ALL RIGHT, UH, GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYBODY AND WELCOME TO THIS
HEARING OF THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE ON REVENUE TAX BEFORE
WE TAKE UP BILLS TODAY, I AGAIN
REMIND EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE
AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT
THE COMMITTEE IS NOT ACCEPTING
REMOTE TESTIMONY. AS ALWAYS. WE
ARE ACCEPTING WRITTEN TESTIMONY
THROUGH THE POSITION LETTER
PORTAL ON THE COMMITTEE'S
WEBSITE. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO
SUBMIT LETTERS AT LEAST ONE WEEK
PRIOR TO THE COMMITTEE HEARING
IN ORDER FOR THEM TO BE
REFLECTED IN THE ANALYSIS. WE
HAVE REINSTATED. THE SUSPENSE
FILE THIS YEAR BUILDS WITH THE
FISCAL IMPACT OF PLUS OR MINUS
150,000 WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR
A VOTE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE
PRESENTATION WITH THIS IN MIND,
ONLY THREE BILLS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A
VOTE TODAY. ADDITIONALLY TWO
BILLS HAVE BEEN PULLED FROM
TODAY'S AGENDA BY THE COMMITTEE
FILE ITEM 7 80 13, 61 HOOVER AND
FILE ITEM NINE. MAYBE 346
QUIRK-SILVA. AND IT DOES NOT
LOOK THANKS. OKAY SO IT DOES NOT
LOOK LIKE WE HAVE A QUORUM, SO
WE WILL BE UH, UM, STARTING AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE, AND, UH, WE WILL
BEGIN BY TAKING UP A B 15 83 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CONNOLLY,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. 15 89. IN THE
PROCESS. WELCOME ASSEMBLY MEMBER
AND YOU MAY BE AGAIN WHENEVER
YOU ARE READY. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
I'M HONORED TO BE PRESENTING A B
15 89 TODAY A TAX DEDUCTION
TARGETED TO HELP PARENTS AND
STUDENTS WITH THE RISING COST OF
COLLEGE. UH AND PLEASED TO BE CO
PRESENTING WITH ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
TODD. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE AND STAFF FOR WORKING
WITH MY OFFICE TO HEAR THIS BILL
, AND AS YOU HOPEFULLY KNOW, IT
HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY AMENDED
SINCE THE TIME OF THE BILL
ANALYSIS AND WE BELIEVE
SUBSTANTIALLY ADDRESSES THE
ISSUES RAISED IN THAT ANALYSIS.
ARE YOU TODAY CONTINUE TO SUFFER
UNDER THE OBOR INCREASING COST
TWO CARDS. THAT'S THE BASIS OF
THIS BILL. WITH COLLEGE BEING
ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO MAKE A
LIVABLE INCOME. THE RISING COSTS
THREATEN THE UPWARD MOBILITY OF
MANY CALIFORNIANS. 5 29 COLLEGE
SAVING PLANS OR IMPROVEMENT
AVENUE TO ADDRESS THIS FINANCIAL
BURDEN, BUT THEY HAVE LONG BEEN
UNDERUTILIZED BY MANY LOW AND
MIDDLE INCOME CALIFORNIANS.
ACCORDING TO A COW MATTERS
REPORT TODAY. THE AVERAGE
STUDENT CALIFORNIA GRADUATES
WITH OVER $20,000 IN DEBT FROM A
FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY SINCE 1977
THE COST OF èC UNDERGRADUATE
FEES HAS INCREASED IT FIVE TIMES
THE RATE OF INFLATION. YET STILL
, CALIFORNIA IS AMONG THE LAST
10 STATES IN THE IN THE NATION
THAT LACKS A STATE INCOME TAX
DEDUCTION FOR 5 29 COLLEGE
SAVING PLANS. ADDITIONALLY THERE
VASTLY UNDERUTILIZED BY
CALIFORNIA'S FASTEST GROWING
DEMOGRAPHIC GROUP. LATIN AND
HISPANIC FAMILIES. ACCORDING TO
A CSU STUDY 41.6% OF STUDENTS
EXPERIENCED FOOD INSECURITY AT
SOME POINT AND OVER 10% OF
STUDENTS EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS
. THIS BILL SEEKS TO INCENTIVIZE
THE ABILITY TO GO TO COLLEGE BY
INCLUDING A TAX DEDUCTION FROM
GROSS INCOME THAT BENEFITS THOSE
ON THE MARGINS OF FINANCIAL AID.
SUCH AS FAMILIES WHOSE CHILDREN
MIGHT NOT QUALIFY FOR PELL
GRANTS. IT ESTABLISHES A $5000
DEDUCTION PER BENEFICIARY. FOUR
SINGLE EARNERS WHO MAKE LESS
THAN $75,000 AND LESS THAN
$150,000 FOR JOINT EARNERS. THIS
WILL BE DONE WITH THE
FINALIZATION OF AMENDMENTS WHILE
ON THE SUSPENSE FILE, AS NOTED
BEFORE AT THIS TIME, WE'RE
FOCUSED ON PUBLIC 5 29 PLANS,
BUT WE ARE OPEN TO WORKING WITH
OPPOSITION. THAT IS A BAN
EXPRESSED GOING FORWARD. WHILE
THE SPILL MAY NOT SOLVE ALL THE
PROBLEMS OF THE HIGH COST OF
COLLEGE, WE CAN TAKE A STEP TO
SAFEGUARD THE RIGHTS THE RIGHT
TO AN EDUCATION. THAT ALL
CHILDREN DESERVE AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION. YEAH SO ALLOWED
TO THANKS MY COLLEGE FOR
INTRODUCING A B 15 89 HE AH!
RAISE THE ACTUALLY ALLOW ME TO
SIGN ON AS A PRINCIPAL GO OTHER
SO HE HAD WITHDRAWN MY OLD VIEW
. MAYBE 10 26, WHICH WAS VERY
SIMILAR. REMEMBER CANALI DID A
WRECKED JOB. PRESENTING SO I
WILL CERTAINLY ECHO A FEW POINT
HE MADE CALIFORNIA HAS
RECOGNIZED THE VALUE OF HIGHER
EDUCATION. HOWEVER STUDENT ROGER
WITH DAD AND SEE THE DREAM.
BEFORE THEIR CAREER EVEN BEGIN.
WE NEED TO IN. SEN DEVISED
SAVING FOR COLLEGE. AND 5 29
COUNTS, UH, WRECK FOR
CALIFORNIANS. I WANT. TO
PRIORITIZE HIGHER EDUCATION FOR
THEIR CHILDREN. 40 OTHER STATES
HAVE MADE 5 29 COLLEGE SAVINGS
PLAN CONTRIBUTION. TAX
DEDUCTIBLE, BUT CALIFORNIA HAS
NOT YET FOLLOW SUIT. WE ARE AT
THE FOREFRONT OF HIGHER
EDUCATION. AND I TRYING TO STOP
COLLEGE FROM BECOMING COMPLETELY
ON AFFORDABLE. DISPUTE. ADD IN
THIS IN NEVER. UH, UM, WITHOUT
PUTTING A STRENGTH. ON STATE. WE
SOURCES I HUMBLY ASK FOR YOUR
ITEM. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. DO
WE HAVE ANY OTHER WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT? NO. RIGHT WITNESSES AND
THE ROOM WISHING TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, JOANNE BETANCOURT,
REPRESENTING SIFMA. THE
SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND
FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION.
WE HAVEN'T OPPOSED UNLESS
AMENDED POSITION ON THE BILL.
SIFMA IS A NATIONAL TRADE
ASSOCIATION MADE UP OF BROKER
DEALERS. INVESTMENT BANKS AND
ASSET MANAGERS, MANY OF WHOM
HAVE A STRONG PRESENCE IN
CALIFORNIA. WE HAVE AN OPPOSING
LESS AMENDED POSITION ON THE
BILL. DO YOU TO THE FACT THAT IT
ONLY APPLIES TO THE STATE
SPONSORED PLAN. IF THE BILL WERE
TO BE AMENDED. TO INCLUDE ALL 5
29 PLANS. THEN WE WOULD REMOVE
OUR OPPOSITION, SO THAT IS WHAT
WE'RE OPPOSED FOR. UM IF THE
BILL DOES NOT HAVE PARODY, THEN
WE WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
THAT THE BILL BE HELD ON THE
SUSPENSE FILE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. BRANDON APP REPRESENTING
CALIFORNIA TAX REFORM
ASSOCIATION IN OPPOSITION. WE
APOLOGIZE FOR NOT GETTING THE
LETTER IN TIME, BUT WE WILL GET
TO YOUR OFFICE SOON. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT TO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
FROM THE COMMITTEE. I'VE, UM.
