary of State to develop a list of registered Property Tax Agents, and a list of Property Tax Agents who, after exhausting their administrative remedies, have been issued a cease and desist order, fined or convicted for committing specified violations, or whose license, as specified, has been revoked, and to make those lists publicly available on its Internet Web site, as specified. The bill would provide that a Property Tax Agent is subject to suspension or termination of his or her registration for engaging in specified activities and would authorize the imposition of civil penalties not to exceed $1,500 for each violation of these provisions. This bill would require the Attorney General, District Attorney, or City Attorney, as applicable, to notify the Secretary of State of any conviction of, or of any penalty or change in eligibility imposed against, a Property Tax Agent pursuant to these provisions. By imposing new duties on city attorneys' offices, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would preempt and supersede all local ordinances regarding the registration of any individual who communicates directly or indirectly with any county official for the purpose of influencing official action regarding a property tax assessment. 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 with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Who sponsors AB 2415?
AB 2415 is sponsored by Bocanegra, Cooley, Dababneh, and Ting.
What is the current status of AB 2415?
This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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