California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 723 — Transactions and use taxes: County of Alameda: Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 747, Statutes of 2019.

  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, 2019. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law authorizes various specified cities and counties, subject to certain limitations and approval requirements, to levy a transactions and use tax for general or specific purposes, in accordance with the procedures and requirements set forth in the Transactions and Use Tax Law. A provision of the Transactions and Use Tax Law prohibits the combined rate of all taxes that may be imposed in accordance with that law in a county from exceeding 2%. Existing law authorizes the County of Alameda to impose a transactions and use tax for general or specific purposes at a rate of no more than 0.5% that, in combination with other transactions and use taxes, would exceed the above-described combined rate limit of 2%, if the county adopts an ordinance proposing the tax and the ordinance proposing the tax is approved by the voters, subject to applicable voter approval requirements. Existing law repeals this authorization on December 31, 2022, for the county if an ordinance proposing the tax has not been approved by that date in that county. Existing law, the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Act, creates the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District and, among other things, authorizes the board of directors of the district to impose transactions and use taxes in conformity with the Transactions and Use Tax Law for specified purposes, subject to periodic legislative review and amendment, as provided. This bill would provide that, notwithstanding the combined rate limit under the Transactions and Use Tax Law, neither a transaction and use tax rate imposed by the County of Alameda, either as described above or pursuant to previously existing law, nor a transactions and use tax rate imposed by the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District on or before the effective date of this bill, will be considered for purposes of that combined rate limit within the County of Alameda. The bill would declare that the changes made with regard to taxes imposed by the County of Alameda are declaratory of existing law. (2) Existing law, the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District Act of 1967, authorizes the County of Santa Cruz to organize and incorporate the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District, as provided. Existing law, among other things, authorizes the board of directors of the district to impose transactions and use taxes in accordance with the Transactions and Use Tax Law by an ordinance approved by 23 of the electors voting on the measure at a special election called for that purpose. This bill would provide that, notwithstanding the combined rate limit under the Transactions and Use Tax Law, a transactions and use tax rate imposed by the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District pursuant to these provisions on or before the effective date of this bill will not be considered for purposes of that combined rate limit. (3) This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Counties of Alameda and Santa Cruz.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 747, Statutes of 2019.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 52. Noes 24. Page 3558.).

  5. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (September 13).

  6. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 3542.)

  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. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 2862.).

  10. From committee: That the measure be returned to Senate Floor for consideration. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (September 10)

  11. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(b). (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  12. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(b).

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. Ordered to second reading.

  17. Withdrawn from committee.

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HOUSING. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (July 10). Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.

  19. 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.

  20. Referred to Coms. on GOV. & F. and HOUSING.

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

  22. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1516.)

  23. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  24. Ordered to second reading.

  25. Withdrawn from committee.

  26. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  27. Read second time and amended.

  28. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 24).

  29. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

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

  31. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

  32. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. Read second time and amended.

  33. Referred to Coms. on REV. & TAX. and H. & C.D.

  34. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  35. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Quirk · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 16 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Quirk

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 723 Quirk Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 52 Yea · 24 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 371401
Democratic 15502
Republican 0500
Total 522403
% of votes cast 66%30%0%4%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Frazier — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Ting — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Burke — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Wood — Yea
Medina — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Chu — Yea
McCarty — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Weber — Yea
Salas — Nay
Fong — Nay
Brough — Nay
Kiley — Nay
Mayes — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Cunningham — Nay
Diep — Nay
Voepel — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Smith — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Not Voting
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Nay
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Nay
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Not Voting
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Nay
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Nay
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in.

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 2100
Democratic 3001
Republican 0100
Total 5201
% of votes cast 63%25%0%13%
How each member voted (8)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Voepel — Nay
Luz Rivas — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Not Voting
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB723 Quirk By Wieckowski

Passed 27 Yea · 10 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18702
Democratic 9001
Republican 0300
Total 271003
% of votes cast 68%25%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Rubio — Yea
Monning — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Beall — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Allen — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Pan — Yea
Borgeas — Nay
Bates — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Chang — Nay
Moorlach — Not Voting
Roth — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Not Voting
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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AB 723 Wicks Assembly Third Reading

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 47001
Republican 6001
Democratic 24001
Total 77003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Mathis — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Diep — Yea
Chau — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Low — Yea
Burke — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Smith — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Gray — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chu — Yea
Ting — Yea
McCarty — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Brough — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Holden — Yea
Daly — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Weber — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Levine — Yea
Wood — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Salas — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Not Voting
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike 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
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing and Community Development]

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8001
Democratic 2000
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Burke — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Brough — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Gray — Yea
Chu — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ting — Not Voting
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 723 do?
(1) Existing law authorizes various specified cities and counties, subject to certain limitations and approval requirements, to levy a transactions and use tax for general or specific purposes, in accordance with the procedures and requirements set forth in the Transactions and Use Tax Law. A provision of the Transactions and Use Tax Law prohibits the combined rate of all taxes that may be imposed in accordance with that law in a county from exceeding 2%. Existing law authorizes the County of Alameda to impose a transactions and use tax for general or specific purposes at a rate of no more than 0.5% that, in combination with other transactions and use taxes, would exceed the above-described combined rate limit of 2%, if the county adopts an ordinance proposing the tax and the ordinance proposing the tax is approved by the voters, subject to applicable voter approval requirements. Existing law repeals this authorization on December 31, 2022, for the county if an ordinance proposing the tax has not been approved by that date in that county. Existing law, the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Act, creates the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District and, among other things, authorizes the board of directors of the district to impose transactions and use taxes in conformity with the Transactions and Use Tax Law for specified purposes, subject to periodic legislative review and amendment, as provided. This bill would provide that, notwithstanding the combined rate limit under the Transactions and Use Tax Law, neither a transaction and use tax rate imposed by the County of Alameda, either as described above or pursuant to previously existing law, nor a transactions and use tax rate imposed by the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District on or before the effective date of this bill, will be considered for purposes of that combined rate limit within the County of Alameda. The bill would declare that the changes made with regard to taxes imposed by the County of Alameda are declaratory of existing law. (2) Existing law, the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District Act of 1967, authorizes the County of Santa Cruz to organize and incorporate the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District, as provided. Existing law, among other things, authorizes the board of directors of the district to impose transactions and use taxes in accordance with the Transactions and Use Tax Law by an ordinance approved by 23 of the electors voting on the measure at a special election called for that purpose. This bill would provide that, notwithstanding the combined rate limit under the Transactions and Use Tax Law, a transactions and use tax rate imposed by the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District pursuant to these provisions on or before the effective date of this bill will not be considered for purposes of that combined rate limit. (3) This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Counties of Alameda and Santa Cruz.
Who sponsors AB 723?
AB 723 is sponsored by Quirk.
What is the current status of AB 723?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2019. Enacted.
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