QUESTION THAT THE CAL KIDS
PROGRAM, UM BASICALLY ALLOWS, UM
FAMILIES OF LOW INCOME STUDENTS
TO HAVE A CREATE A COLLEGE
SAVINGS ACCOUNT, AND IT'S SEATED
WITH STATE INVESTMENT OF 504 15
SUMMER SOME AMOUNT BETWEEN 515
100 IS THIS PROGRAM DUPLICATIVE
WITH WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING. OR
DOES IT COMPLEMENT? IT WOULD
COMPLEMENT IT. YEAH IT WOULD BE
ADDITIVE TO CAL KIDS. OKAY? VERY
GOOD. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK YOU AGAIN
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE
VERY GOOD WITH THAT S¼. OKAY
YES. WE WERE WAITING FOR A
QUORUM BEFORE WE CAN SEND. ALL
RIGHT. THANKS AND WE WILL MAKE
THAT RECOMMENDATION. YES. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT. WE HAVE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S DIXON. AND WE
STILL DON'T HAVE A QUORUM. SO,
UM THIS IS A WE WILL BE VOTING
ON A B 5/11 TODAY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S DIXON WHENEVER
YOU ARE READY. WELL THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR, GOOD AFTERNOON, AND
MEMBERS. I'M HERE TODAY TO
PRESENT ON ASSEMBLY BILL 5 11. I
WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING THAT
WE WILL BE ACCEPTING COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS. 85 11 WILL CREATE
THE CALIFORNIA A L S RESEARCH
NETWORK VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION
FUND FOR CALIFORNIA TAXPAYERS TO
DESIGNATE WHEN FILING THEIR
CALIFORNIA STATE INCOME TAXES.
THE AVERAGE LIFESPAN FOR SOMEONE
DIAGNOSED WITH ALS IS LESS THAN
TWO YEARS. THERE IS NO SURVIVAL
RATE FOR THIS DIAGNOSIS.
CALIFORNIA CURRENTLY HAS THE
NATION'S LARGEST, A LESS
POPULATION, WHICH MAKES THIS
BILL EVEN MORE VITAL. CALIFORNIA
LEADS THE NATION IN CLINICAL
TRIAL SITES AND IS HOME TO THE
NATION'S LEADING ALS CLINICIANS
, CLINICS, BIOTECHS AND
COMPANIES WHO PURSUE TREATMENTS.
FOR A LESS HAVING THIS
ADDITIONAL REVENUE FROM MAYBE 5
11 WILL ENABLE THE LS CLINICAL
AND RESEARCH COMMUNITY TO
HARNESS THE OPPORTUNITY TO
LEVERAGE OUR ROBUST
INFRASTRUCTURE AND EXPERTISE
THAT ALREADY IS PRESENT IN OUR
STATE WITH A PREDICTABLE REVENUE
SOURCE. THE NETWORK AND ITS
PARTNERS CAN CONTINUE TO BRING
TOGETHER SOME OF CALIFORNIA'S
BRIGHTEST MINDS TO BRIDGE THE
GAP. BETWEEN THE RESEARCHERS
BENCH AND THE PATIENT'S BEDSIDE
RESEARCH IS ONE OF THE FEW AREAS
WHERE THERE IS HOPE FOR PATIENTS
DIAGNOSED WITH A L S I WOULD
APPRECIATE YOUR INDULGENCE WHEN
I EXPLAIN A PERSONAL STORY. 20
YEARS AGO. THIS MONTH, I LOST MY
OTHERWISE HEALTHY MOTHER TO THE
SCOURGE OF A LESS A DISEASE
WHERE OTHERWISE HEALTHY MIDDLE
AGED MEN AND WOMEN ARE GIVEN A
DEATH SENTENCE OF SURVIVAL RATE
FOR A LESS AS I MENTIONED IS THE
AVERAGE OF TWO OR THREE YEARS AT
THE MOST. THE TWO DRUGS
THERAPIES AVAILABLE 20 YEARS AGO
ARE THE SAME THERAPIES AVAILABLE
TODAY. THESE THERAPIES MAY SLOW
THE UNREMITTING PROGRESSION BY A
MATTER OF ONLY WEEKS, NOT MONTHS
OR YEARS. ALS IS WAS WHAT IS
CALLED AN ORPHAN DISEASE. CANCER
VICTIMS NUMBER IN THE MILLIONS,
SADLY, AND PHARMACEUTICAL
COMPANIES FOCUS ON RESEARCH ON
MARKET DEMAND. LS VICTIMS NUMBER
ON AVERAGE, MAYBE 25 OR 30,000.
VICTIMS AT ANY GIVEN TIME
BECAUSE THEY DIE VERY IN A VERY
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THEIR
FAMILIES AND FRIENDS AND
COMMITTED ORGANIZATIONS
COMPRISED A SMALL BUT DEDICATED
AND PASSIONATE ADVOCACY GROUPS,
THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY LACKS THE
ENORMOUS FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO
MOBILIZE BREAKTHROUGH REMEDIES
FOR ALS. LOU GEHRIG DIED OF ALS
AS WE ALL KNOW, IN 1941 82 YEARS
AGO, AND THOSE THESE INTERVENING
YEARS OVER TWO MILLION PEOPLE
HAVE DIED OF A L S THAT COULD
HAVE BEEN PREVENTED FOR THESE
PEOPLE TO CONTINUE TO LIVE,
HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES
THIS BILL, AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL
THAT WE'VE INITIATED THIS BILL
WOULD WOULD. MY COLLEAGUES ALSO
I DON'T SEE. MR UH, SOBER HERE
WOULD CREATE MORE DOLLARS FOR
GENEROUSLY AND EASILY PROVIDED
BY INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYERS TO
SUPPORT ONGOING RESEARCH TO
IDENTIFY THE CAUSE AND THE CURE
AND YOUR SUPPORT IS GREATLY
APPRECIATED. THANK YOU, MY
PRIMARY EXPERT WITNESS TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL IS
SHERRY STRAW, CHIEF OPERATING
OFFICER OF GOLDEN WEST OF A L S
ASSOCIATION. AND I'M JUST GONNA
SAY THANK YOU, UH,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S I'M FRED.
NOWHERE REPRESENTING THE GOLDEN
WEST CHAPTER OF THE ASSOCIATION.
FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS AND WE WANTED
TO HAVE SHERRY STRAW THAT CEO
ALL THE ORGANIZATION SPEAK TO
HOW THESE DOLLARS WILL BE USED
VERY BRIEFLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH
, MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON
THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE. LS IS A
DEVASTATING NEURODEGENERATIVE
DISEASE FOR WHICH IS YOU'VE
HEARD THERE IS CURRENTLY NO CURE
AND ONLY LIMITED TREATMENTS.
SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY IS THE
CRITICAL UPSTREAM. ANSWER TO
ENDING EELLS AS WE KNOW IT. AND
MAYBE 5 11 WILL FUND THE
ESSENTIAL WORK OF THE CALIFORNIA
A LESS RESEARCH NETWORK. THIS
WILL BE A WISE INVESTMENT FOR
TAXPAYERS. A B 5 11 LEVERAGES
EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE. THE
CALIFORNIA ALS RESEARCH WAS
CREATED BY THE GOLDEN WEST
CHAPTER. THIS ENSURES THE
MEANINGFUL USE OF TAXPAYER
DESIGNATED DOLLARS. FROM DAY
ONE. TO PROMOTE A LESS RESEARCH
IN CALIFORNIA FOSTER THE SHARING
OF SCIENTIFIC IDEAS AND
ULTIMATELY ACCELERATE SCIENTIFIC
DISCOVERY, ALL TOO OFTEN, THE
SCIENTIFIC WORLD RESEARCHERS ARE
SILOED AND IDEAS ARE SECRET IT
AWAY UNTIL PUBLICATION. THE
CALIFORNIA ALS RESEARCH NETWORK,
TEARS DOWN THOSE WALLS. WE
CREATE A SAFE SPACE WHERE
RESEARCHERS CAN COME TOGETHER TO
TALK ABOUT FINDINGS, BRAINSTORM
SOLUTIONS AND SHARE UNPUBLISHED
RESULTS. THIS WORK BUILDS ON THE
IMPORTANCE OF COLLABORATION
BETWEEN CALIFORNIA'S MEDICAL
PRACTITIONERS, SCIENTISTS,
BIOTECHS AND PHARMACEUTICAL
COMPANIES, AND IT PROMOTES A
TRANSPARENT ENVIRONMENT THAT
REMOVES OBSTACLES TO DISCOVERY
AND PROPELS THE BEST IDEAS BEING
TACKLED BY THE RIGHT MINDS. THIS
IS HOW WE WILL GET CLOSER TO
MEANINGFUL TREATMENTS AND CURES
FOR HLS AND ULTIMATELY CREATE A
WORLD WITHOUT L S THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY
OTHER WITNESSES AND SUPPORT I
DON'T BELIEVE SO. WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION. QUESTIONS FROM THE
COMMITTEE. UM YEAH, THIS IS IT'S
A DEVASTATING DIAGNOSIS. AND
CERTAINLY THIS, UM. THIS IS A
DISEASE THAT THAT NEEDS RESOURCE
RESOURCES TOWARD RESEARCH. SO UM
, THE FIRST THING I WANTED TO
ASK YOU IS THIS HAS BEEN, UM,
THIS HAS BEEN TRIED BEFORE A
COUPLE OF TIMES AND HAS DROPPED
OFF. OFF THE LIST BECAUSE IT WAS
NOT RAISING SUFFICIENT FUNDED
FUNDING. SO COULD YOU EXPLAIN TO
ME HOW THIS TIME WE WILL MAKE
SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF
HOW THEY SHOULD BE SUPPORTING?
