California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 1376 — Transportation network companies: accessibility for persons with disabilities.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 701, Statutes of 2018.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2018. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 12 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The Passenger Charter-party Carriers' Act defines a transportation network company as an organization, whether a corporation, partnership, sole proprietor, or other form, operating in California that provides prearranged transportation services for compensation using an online-enabled platform to connect passengers with drivers using their personal vehicles. The act also defines a participating driver or driver as any person who uses a vehicle in connection with a transportation network company's online-enabled application or platform to connect with passengers. A violation of the act or a rule of the Public Utilities Commission with regard to charter-party carriers is generally a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than 3 months, or by both that fine and imprisonment. Existing rules of the Public Utilities Commission require a transportation network company to allow passengers to indicate whether they require a wheelchair-accessible vehicle or a vehicle otherwise accessible to individuals with disabilities and requires the transportation network company to submit a specified report to the Public Utilities Commission detailing the number and percentage of their customers who requested accessible vehicles and how often the transportation network company was able to comply with requests for accessible vehicles. This bill would require the commission, as part of its regulation of transportation network companies (TNCs) , to establish a program in a new or existing proceeding relating to accessibility for persons with disabilities, including wheelchair users who need a wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV) . As part of the program, the bill would require the commission, by January 1, 2019, to begin conducting workshops with stakeholders in order to determine community WAV demand and WAV supply and to develop and provide recommendations regarding specified topics for programs for on-demand services and partnerships. The bill would require each TNC, by July 1, 2019, to pay on a quarterly basis to the commission an amount equivalent to, at a minimum, $0.05 for each TNC trip completed using the TNC's online-enabled application or platform that originates in one of the geographic areas selected by the commission for inclusion in the program and would authorize the commission to adjust that fee in each geographic area to different levels based on the cost of providing adequate WAV service within the geographic area. The bill would exempt a TNC from payment of the fee in a geographic area if the TNC meets the level of WAV service designated by the commission for that geographic area, as specified, and would require the commission to reduce the amount of money a TNC is required to pay if it meets certain requirements. The bill would require moneys collected by the commission to be deposited in the TNC Access for All Fund, which the bill would create, and would continuously appropriate moneys deposited in the fund to the commission for purposes of the program. The bill would require the commission to distribute funds from the TNC Access for All Fund on a competitive basis to access providers that establish on-demand transportation programs or partnerships to meet the needs of persons with disabilities in the geographic areas selected by the commission. The bill would require the commission to authorize no more than 2% of existing funds collected from TNCs and deposited in the Public Utilities Commission Transportation Reimbursement Account to be distributed to accessibility advocates who provide a substantial contribution to the proceeding, thereby making an appropriation. The bill would require the commission to report to the Legislature by January 1, 2024, on the compliance with these provisions and on the effectiveness of the on-demand transportation programs or partnerships funded pursuant to these provisions. The bill would authorize the commission to hire an independent entity to administer the program and to complete the report to the Legislature. This bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2026. Because a violation of the rules adopted by the commission would be a crime, 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. This bill would include a change in state statute that would result in a taxpayer paying a higher tax within the meaning of Section 3 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution, and thus would require for passage the approval of 23 of the membership of each house of the Legislature.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 701, Statutes of 2018.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 8. Page 6021.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 6198.)

  6. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 5927.) Re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C.

  7. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).

  8. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  9. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 56. Noes 13. Page 6735.) Ordered to the Senate.

  10. Ordered to third reading.

  11. Read third time and amended. (Ayes 54. Noes 22. Page 6483.)

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. Coauthors revised.

  14. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (August 16).

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

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

  17. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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

  20. Referred to Coms. on C. & C. and TRANS.

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

  22. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4456.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  23. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  24. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  25. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4309.) (May 25).

  26. Set for hearing May 25.

  27. May 22 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  28. Set for hearing May 22.

  29. May 14 hearing postponed by committee.

  30. Set for hearing May 14.

  31. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 4823.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  32. Set for hearing April 24.

  33. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on T. & H. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 4718.) (April 17). Re-referred to Com. on T. & H.

  34. Set for hearing April 17.

  35. Re-referred to Coms. on E., U. & C. and T. & H.

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

  37. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  38. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.

