California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 1304 — Property taxation: disaster relief: Porter Ranch methane gas leak.

Last action — In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

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

This bill died with 2015-2016 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 property tax law authorizes the board of supervisors of a county to provide that every assessee or person liable for taxes on any taxable property whose property was damaged or destroyed without his or her fault may apply for reassessment of that property, as provided. To be eligible for reassessment, existing law requires that the damage or destruction of the property be caused by specified circumstances, including a major misfortune or calamity in an area or region subsequently proclaimed by the Governor to be in a state of disaster. This bill would additionally authorize the board of supervisors of a county to provide for reassessment of property destroyed or damaged by a major misfortune or calamity in an area or region subsequently proclaimed by the Governor to be in a state of emergency. The bill would specify that "damage" includes a diminution in the value of property as a result of environmental contamination. The bill would also provide that the amendments made by its provisions would apply retroactively to property located in the Porter Ranch neighborhood in the City of Los Angeles that was affected by the methane gas leak in that area in 2015 and 2016 and that, with respect to these properties, the application for reassessment may be filed within 12 months of the enactment of this bill or within the time specified in the ordinance, whichever is later. The bill would specify that these provisions do not alter existing law regarding claims or defenses related to diminution of property values or establish a presumption that property values have declined or that any property is in any way "damaged or destroyed" or otherwise "contaminated" for purposes of a civil action related to the methane gas leak in the Porter Ranch neighborhood. Existing law requires the assessed value of the property in its damaged condition, determined as specified, to be the taxable value of the property until it is restored, repaired, reconstructed, or other provisions of the law require the establishment of a new base year value. Existing law, if partial reconstruction, restoration, or repair has occurred on any subsequent lien date, requires the taxable value to be increased by a specified amount. This bill, for property destroyed or damaged in an area or region proclaimed by the Governor to be in a state of emergency, on the 3rd lien date following the calamity, if partial reconstruction, restoration, or repair is not progressing in a timely fashion, would require the assessed value of the property to be determined, as specified. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Los Angeles. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  2. Vetoed by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5527.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6364.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 20).

  12. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

  13. Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

  14. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  15. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 3977.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  18. Set for hearing May 23.

  19. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3836.) (May 11).

  21. Set for hearing May 11.

  22. Re-referred to Coms. on GOV. & F. and APPR.

  23. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  24. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  25. Read first time.

  26. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  27. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • De León · Cosponsor
  • Runner · Cosponsor
  • Huff · Primary
  • Pavley · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Huff

Co-sponsors (3)

  • De León
  • Runner
  • Pavley

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business (Supplemental File 2) SB1304 Huff Urgency Clause Concurrence

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36000
Democratic 3000
Total 39000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Pan — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Hill — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Anderson — Yea
De León — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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SB 1304 Huff Third Reading Urgency By RIDLEY-THOMAS

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70000
Democratic 3002
Republican 5000
Total 78002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Harper — Yea
Salas — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Mayes — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Burke — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Gray — Yea
Kim — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Levine — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Not Voting
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8000
Democratic 1000
Total 9000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Brough — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea

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3rd Reading (Urgency Clause)

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33004
Democratic 3000
Total 36004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Lara — Not Voting
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leno — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Hueso — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Bates — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Do pass

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Moorlach — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beall — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1304 do?
Existing property tax law authorizes the board of supervisors of a county to provide that every assessee or person liable for taxes on any taxable property whose property was damaged or destroyed without his or her fault may apply for reassessment of that property, as provided. To be eligible for reassessment, existing law requires that the damage or destruction of the property be caused by specified circumstances, including a major misfortune or calamity in an area or region subsequently proclaimed by the Governor to be in a state of disaster. This bill would additionally authorize the board of supervisors of a county to provide for reassessment of property destroyed or damaged by a major misfortune or calamity in an area or region subsequently proclaimed by the Governor to be in a state of emergency. The bill would specify that "damage" includes a diminution in the value of property as a result of environmental contamination. The bill would also provide that the amendments made by its provisions would apply retroactively to property located in the Porter Ranch neighborhood in the City of Los Angeles that was affected by the methane gas leak in that area in 2015 and 2016 and that, with respect to these properties, the application for reassessment may be filed within 12 months of the enactment of this bill or within the time specified in the ordinance, whichever is later. The bill would specify that these provisions do not alter existing law regarding claims or defenses related to diminution of property values or establish a presumption that property values have declined or that any property is in any way "damaged or destroyed" or otherwise "contaminated" for purposes of a civil action related to the methane gas leak in the Porter Ranch neighborhood. Existing law requires the assessed value of the property in its damaged condition, determined as specified, to be the taxable value of the property until it is restored, repaired, reconstructed, or other provisions of the law require the establishment of a new base year value. Existing law, if partial reconstruction, restoration, or repair has occurred on any subsequent lien date, requires the taxable value to be increased by a specified amount. This bill, for property destroyed or damaged in an area or region proclaimed by the Governor to be in a state of emergency, on the 3rd lien date following the calamity, if partial reconstruction, restoration, or repair is not progressing in a timely fashion, would require the assessed value of the property to be determined, as specified. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Los Angeles. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors SB 1304?
SB 1304 is sponsored by De León, Runner, Huff, and Pavley.
What is the current status of SB 1304?
This bill died with 2015-2016 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.
Where can I track SB 1304?
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