MADAM CHAIR, FRED, NO. OREGON.
I'M HAPPY THAT REPLY. THE LAST
YEAR CRACKED THERE'VE BEEN TWO
TIMES BEFORE. UH AND THE FUNDS
BEFORE THAT WERE USED FOR
RESEARCH, BUT MORE IN A MORE
GENERAL WAY. THIS IS A NEW AND
DIFFERENT RECIPIENT TARGETED TO
CALIFORNIA AS WELL. AND I THINK
I THINK WE WOULD ALL RECOGNIZE
THERE'S A GROWING INTEREST IN
ALS. WE ALL KNOW ONE OF OUR DEAR
COLLEAGUES PASSED AWAY A FEW
MONTHS AGO WHO WHO, IN THE LAST
MONTHS OF HIS LIFE? THERE WAS NO
GREATER CHAMPION FOR THIS VERY
KIND OF THING THAN THAN HE WAS.
AND I'M HOPING I MEAN, SPEAKING
, SELFISHLY THAT BILL LIKE THIS
WILL HAVE THE MOMENTUM TO
GENERATE A LOT OF INTEREST FROM
THE CAPITAL COMMUNITY. TO GET TO
THEIR FRIENDS AND OTHERS TO
CHECK THOSE BOXES AND SUBSCRIBE
TO THIS DONATION. SO WE'RE
OPTIMISTIC WE CAN PUT TOGETHER
THE KINDS OF NUMBERS TO GET PAST
THAT CALL. SO I'M JUST CURIOUS.
ANECDOTALLY IT SEEMS THAT THE
NUMBER OF CASES ARE GOING UP. IS
THAT? ARE WE SEEING A HIGHER
RATE? ABSOLUTELY SO. THE NUMBER
OF PEOPLE DIAGNOSED WITH ALS IS
INCREASING NATIONWIDE AND IN
CALIFORNIA, AND THIS IS ANOTHER
REASON WHY WE NEED RESEARCH TO
REALLY UNDERSTAND WHY THAT'S
HAPPENING AND WHAT WE CAN DO
ABOUT IT. RIGHT WELL, THANK YOU.
AND, UM UNFORTUNATELY, WE ARE
NOT YET GOING TO BE ABLE TO TAKE
A VOTE. SO UM, WE WILL VOTE AS
SOON AS WE GET A QUORUM. I MAKE
A CLOSING? YES OF COURSE. THANK
YOU KNOW, UH, ASSUMING THAT YOU
FOLKS REMAIN HERE FOR A FEW MORE
HOURS, AT LEAST THREE. YOU MIGHT
BE INTERESTED TO KNOW THAT TWO
PEOPLE WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH
ARRESTS AND TWO PEOPLE WILL PASS
AWAY FROM IT. DURING THIS
HEARING. IT IS UNRELENTING AND
IT HIS DOESN'T DISCRIMINATE
AGAINST ANYONE. ANYONE CAN BE A
VICTIM. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU
ALL. THANK YOU MEMBERS AND I ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S DIXON. RIGHT
NEXT UP. WE HAVE FILE ITEM THREE
B. 26 ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PHªN.
GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS. ÁP 26
EXAMS FROM STATE TAXES UP TO
$20,000 IN FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN
DEBT FORGIVENESS. CALIFORNIA
RESIDENTS HAVE THE MOST FEDERAL
STUDENT LOAN DEBT OF ANY STATE
WITH OVER 3.8 MILLION STUDENT
LOAN BORROWERS TO HAVE AN
AVERAGE TAX OF $37,000. OVER
HALF THE STUDENTS WHO ATTEND THE
PUBLIC TWO OR FOUR YEAR
UNIVERSITY IN CALIFORNIA COME
FROM FAMILIES THAT EARN UNDER
$40,000 ANNUALLY. AND THE
FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN DEBT RELIEF
PLAN IS IMPORTANT FOR
CALIFORNIA'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY
FROM THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC.
MAYBE 26 1 SURE THAT
CALIFORNIANS WHO RECEIVED THAT
RELIEF FOR ABLE TO MAXIMIZE THE
BENEFITS BY NOT HAVING TO PAY
STATE TAXES ON THIS DEBT RELIEF
, AND WE WILL DO ALL THAT WE CAN
TO SUPPORT CALIFORNIANS WHO ARE
WORKING HARD TO GET BACK ON
THEIR FEET DURING HIS VERY
CHALLENGING TIMES, AND TO
CONTRIBUTE TO THE STATE'S
ECONOMY AND AS A COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS INDICATES OUR OFFICE IS
WORKING WITH THE COMMITTEE ON
SECTION 41 AMENDMENTS TO ADD A
REPORT FROM THE L. A. OH AND A
SUNSET. AND HERE TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORT. UH THE SPELL IS
STEPHANIE GOLDMAN, REPRESENTING
THE STUDENT SENATE FOR
CALIFORNIA'S COMMUNITY COLLEGES
, AND THEY WERE SIMPLY ASKED FOR
AN I VOTE WHEN THE BILLS VOTED
ON. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD
AFTERNOON SHARING COMMITTEE.
STEPHANIE GOLDMAN, ASSOCIATE
DIRECTOR OF THE STUDENT SENATE
FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES, WHERE THE OFFICIAL
REPRESENTATION OF ALL 1.8
MILLION COMMUNITY COLLEGE
STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA. WE'RE IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS BILL DO
THE FINANCIAL RELIEF IT WOULD
PROVIDE BORROWS BORROWERS,
INCLUDING CURRENT AND
PROSPECTIVE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
STUDENTS WHO MAY WANT TO
COMPLETE THEIR EDUCATION BUT ARE
HOLDING BACK BECAUSE OF EXISTING
STUDENT DEBTS. WHILE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE TUITION AND
FEES ARE THE LOWEST IN THE
COUNTRY. CALIFORNIA IS HOME TO
PROHIBITIVELY HIGH COST REGIONS
, AND MANY STUDENTS HAVE HAD TO
BORROW FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT EVEN BEFORE TRANSFER
TO PAPER TEXTBOOKS,
TRANSPORTATION, FOOD, HOUSING
AND OTHER BASIC NEEDS. THE DEBT
ACCRUED FROM FEDERAL STUDENT
LOANS CONTINUES TO BE A SERIOUS
FINANCIAL BURDEN TO PAST AND
PRESENT STUDENT BORROWERS, BUT
IT'S A SPECIALLY CRIPPLING TO
LOW INCOME STUDENT BORROWERS WHO
ARE LARGELY SERVED BY OUR
COMMUNITY COLLEGES AS WELL AS
THE STUDENTS WHO DIDN'T COMPLETE
THEIR EDUCATION. ACCORDING TO
THE PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE OF
CALIFORNIA IF CURRENT TRENDS
CONTINUE, APPROXIMATELY 40% OF
JOBS IN THE STATE WILL REQUIRE A
BACHELOR'S DEGREE BY 2030.
EXEMPTING THE 20 $20,000 OF FREE
TO GIVEN FEDERAL LOAN DEBT FROM
STATE INCOME TAXES WOULD RELIEVE
OF HEAVY FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR
BORROWERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO
COLLEGE AND COMPLETE THEIR
EDUCATION, THEREBY BOOSTING THE
STATE'S ECONOMY IN THE LONG RUN.
YOUR SUPPORT OF CALIFORNIA
STUDENT BORROWERS IS DEEPLY
APPRECIATED. ALL RIGHT. DO WE
HAVE ANY OTHER WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT? WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. UH DO WE HAVE
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE?
SUPPORT OPPOSITION. MY APOLOGIES
. UM GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
MEMBERS D'ARTAGNAN BIRD ON THE
BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN
FEDERATION FOR STATE COUNTY
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES IN SUPPORT
OF A B 26. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
SIR. DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS FROM
THE COMMITTEE? SO, UM ARE THERE
THERE? THERE IS POTENTIAL BUDGET
LANGUAGE ALSO TO, UM DEAL WITH
THIS ISSUE. HOW DOES THIS UH HOW
WOULD THIS BILL WORK WITH THAT?
OR WHAT IS? WHAT ARE THE
DIFFERENCES? MAYBE YOU COULD
EXPLAIN THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
MADAM CHAIR AND THANK YOU FOR
THAT GREAT QUESTION. THIS BILL,
SPECIFICALLY A B 26 WOULD RELATE
TO THE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S
PROPOSAL WHILE SOMEWHERE BUILT
35, WHICH PROVIDES A STATE TAX
EXEMPTION TO CONFORM WITH THE
FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION, BUT
THAT'S NOT SPECIFIC TO THE BIDEN
PROPOSAL. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. SO, UM WHAT WE WILL
DO, WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND
ESTABLISH A QUORUM? MS HIGHLAND
IRWIN. HERE. WALLACE. BAINES.