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

Sponsors

  • Gonzalez Fletcher · Cosponsor
  • Hill · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 10 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Hill

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Gonzalez Fletcher

Not signed on (120)

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB1376 Hill et al. Concurrence

Passed 30 Yea · 8 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 26702
Democratic 4100
Total 30802
% of votes cast 75%20%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Nay
Hertzberg — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Pan — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Delgado — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Chang — Nay
Allen — Yea
Glazer — Yea
De León — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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SB 1376 Hill Senate Third Reading By FRAZIER

Passed 56 Yea · 13 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 401008
Democratic 15001
Republican 1302
Total 5613011
% of votes cast 70%16%0%14%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Holden — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Voepel — Nay
Wood — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Gloria — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Low — Yea
Chau — Yea
Salas — Yea
Medina — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Burke — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Harper — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Melendez — Not Voting
Gray — Not Voting
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Steinorth — Not Voting
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Nay
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Not Voting
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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SB 1376 Hill Senate Third Reading By FRAZIER Amendment Set #1

Passed 54 Yea · 22 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 391702
Democratic 15001
Republican 0501
Total 542204
% of votes cast 68%28%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Harper — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Not Voting
Mathis — Nay
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Voepel — Nay
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Fong — Nay
Kiley — Nay
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Baker — Nay
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooper — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cunningham — Nay
Daly — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Not Voting
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 3 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9202
Democratic 3000
Republican 0100
Total 12302
% of votes cast 71%18%0%12%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Fong — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Chau — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 7004
Total 10004
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Baker — Yea
Harper — Not Voting
Medina — Yea
Chu — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
Nazarian — Not Voting
Fong — Not Voting
Frazier — Yea
Friedman — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Daly — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Transportation]

Passed 9 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 6103
Total 9103
% of votes cast 69%8%0%23%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Maienschein — Not Voting
Mathis — Not Voting
Santiago — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Low — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Rodriguez — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea

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Special Consent SB1376

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34000
Democratic 5000
Total 39000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Newman — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. 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
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beall — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Placed on suspense file

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
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 9002
Total 11002
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Not Voting
Cannella — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
Roth — Yea
Beall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Transportation and Housing]

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8000
Democratic 2001
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1376 do?
The Passenger Charter-party Carriers' Act defines a transportation network company as an organization, whether a corporation, partnership, sole proprietor, or other form, operating in California that provides prearranged transportation services for compensation using an online-enabled platform to connect passengers with drivers using their personal vehicles. The act also defines a participating driver or driver as any person who uses a vehicle in connection with a transportation network company's online-enabled application or platform to connect with passengers. A violation of the act or a rule of the Public Utilities Commission with regard to charter-party carriers is generally a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than 3 months, or by both that fine and imprisonment. Existing rules of the Public Utilities Commission require a transportation network company to allow passengers to indicate whether they require a wheelchair-accessible vehicle or a vehicle otherwise accessible to individuals with disabilities and requires the transportation network company to submit a specified report to the Public Utilities Commission detailing the number and percentage of their customers who requested accessible vehicles and how often the transportation network company was able to comply with requests for accessible vehicles. This bill would require the commission, as part of its regulation of transportation network companies (TNCs) , to establish a program in a new or existing proceeding relating to accessibility for persons with disabilities, including wheelchair users who need a wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV) . As part of the program, the bill would require the commission, by January 1, 2019, to begin conducting workshops with stakeholders in order to determine community WAV demand and WAV supply and to develop and provide recommendations regarding specified topics for programs for on-demand services and partnerships. The bill would require each TNC, by July 1, 2019, to pay on a quarterly basis to the commission an amount equivalent to, at a minimum, $0.05 for each TNC trip completed using the TNC's online-enabled application or platform that originates in one of the geographic areas selected by the commission for inclusion in the program and would authorize the commission to adjust that fee in each geographic area to different levels based on the cost of providing adequate WAV service within the geographic area. The bill would exempt a TNC from payment of the fee in a geographic area if the TNC meets the level of WAV service designated by the commission for that geographic area, as specified, and would require the commission to reduce the amount of money a TNC is required to pay if it meets certain requirements. The bill would require moneys collected by the commission to be deposited in the TNC Access for All Fund, which the bill would create, and would continuously appropriate moneys deposited in the fund to the commission for purposes of the program. The bill would require the commission to distribute funds from the TNC Access for All Fund on a competitive basis to access providers that establish on-demand transportation programs or partnerships to meet the needs of persons with disabilities in the geographic areas selected by the commission. The bill would require the commission to authorize no more than 2% of existing funds collected from TNCs and deposited in the Public Utilities Commission Transportation Reimbursement Account to be distributed to accessibility advocates who provide a substantial contribution to the proceeding, thereby making an appropriation. The bill would require the commission to report to the Legislature by January 1, 2024, on the compliance with these provisions and on the effectiveness of the on-demand transportation programs or partnerships funded pursuant to these provisions. The bill would authorize the commission to hire an independent entity to administer the program and to complete the report to the Legislature. This bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2026. Because a violation of the rules adopted by the commission would be a crime, 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. This bill would include a change in state statute that would result in a taxpayer paying a higher tax within the meaning of Section 3 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution, and thus would require for passage the approval of 23 of the membership of each house of the Legislature.
Who sponsors SB 1376?
SB 1376 is sponsored by Gonzalez Fletcher and Hill.
What is the current status of SB 1376?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2018. Enacted.
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