GRAYSON FOR CHICO. PATERSON
PETRIE-NORRIS. RIVAS TÂM.
VALENCIA SUBURB. 56 WE HAVE ALL
RIGHT. WE HAVE A QUORUM
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? THANK YOU SO MUCH. I
WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY ASK FOR A
NEIGHBOR ALRIGHT AND THEN
WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL BE
REFERRING THIS BILL TO OUR
SUSPENSE FILE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. AND I AM GOING TO GO VERY
QUICKLY THROUGH. UM SO WHAT? WE
WILL MOVE A B 15 89. CONNOLLY TO
SUSPENSE, AND WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE A VOTE ON A B 5 11. DO I
HAVE MOTION? RIGHT? OKAY SO WE
HAVE EMOTION AND UM, A SECOND
AND THE MOTION IS DUE PASSES
AMENDED TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. MS HIGHLAND, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. IRWIN YES, I.
WELL EXCUSE ME. THE MOTION IS
DUE PASS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS. WALLACE. WELL,
IT'S I BEANS. BEANS ARE A
GRAYSON PACHECO. PATERSON.
PETRIE-NORRIS. PETRIE-NORRIS
REVIS TÂM I VALENCIA SUPER NO, I
DID NOT. CHICO CHECK. OH, RIGHT
, THAT'S WHY REPEAT IT BACK.
OKAY SO THAT BILL HAS, UH, HAS
PASSED AND NOW WE ARE ON. LET'S
SEE WHO YOU HAVE. THEY HAVE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GARCIA. WELCOME
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR COLLEAGUES. THIS
BILL WOULD REQUIRE THE
CALIFORNIA TAX CREDIT ALLOCATION
COMMITTEE TO AWARD 10 POINTS TO
FARMWORKER HOUSING PROJECTS.
UNDER THE LOW INCOME, HOUSING,
TAX, CREDIT AND GRANT PROJECTS
AN ADDITIONAL FIVE POINTS UNDER
THE AMENITIES CATEGORY BY
INCENTIVIZING THE DEVELOPMENT OF
FARMWORKER HOUSING IN RURAL
AREAS. BILL WILL HELP ALLEVIATE
THE DIRE HOUSING SITUATION FACED
BY MANY FARM WORKERS IN
CALIFORNIA. RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE WITH ME TODAY IS MARCO
LIZARRAGA, DIRECTOR OF LA
CAMPESINA, CALIFORNIA
REPRESENTING LA COOPERATIVA. UM
THANK YOU. I SEE YOU AND THANK
YOU, CHAIRPERSON OR WHEN MEMBERS
OF THE COMEDIAN MY NAME IS MARCO
SHARA AND I'M, THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF LA COOPERATIVA
CAMPESINA FOR AN ORGANIZATION
THAT IS A STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION
FORMED BY FIVE ENTITIES FUNDED
BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO
SERVE ONE WORKERS IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA, AND WE'VE BEEN
DOING THAT FOR 55 YEARS. I'M
HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT
FOR A B 14 39 INTRODUCED BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GARCIA. THIS
BILL WILL AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT
OF AFFORDABLE LOW INCOME,
FARMWORKER, HOUSING AND RURAL
AREAS, WHICH IS DESPERATELY
NEEDED. FOR MANY YEARS, FARM
WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA HAVE FACED
THE LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
OPTIONS LIVING IN CRAMPED SPACES
, SUBSTANDARD LIVING CONDITIONS
UNDER BRIDGES. THERE WERE THE
FIRST HOMELESS PEOPLE THE WAY
FRESH IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. THE RECENT TRAGEDY
IN HALF MOON BAY SURVIVORS WERE
FOUND LIVING IN SHIPPING
CONTAINERS WITHOUT INSTALLATION
HIGHLIGHTS THE BARRIER NEED FOR
CHANGE. A B 14 39 AIMS TO
ADDRESS THIS ISSUE 9
THE CALIFORNIA TAX CREDIT
ALLOCATION COMMITTEE TO GIVE
FARMWORKER PROJECTS THE SAME
FIVE POINTS THAT HIGH
OPPORTUNITY SITES RECEIVED. IN
THEIR STATE LAW INCOME HOUSING
TAX CREDIT REGULATIONS. THE TAX
WRITER. TAX CREDIT ALLOCATION
COMMITTEE ALLOCATES FEDERAL AND
STATE TAX CREDITS TO DEVELOPERS
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING FOR
LOW INCOME CALIFORNIA'S HOWEVER
, RURAL COMMUNITIES ARE OFTEN
PENALIZED FOR THEIR LACK OF
ACCESS TO AMENITIES SUCH AS
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, PARKS,
GROCERY STORES, ETCETERA. MAYBE
14 39 WOULD ALSO AFFORD 10 A
MINUTE HE POINTS TO FARMWORKER
PROJECTS, ALLOWING THEM TO
BETTER COMPETE FOR TAX CREDITS
AND INCENTIVIZING. THE
DEVELOPMENT OF FARMWORKER
HOUSING IN RURAL AREAS. IT'S ONE
OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SECTORS
IN CALIFORNIA'S ECONOMY.
AGRICULTURE EMPLOYS ONE MILLION
WORKERS. PSYCHOLOGY FOR 7.3% OF
THE STATES, PRIVATE SECTOR LABOR
FORCE AND PRODUCING NEARLY $50
BILLION IN REVENUE IN THAT IN
2018. I THINK IT'S TIME THAT WE
PRIORITIZED THE WELL BEING OF
THIS ESSENTIAL WORKERS AND
ADDRESS THEIR DOWN DIRE HOUSING
CONDITIONS. I URGE THE COMMITTEE
TO PLEASE SUPPORT MAYBE 14 39.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO WE HAVE
OTHER WITNESSES AND SUPPORT.
CHAIRS AND MEMBERS OF MARVIN
PINERA ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT TRAINING,
THE CENTRAL VALLEY OPPORTUNITY
CENTER. AND THE FARMWORKER
INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION,
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND
SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON MANAGER
MEMBERS ALEJANDRO SOLIS HERE ON
BEHALF OF LOS AMIGOS,
INCORPORATED AND COMMITTED TO BE
CALLED BY IT AND SUPPORT OF A B
14 39. THANK YOU. QUÊ ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION. DO WE
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE
COMMITTEE? NO QUESTIONS. ALRIGHT
UH AND ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? JUST THANK
YOU AND YOUR COMMITTEE TEAM FOR
THE ANALYSIS. RESPECTFULLY ASK
FREE I VOTE. WE HAVE EMOTION IN
A SECOND. I'M SORRY OF. SO WE
HAVE A MOTION BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CHICO AND SECOND BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WALTZ TOP. OH, WALLACE.
OH OKAY. I DIDN'T. ARE YOU
SECONDING? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AH.
AND THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. MS
HIGHLAND PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
MOTION IS PASSED TO THE HOUSING
AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE. IRWIN IRWIN. I
WALLACE I BEANS AYE, GRAYSON,
JACO. PACHECO. AYE. PATERSON
PETRIE-NORRIS RIVAS TAR. TOÀN UP
VOTING VALENCIA SUBURB IT'S
CALLED ALRIGHT. WE NEED TWO MORE
VOTES ON THAT THAT BILL IS ON
CALL AND WE WILL MOVE TO SORRY,
MR HANEY. ASSEMBLY MEMBER. AMY.
I ENJOYED BEING A MEMBER OF THE
COMMITTEE FOR A FEW MINUTES. UM
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. UH, A B 441 WOULD
AUTHORIZE THE FRANCHISE TAX
BOARD TO DISTRIBUTE ANNUAL TAX
CREDIT PAYMENTS. OF THE
CALIFORNIA EARNED INCOME TAX,
CREDIT, YOUNG CHILD TAX CREDIT
AND FOSTER YOUTH CREDIT IN
ADVANCE MONTHLY PAYMENTS TO
CALIFORNIANS. IT WOULD ONLY
APPLY TO FILERS WHO QUALIFY FOR
$1000, OR MORE FROM THE
COMBINATION OF EXISTING TAX
CREDITS. THIS WOULD ALLOW
CALIFORNIANS TO RECEIVE A MUCH
NEEDED CONSISTENT SOURCE OF CASH
EACH MONTH BY SIMPLY ALLOWING
THEM TO KEEP MORE OF THEIR HARD
EARNED MONEY ALREADY EXISTING
TAX CREDITS. NEARLY 30% OF
HOUSEHOLDS STRUGGLE WITH INCOMES
THAT VERY SUBSTANTIALLY FROM
MONTH TO MONTH. THESE
DESTABILIZING SWINGS AND INCOME
CAN MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR
FAMILIES TO PAY RENT AND KEEP
FOOD ON THE TABLE. IN SOME
CASES, THEY MAY EVEN BE FORCED
TO TURN TO HIGH RISK FINANCIAL
SERVICES LIKE PAYDAY LOANS JUST
TO GET BY. ADDITIONALLY MANY
PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE
HOMELESSNESS POINT TO AN
UNEXPECTED ECONOMIC CRISIS THEY
COULDN'T WEATHER SUCH AS A
MEDICAL BILL OR JOB LOSS AS A
REASON THEY LOST THEIR HOUSING.
MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF STATE TAX
CREDITS ARE A WAY TO FIGHT
POVERTY, YEAR ROUND AND PREPARE
FAMILIES TO DEAL WITH THESE
UNEXPECTED ECONOMIC NEEDS. SOME
FAMILIES CAN RECEIVE MORE THAN
$3000 WHEN THEY FILE THEIR STATE
TAX RETURNS. DIVIDING THAT SUM
UP MONTHLY WOULD GIVE THEM EXTRA
MONEY EACH MONTH TO PUT TOWARDS
THEIR LIVING EXPENSES. IN FACT,
RESEARCH ON THE FEDERAL CHILD
TAX CREDIT AND EARN INCOME. TAX
CREDIT SHOWS THAT THE MONTHLY
PAYOUT A MONTHLY PAYOUT WOULD
CUT POVERTY BY A THIRD MORE THAN
THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY PAID AN
ANNUAL REFUND. BUT RIGHT NOW
LOWER INCOME CALIFORNIANS DO NOT
HAVE THAT OPTION TO RECEIVE
THEIR TAX CREDITS THROUGH
MONTHLY PAYMENTS, GREATLY
LIMITING HOW IMPACTFUL THESE
EXISTING TAX CREDITS CAN BE.
EVERYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PAY
THEIR BILLS WITHOUT FEAR OF
GOING HUNGRY OR MISSING A RENT
PAYMENT BY PROVIDING THEM WITH
THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE A
MUCH NEEDED CONSISTENT SOURCE OF
CASH. EACH MONTH. MAYBE 441 WILL
DIRECTLY HELP CALIFORNIANS. I
KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME
TECHNICAL DETAILS THAT STILL
NEED TO BE WORKED OUT, AND WE
ARE COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH
BOTH THE COMMITTEE AND THE
FRANCHISE TAX BOARD ON
ADDRESSING THESE CONCERNS. THERE
ARE SOME CHALLENGES AND
QUESTIONS THAT RELATE TO THE TO
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, ENSURING
THAT THESE DON'T IMPACT FEDERAL
BENEFITS. AND AGAIN WE ARE
COMMITTED TO WORKING TOGETHER
WITH THE FRANCHISE TAX BOARD IN
THIS COMMITTEE TO ADDRESS THOSE
AS THIS MOVES FORWARD.
ULTIMATELY WE WANT TO SET UP THE
INFRASTRUCTURE AND HAVE THE BEST
POSSIBLE POLICY IN PLACE. UH AS
WE WORK THROUGH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT'S PROCESS TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE CAN HAVE THIS IN
PLACE TO BENEFIT CALIFORNIANS. I
WANT TO THANK YOUR YOUR OFFICE
MANAGER, CHAIR AND IN THE
COMMITTEE STAFF AND THE SPONSORS
CAN ALSO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES
HERE TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT WITH
ME TODAY IS SUZANNA PARSONS,
DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND
LEGISLATION AT ALL HOME AND
ACTUALLY BANTA, EXECUTIVE
ASSISTANT AND PROJECT MANAGER AT
OPPORTUNITY HOUSE AT VACAVILLE,
SOLANO SERVICES CORPORATION.
OKAY MAYBE BEGIN. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR OR WHEN?
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PROVIDE TESTIMONY AND SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL. ALL HOME IS A BAY
AREA ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON
ADDRESSING THE CYCLE OF
HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY AND
CREATING MORE HOUSING, SECURITY
AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY FOR PEOPLE
WITH THE LOWEST INCOMES.
RESEARCH SHOWS THAT ONE OF THE
MOST COMMON CAUSES OF
HOMELESSNESS IS AN UNEXPECTED
FINANCIAL CRISIS LIKE A JOB LOSS
OR MEDICAL BILLS THAT A FAMILY
OR INDIVIDUAL CANNOT RECOVER
FROM. THAT FACT REFLECTS THE
REALITY THAT MANY PEOPLE FACE
SEVERE INCOME INSTABILITY MONTH
TO MONTH. EVEN BEFORE THE
PANDEMIC, ONE IN THREE PEOPLE IN
THE BAY AREA HAD TROUBLE PAYING
THEIR BILLS EACH MONTH. BUT WE
HAVE LEARNED FROM HOMELESSNESS
PREVENTION PROGRAMS THAT REGULAR
PAYMENTS EVEN SMALL AMOUNTS,
MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND ALLOW
PEOPLE TO BETTER MEET THEIR
IMMEDIATE NEEDS, SUCH AS RENT,
FOOD AND CHILDCARE AND RESEARCH
ON THE ADVANCED CHILD TAX CREDIT
PAYMENTS IN 2021 SHOWED THAT
SENDING THE CREDIT AS MONTHLY
INSTALLMENTS AS OPPOSED TO ONE
LUMP SUM TRIPLED THE CTC'S
IMPACT IN REDUCING POVERTY
BECAUSE IT HELPED TO SMOOTH
INCOME VOLATILITY THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR. PAYING TAX CREDITS MONTHLY
AS PEOPLE EARN THEM IS A
POWERFUL CHANGE THAT WOULD
INCREASE THE FINANCIAL STABILITY
OF CALIFORNIANS WHO ARE
STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET.
BILLS COME EVERY MONTH. AND TAX
CREDITS SHOULD TOO. WERE THEY
BEFORE 41. WE CAN BRING THE
SUCCESS OF THE FEDERAL CTC
PROGRAM TO CALIFORNIA AND JOIN
OTHER STATES THAT ARE PURSUING
SIMILAR POLICIES THIS YEAR. THIS
BILL AMPLIFIES THE IMPACT OF OUR
EXISTING TAX CREDIT PROGRAMS AND
IS A CRITICAL STEP TOWARDS
PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS AND
POVERTY IN OUR STATE. WE
APPRECIATE THE THOUGHTFUL
FEEDBACK OF THE CHAIR, STAFF
ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER MEMBERS
AND ARE COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING
THE BEST, MOST IMPACTFUL POLICY
GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS ASHLEY BLANTON. I'M HERE
IN SUPPORT OF A B 441 AS A
PERSON OF IMPACT, RIGHT? UM I
EXPERIENCED ECONOMIC
INSECURITIES FIRSTHAND IN MY
CHILDHOOD AND AS AN ADULT. AS A
CHILD. I HAVE FIRST HAND
EXPERIENCE. I EXPERIENCED
FIRSTHAND THE IMPACT OF LIVING
PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK AND WHAT
HAPPENS WHEN A WORKING PARENT
BECOMES PERMANENTLY DISABLED?
OUR WHOLE LIFE WAS TURNED UPSIDE
DOWN WHEN MY FATHER WAS PLACED
ON PERMANENT DISABILITY, AND WE
COULD BARELY AFFORD THE
NECESSITIES OF LIFE. I WAS
RAISED IN SURVIVAL MODE AND
TAUGHT FEW COPING SKILLS FOR
MAJOR CRISIS WHEN MY FATHER
PASSED AWAY I HAD NO COPING
SKILLS AND FELL INTO ADDICTION.
OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, I HAVE
BEEN CLEAN AND I'VE BEEN WORKING
ON PUTTING MY LIFE BACK
TOGETHER, AND I NOW WORK IN THE
FIELD, HELPING OTHERS OVERCOME
ADDICTION, HOMELESSNESS AND
POVERTY. GETTING THE LIFE SKILLS
NECESSARY FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY
DOESN'T HAPPEN QUICKLY, THOUGH,
AND I'VE LEARNED TO NAVIGATE
MYSELF AND OTHERS THROUGH OUR
GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT BENEFITS
SYSTEMS AS WELL AS GOING BACK TO
SCHOOL TO ADVANCE MY EDUCATION
AND OTHERS AS WELL. BUT TODAY I
STILL STRUGGLE TO MAKE IT BY
FINANCIALLY MONTH TO MONTH,
RAISING FOUR CHILDREN ON ONE
INCOME. IN 2021. I DID RECEIVE
THE FEDERAL TAX CREDIT AND
MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS, AND I
CAN'T EMPHASIZE ENOUGH HOW
BENEFICIAL IT WAS FOR IT TO BE
AUTOMATICALLY DISPERSED INTO MY
BANK ACCOUNT MONTHLY. THE EXTRA
MONEY PAID FOR MONTHLY
NECESSITIES, NECESSITIES AND
ALLOWED ME TO NOT HAVE TO USE
CREDIT CARDS TO COVER THESE
EXPENSES. RECEIVING MY TAX
RETURNS AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
I USUALLY SAVE THAT MONEY AND
BUDGET OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS,
UM TO COVER MONTHLY EXPENSES,
AND THAT'S ON A GOOD YEAR ON A
BAD YEAR WHEN AN EMERGENCY
FINANCIAL EMERGENCY SITUATION
OCCURS THAT TAX RETURN MONEY IS
NEEDED TO COVER THAT EXPENSE,
AND MY CREDIT CARDS ARE USED TO
COVER THOSE MONTHLY NEEDS. UM AT
THE END OF THE YEAR, MY REFUND
IS USED TO PAY BACK MY PAYBACK
MY CREDIT CARD DEBT. RECEIVING
MONTHLY PAYMENTS FOR MY STAFF.
STATE TAX CREDIT WOULD TAKE
TREMENDOUS PRESSURE OF HAVING TO
DECIDE BETWEEN BUYING FOOD, GAS
OR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
FOR MY KIDS. EVEN AS LITTLE AS
60 TO $100 A MONTH THAT HELPS
COVER GAS GETTING MY KIDS TO AND
FROM SCHOOL, IT MAKES A HUGE
IMPACT ON MY DAILY LIFE. HAVING
THESE TAX CREDITS AUTOMATICALLY
DISPERSED WOULD MAKE A HUGE
IMPACT ON MY LIFE AND MANY
OTHERS WHO I WORK WITH THAT LIVE
PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK AND ARE
WORKING SO HARD TO OVERCOME TO
BECOME ECONOMICALLY STABLE. SO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
RIGHT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO WE
HAVE ANY OTHER WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT? YES GOOD AFTERNOON,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS AND
RESTAURANT METERS ON BEHALF OF
ECONOMIC SECURITY PROJECT AND
ENDING POVERTY IN CALIFORNIA,
BOTH CO SPONSORS OF THE BILL
ALONG WITH ALL HOME AND ALSO ON
BEHALF OF THE NONPROFIT HOUSING
ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND LARKIN STREET,
YOUTH SERVICES, BOTH IN SUPPORT
OF THE BILL. THANK YOU. YOU HAVE
TO NAME MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS
COUNTY VAN AUSTIN. I REPRESENT
JOHN BURTON ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH
, BASED OUT OF SAN FRANCISCO.
WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL THAT BOSS
YOUTH ARE INCLUDED. AND AS MUCH
STABILITY AS WE CAN GIVE THEM,
IT'S REALLY CRITICAL AT STATE.
COME INTO ADULTHOOD. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR MEMBERS WITH
YOUNG INVINCIBLES WERE IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
DO WE HAVE ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION? QUESTIONS FROM THE
COMMITTEE. UH SO YOU YOU DID
MENTION THAT YOU'RE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE F T B.
IT DOES SEEM LIKE THERE ARE SOME
SIGNIFICANT IMPLEMENTATION
CONCERNS. SO GIVE YOUR WORK CUT
OUT FOR YOU. AND UM UH, YOU
KNOW, CERTAINLY I WE UNDERSTAND
THE IMPORTANCE OF STABLE INCOME
AND SMOOTHING OUT THE PAYMENTS
EVERY MONTH. BUT WE DO NEED TO
MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THAT YOU
WORK, UM WITH THE F T. B AS I
MENTIONED. ABSOLUTELY AND I
THINK YOU KNOW, AS YOU CAN SEE
FROM THE MANY SUPPORTERS BEHIND
THIS BILL, WHO WORKED WITH
INCOME CALIFORNIANS. THERE'S
TREMENDOUS INTEREST IN THIS
STRATEGY AS AN ANTI POVERTY
STRATEGY AND HOW IT CAN DELIVER
FOR MANY CALIFORNIANS WHO ARE
STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW, BUT THERE
ARE A LOT OF ISSUES TO FIGURE
OUT WITH IT, AND THAT'S EXACTLY
WHY WE BROUGHT THIS BILL
FORWARD. HOW WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE WE SET UP THAT
INFRASTRUCTURE. WE FIGURE OUT
THESE TECHNICAL ISSUES TOGETHER
SO THAT WE'RE PREPARED TO
IMPLEMENT THIS AND REACH AS MANY
PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE WITH THE
HIGHEST IMPACT. CERTAINLY
APPRECIATE THAT. AND WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? OR WAS THAT YOUR
CLOTHES THAT THAT'S FINE AS A
CLOSE? I APPRECIATE THAT THE
COMMITTEE AND YOUR FEEDBACK AND
YOUR STAFF'S FEEDBACK AND, UH,
THE SPONSORS, AND I HOPE WE CAN
MOVE THIS BILL FORWARD AND
CONTINUE TO FIGURE OUT THOSE
ISSUES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, AND WITHOUT
OBJECTION. THIS BILL WILL BE
REFERRED TO OUR SUSPENSE FILE.
MR GALLAGHER.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR.
SORRY I SKIPPED YOU. I MISSED
THAT. YOU'RE FINE. ALWAYS A
PLEASURE TO BE IN YOUR
COMMITTEE. THANK THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS. IT'S A
PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO
YOU ABOUT A B 556, WHICH IS A
VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE. IN MY
DISTRICT. IT WOULD PROVIDE AN
ADDITIONAL THREE YEARS FOR
VICTIMS OF THE 2018 CAMPFIRE. TO
PURCHASE OR CONSTRUCT
REPLACEMENT PROPERTY. FOR THEIR
HOMES. BUSINESSES WITHOUT
TRIGGERING WITHOUT TRIGGERING A
FULL REASSESSMENT OF THEIR
PROPERTY. CURRENT LAW REQUIRES
THE REPLACEMENT PROPERTY BE
ACQUIRED OR CONSTRUCTED WITHIN
FIVE YEARS OF THE DISASTER IN
ORDER FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER TO
KEEP THEIR BASE YOUR VALUE.
UNFORTUNATELY FOR VICTIMS OF THE
CAMPFIRE, THE FIVE YEAR TIMELINE
IS NOT SUFFICIENT. THE 2018
CAMPFIRE REMAINS CALIFORNIA'S
DEADLIEST AND MOST DESTRUCTIVE
WILDFIRE, HAZARDOUS WASTE
CLEANUP AND DEBRIS REMOVAL. POST
FIRE TOOK YEARS. MOREOVER MANY
VICTIMS STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED
THEIR FULL SETTLEMENT PAYMENTS.
UM FROM THE PG NEW WILDFIRE
VICTIMS TRUST, AND MANY ARE
STILL WAITING. 85 56 WOULD
ENSURE THAT VICTIMS WHO CHOOSE
TO BUILD OR ACQUIRE PROPERTY
ELSEWHERE IN PARADISE OR IN
BUTTE COUNTY HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO
DO SO. ONE OF THOSE VICTIMS IS
JANE, WHO WAS UNABLE TO BE HERE
TODAY. SHE'S A 67 YEAR OLD.
RETIREE WITH NO FAMILY OR ANY
TYPE OF SUPPORT. SHE LIVED IN
PARADISE FOR 30 YEARS. AND
PURCHASED HER HOME IN 1988. IT
WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE FOREVER
HOME, BUT THE CAMPFIRE BROUGHT
AN ABRUPT AND SHOCKING CHANGE TO
THOSE PLANS. UNFORTUNATELY HIGH
HOUSING COSTS LOSS OF FRIENDS
WHO HAVE MOVED OR PASSED AWAY
AND A MASSIVE CHANGE IN THE
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT HAVE MADE IT
DIFFICULT. FOR JANE TO MOVE
FORWARD WITHOUT THE HUGE
FINANCIAL AND EMOTIONAL
COMMITMENT TO REBUILD. SO THIS
IS FOR PEOPLE LIKE JANE, WHO ARE
STILL SEEKING TO RECOVER, WANT
TO REBUILD THEIR THEIR THEIR
HOMES. UM AND STILL GET THAT.
PROTECTION FROM REASSESSMENT. UM
MAYBE 556 WILL RELIEVE SOME
PRESSURE ON HER AND OTHER
VICTIMS TO MEET THE RAPIDLY
APPROACHING FIVE YEAR DEADLINE,
WHICH IS COMING UP IN NOVEMBER.
THAT'S ANOTHER REASON FOR THE
URGENCY HERE. UM I ALSO WANT TO
THANK THE CHAIR FOR HER WORKING
PARTNERSHIP ON THIS. UM, YOU
KNOW, WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER ON
A BILL THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO
REBUILD ON THEIR EXISTING
PROPERTIES. UM WITH THE DISASTER
THAT YOU FACED AS WELL AND IN
YOUR DISTRICT, THIS IS IMPORTANT
POLICY. AND I JUST I WOULD ASK
FOR YOUR, UH, YOU KNOW,
RESPECTFUL SUPPORT, AS THIS
MOVES FORWARD WITH ME TO TESTIFY
TODAY AS MATT BROAD, WHO
REPRESENTS THE TOWN OF PARADISE
AND ROSE. TRYON IS THE VICE
MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF PARADISE.
MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS MATT BROWN
ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF
PARADISE. WE'RE PROUD TO SPONSOR
A B 556 ALONG WITH MAYBE 1500
THE CHAIRS. COMPANION BILL WITH
ME TODAY IS ROSE. TRY ON WHOSE
VICE MAYOR OF PARADISE IN A TOWN
COUNCIL MEMBER. SHE'LL SPEAK ON
THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS
LEGISLATION FOR RESIDENTS OF THE
TOWN POST CAMPFIRE. I'M HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND URGE
YOUR I VOTE WHEN YOU SEE THIS
BELL. THANK YOU. FROM MY NAME IS
ROSE. TRY AND I AM CURRENTLY
VICE MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF
PARADISE. I AM ALSO I HATE TO
SAY VICTIM OF THE 2018 CAMPFIRE
. UM AND IT'S STILL A LITTLE
HARD TO TALK ABOUT. SO UM, YOU
WILL, UH, IT'S MY FIRST TIME
TESTIFYING, SO I'M A LITTLE BIT
NERVOUS. SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME.
UM I'M HERE TO SUPPORT A B 556
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GALLAGHER.
UM MAYBE 556 WOULD ENSURE THAT
VICTIMS OF THE 2018 CAMPFIRE
WHOSE HOMES WERE DAMAGED AND
DESTROYED HAVE ADDITIONAL TIME
TO PURCHASE OR CONSTRUCT
REPLACEMENT PROPERTY WITHOUT
TRIGGERING A FULL ASSESSMENT OF
THAT REPLACEMENT PROPERTY. AS
YOU WERE PROBABLY REMEMBER THE
CAMP FIRE COMPLETELY DESTROYED
OUR COMMUNITY. BY THE TIME IT
WAS 100% CONTAINED 86 MEMBERS OF
OUR COMMUNITY HAD PERISHED. TENS
OF THOUSANDS WERE DISPLACED AND
OVER 18,000 BUILDINGS WERE
DESTROYED. TO THIS DAY, THE
CAMPFIRE REMAINS THE DEADLIEST,
MOST DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN
CALIFORNIA HISTORY. ALTHOUGH WE
HAVE EMERGED FROM THE CAMPFIRE
AND ARE WORKING TOWARDS BUILDING
A STRONGER AND MORE RESILIENT
COMMUNITY. EFFORTS TO REBUILD
FROM THE DEVASTATION OF THE
CAMPFIRE HAVE ENCOUNTERED
SIGNIFICANT ROADBLOCKS. WITH A
LOOMING DEADLINE OF NOVEMBER OF
2023. THE NEAR ABSOLUTE
DESTRUCTION OF THE TOWN OF
PARADISE MET THAT THE CLEANUP
EFFORT WHICH REMOVED 3.6 MILLION
TONS OF DEBRIS DELAYED THE
CONSTRUCTION FOR A FOUR YEAR
SINCE THEN DIFFICULTY FINDING
HOMEBUILDERS SKYROCKETING COST
OF RAW MATERIALS AND EVEN
CONTRACTOR FRAUD. UNFORTUNATELY
TO SAY HAVE SLOWED THE TOWN'S
RECOVERY EFFORTS. MANY VICTIMS
DID NOT RECEIVE THEIR PG AND E
SETTLEMENT PAYMENTS UNTIL LAST
YEAR, AND SOME ARE STILL WAITING
FOR THOSE PAYMENTS. DESPITE
THESE CHALLENGES, THE RESIDENTS
OF PARADISE REMAIN COMMITTED TO
REBUILDING THEIR HOMES AND A
MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITY. A B
556 SIMPLY EXTENDS THE PERIOD
FOR VICTIMS OF THE CAMPFIRE.
THIS IS A COMMON SENSE MEASURE
THAT GIVES RESIDENTS OF PARADISE
THE FLEXIBILITY THAT WE
CURRENTLY NEED. IN TURN, IT
WOULD HELP ENSURE THE
REVITALIZATION AND RECOVERY OF
OUR TIME. I ASK YOU ALL TO
PLEASE VOTE. AYE ON THIS, MAJOR
. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME TODAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
. AND ARE THERE ANY WITNESSES IN
THE ROOM WISHING TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT? GOOD AFTERNOON
COMMITTEE MEMBERS KAREEM DRISSI
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS AND
SUPPORT AND RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
AND I VOTE THE APPROPRIATE TIME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. SCOTT KAUFMAN
, HOWARD JARVIS TAXPAYERS
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT. IS HE
SWIMMING AROUND BEHALF OF BUTTE
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND
SUPPORT GREAT. THANK YOU. ARE
THERE ANY WITNESSES IN THE ROOM
WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION?
SEEING NONE. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMITTEE? ON THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY WHEN GALLAGHER UM WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? YEAH THANK
YOU, MR CHAIRMAN. UH IT'S AGAIN
AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT
THIS LEGISLATION MUCH NEEDED
LEGISLATION AND I WANT TO SAY,
ROSE. GREAT JOB. YOUR FIRST
TESTIMONY. UM UH, YOU KNOW,
THANK YOU FOR CONVEYING WHY THIS
IS SO IMPORTANT. UM, AND SO I
JUST ASKED THE COMMITTEE WHEN
THE TIME COMES FOR ABOUT WOULD
LOVE TO HAVE YOUR SUPPORT AND
HELPING TO EXTEND THIS THIS MUCH
NEEDED RELIEF FOR VICTIMS OF THE
CAMPFIRE. THANK YOU. WITHOUT
OBJECTION. THIS BILL WILL BE
REFERRED TO OUR SUSPENSE FILE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NEXT UP. NEXT UP. WE HAVE FILED
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT A B 10 66 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JOE PATTERSON.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WELCOME. BEGIN
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. WELL
THANK YOU FOR CALLING MY NUMBER
RIGHT NOW. I APPRECIATE THAT. UM
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS ASSEMBLY BILL 10 66
WOULD AUTHORIZE LOCAL COUNTY
BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS INCREASE
THE MAXIMUM EXEMPTION AMOUNT ON
LOW VALUE PROPERTIES TO 15,000.
IT'S CURRENTLY SET AT 10,000.
THIS BILL WOULD ALSO APPLY THE
INFLATION ADJUSTMENT FACTOR FOR
CALCULATING THE MAXIMUM
EXEMPTION VALUE TO BOTH THE
TOTAL BASE OF YEAR VALUE OF REAL
PROPERTY AND THE FULL VALUE
PROPERTY, PERSONAL PROPERTY. I
WANT TO MAKE NOTE THAT THE C P.
I WAS ADDED TO THE IF IT WAS
ADDED TO THE 10,000. WHEN THIS
STATUE WAS CREATED, IT WOULD BE
CLOSE TO $15,000 NOW. BUT THE
REAL REASON TO INCREASE THE
VALUE FROM 10,000 TO 15,000 IS
INSURED. WHERE USING THE TIME
COSTS AND RESOURCES OF OUR
COUNTY ASSESSOR'S ADEQUATELY
HERE'S HOW ASSESSOR RESOURCES
AND COSTS ARE AFFECTED BY THE
LOW PROPERTY VALUE IF AN
ASSESSOR IS NEEDED FOR TWO HOURS
OF LABOR TO ASSESS A $15,000
BUSINESS PROPERTY, I KNEW OVEN
REFRIGERATOR KITCHEN APPLIANCE
WOULD COST $200 IN LABOR TWO
HOURS AT $100 AN HOUR, BUT THE
TOTAL REVENUE COLLECTED WOULD
ONLY BE $150. FOR THIS EXACT
REASON THE PROPERTY VALUE
EXEMPTION NEEDS TO BE INCREASED
IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE TIME OF
OUR ASSESSORS DOESN'T ACTUALLY
COST THE COUNTY MONEY. I WANT TO
NOTE THAT THE COMMITTEE AS THIS
BILL IS GOING TO THE SUSPENSE,
MY OFFICE AND THE SPONSOR HAVE
BEEN WORKING AND WILL CONTINUE
TO WORK WITH ALL THE COUNTY
ASSESSOR'S INSURING THAT ALL
COUNTY ASSESSORS ARE IN FULL
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. TODAY I
HAVE JOHN NEVILLE, WHO'S THE
ELDORADO COUNTY ASSESSOR TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF A B 10 66.
GOOD AFTERNOON. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
HAVEN'T PREPARED STATEMENT THAT
I'D LIKE TO READ AND ASK THEM
QUESTIONS WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. AS THE
SPONSOR OF THIS MEASURE, AND IN
MY CAPACITY AS THE ASSESSOR OF
ELDORADO COUNTY. I AM IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY BILL 10 66
RELATING TO THE EXEMPTIONS FOR
LOW VALUE PROPERTIES. THIS
AMENDMENT TO SECTION 155.20. THE
REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE
INCREASES THE MAXIMUM EXEMPTION
ALLOWED BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE
LOCAL COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS FROM 10,000 TO
15,000. AND ADDS AN ANNUAL
INFLATION ADJUSTMENT TIED TO THE
CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.
THIS BILL WILL REQUIRE A LOCAL
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
APPROVAL TO EXEMPT REAL PROPERTY
AND BUSINESS PERSONAL PROPERTY
AS LONG AS THE VALUE IS SO LOW
THAT IF NOT EXEMPT THE TOTAL
TAXES, SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AND
APPLICABLE CONVENTIONS OF THE
PROPERTY WOULD AMOUNT TO LESS
THAN THE COST OF ASSESSING AND
COLLECTING THEM. THIS ACTION
DISCRETIONARY, MEANING EACH
COUNTY WILL BE GIVEN THE CHOICE
TO ENACT THE EXEMPTION. COUNTIES
THAT ELECT NOT TO SET A LOW
VALUE THRESHOLD EXEMPTION CAN
CHOOSE NOT TO SET A LOW VALUE
THRESHOLD. OR THEY CAN SET A LOW
VALUE. LOWER THAN THE MAXIMUM
ALLOWED 15,000 IF APPROVED.
SIGNIFICANT TIME AND RESOURCES
ARE SPENT ON CHASING LOW VALUE.
BUSINESS PERSONAL PROPERTY AND
THE OPPORTUNITY COST OF
REPROGRAMMING RESOURCES TO MORE
EFFICIENT ACTIVITIES WILL BE. UM
A MORE EFFECTIVE USE OF STAFF
TIME. FOR EXAMPLE, IN EL DORADO
COUNTY BUSINESS, PERSONAL
PROPERTY MAKES UP ROUGHLY 2% OF
THE TOTAL ROLE YET OVER 15. OF
STAFF. TIME IS DEDICATED TO THE
FUNCTION OF VALUE, VALUING
PERSONAL PROPERTY. APPROVING
ASSEMBLY BILL 10 66 TO THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON REVENUE
AND TAXATION WILL UPDATE THE
EXISTING 10,000 MAXIMUM TO A NEW
MAXIMUM 15,000 WITH THE CPI
INFLATIONARY FACTOR AND, IN TURN
, WILL PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY TO
LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROPERTY TAX
ADMINISTRATION BY ALLOWING FOR
REALLOCATION OF STAFF FREES
RESOURCES TO PURSUE MORE
EFFICIENT ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES
WHICH WILL BENEFIT THE PUBLIC.
AND ULTIMATELY PROVIDE TAX
RELIEF TO STRUGGLING SMALL
BUSINESSES. I WHOLEHEARTEDLY
SUPPORT THIS BILL. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ARE THERE ANY
WITNESSES IN THE ROOM WISHING TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT? ARE THERE ANY
WITNESSES IN THE ROOM WISHING TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION? SEEING NONE
ARE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
THE COMMITTEE. SOME REMEMBER
PATERSON. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
. YOU KNOW, AS MUCH AS I LOVE TO
CUT TAXES ACROSS THE BOARD, THIS
MEASURE REALLY HAS TO DO WITH
SAVING COUNTIES MONEY THAT ARE
SPENDING A LOT OF TIME AND
RESOURCES ON ASSESSING THESE LOW
VALUE PROPERTY TAXES, AND SO, UH
, YOU KNOW, WITH THAT, WHEN THE
TIME COMES, LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR
SPORT. WELL THANK YOU, SIR. UM
WITHOUT OBJECTION. THIS BILL
WILL BE REFERRED TO OUR SUSPENSE
FILE. THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU
APPRECIATE IT. TRUE IF YOU WANT.
12, ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. NEXT
UP IS FILE ITEM NUMBER 12 A B 12
49 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S TALK.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BEGIN WHEN
YOU'RE READY. NO BUT THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE PERSONAL THINGS THAT
COMMITTEE STOPPED FOR THEIR HARD
WORK ON THIS BILL. A B 12 49
WOULD PROVIDE A SALE TAX HOLIDAY
FOR BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING A
WEEK BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS. THIS
LEGISLATION WILL ALLOW CONSUMERS
TO PURCHASE TARGET PRODUCT AND
WOODEN AND NOT HAVE ADDITIONAL
COSTS ON SALE TAX, ACCORDING TO
NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION AND
YOUR BACK TO SCHOOL SPENDING.
SURVEY FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN
CARE. 12 SCHOOL SPENT ON AVERAGE
ALMOST $800 ON SUPPLIES, SCHOOL
SUPPLY UNNECESSARY AND REPAIRING
A CHILD FOR SCHOOL CAN BE
ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL PRESSURE
FOR FAMILY STRUGGLING TO MEET
ALL OF THEIR OTHER FINANCIAL
OBLIGATION IN THE END, SO TAX
IMMEDIATELY FOR ON LOW INCOME.
CALIFORNIA IS THE HARDEST. IN
ADDITION, CALIFORNIA HIGH SALES
TAX CONTRIBUTE TO STRUCTURE
INEQUALITY. BECAUSE EVERY
CONSUMER PAY THE SAME TAX RATE
AT THE REGISTER. WE HAVE A LOW
INCOME HOUSEHOLD TO HIGH UP BUT
SANTA OF THEIR INCOME BECAUSE
THEY HAVE FREE UH, FEWER
RESOURCES. TO BEGIN WITH. MAYBE
12 49 WOULD HAVE LIKED TO SCHOOL
SUPPLIES SET UP PENCIL BY THE
CALCULATOR AND MANY OTHER ITEM
SALES. PRICE OF LESS THAN $100.
WHY THE OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL
, WE MENTIONED THAT THIS WILL
REDUCE OVERALL FUNDING FOR
EDUCATION. I BELIEVE A B 12 49
WOULD NEVER KINDLY AFFECT
INDIVIDUAL CALIFORNIANS WHO ARE
STRUGGLING TO GET BY THE SUPPORT
A BETWEEN, UH 12 29, WEARING THE
TIME IS APPROPRIATE AND NOW LIKE
WHEN YOU DO SCAR COMMON WITH,
HOWEVER, JARVIS TAXPAYERS AT
SUCH ATION Tð. JUSTIFYING
SUPPORT. MAYBE 12 49. A B 12 49
IS A SIMPLE AND COMMON SENSE
BILL THAT WOULD CREATE IT BACK
TO SCHOOL SALES TAX HOLIDAY
WEEKEND IN PLACE HAS MADE THE
COST OF EVERYTHING INCREASE OVER
THESE LAST FEW YEARS. THAT IS
ONLY EXACERBATED THE ALREADY
HIGH COST OF BACK TO SCHOOL
SHOPPING. WHERE PARENTS ON
AVERAGE, AS WAS MENTIONED. SPEND
$800 A YEAR ON SCHOOL SUPPLIES,
THE EFFECT THIS HAS ON LOW
INCOME WORKING FAMILIES IS
OBVIOUS AND ESPECIALLY DAMAGING
SCHOOL SUPPLIES ARE A NECESSITY
AND A B 12 49 WOULD ONLY APPLY
TO A SPECIFIED LIST OF SCHOOL
SUPPLIES SUCH AS PENCILS,
BINDERS AND CALCULATORS, WITH A
SALES PRICE OF LESS THAN $100,
OR THE 1ST $1000 OF ELECTRONIC
ITEMS LIKE A COMPUTER TABLET OR
PRINTER. ENSURING THAT STUDENTS
ARE PREPARED. WHEN THEY SHOW UP
FOR SCHOOL IS WORTH IT. I ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DO
WE HAVE ANY WITNESSES IN THE
ROOM WISHING TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT? YEAH, THERE WAS AND ARE
THERE ANY WITNESSES IN THE ROOM
WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION?
BRANDON APP REPRESENTING
CALIFORNIA TAX REFORM
ASSOCIATION IN OPPOSITION AND
AGAIN APOLOGIES FOR THE LETTER.
NOT BEING IN TIME. WE'LL SEND IT
TO THE AUTHOR AS SOON AS WE GET
IT IN. THANK THANK YOU. AND OR
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
THE COMMITTEE. OKAY WELL WITHOUT
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S, WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? YEAH I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE COMMUNITY. STOP
UH AND I HUMBLY ASK FOR THE I
VOTE WHEN THE TIME IS
APPROPRIATE. WELL THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WITHOUT
OBJECTION. UH, THIS BILL WILL BE
REFERRED TO OUR SUSPENSE FILE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND MR
PLEASE. I WAS HANGING OUT
WAITING. THAT'S WHAT WE DO. DO I
SAY ANYTHING? IN THIS REGION.
SHE'S GOT NATURAL RESOURCES
HERE. READERS CHANGE. CRAZY
ISN'T BANKING.
SO.
ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS FILE ITEM
NUMBER 10, MAYBE 11 28 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SANTIAGO.
WELCOME ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. PLEASE
BEGIN WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
THANK YOU. MR CHAIR MEMBERS VERY
MUCH APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO PRESENT ON CALIFORNIA'S
POTENTIAL YOUNG CHILD TAX CREDIT
THAT WE THINK THERE YOU GO. NEXT
TIME SHOULD INVITE ME THAT WE
THINK IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AS
WE KNOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
ENDED ITS YOUNG CHOCKS TAX
CREDIT OVER A YEAR AGO. UH THAT
POTENTIALLY PUT ABOUT 1.7
MILLION FAMILIES IN DANGER OF
FALLING BACK IN A CHILDREN'S ARE
INVOLVED IN DANGER OF FALLING
BACK INTO POVERTY. TODAY WE HAVE
THAT OPPORTUNITY CONTINUE TO TRY
TO HELP. THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE, UM
AND YOUNG FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
WHO ARE STARVING, AND THE BOTTOM
LINE IS THE PANDEMIC MAY HAVE
BEEN OVER. UM, BUT TODAY THIS IS
MORE IMPORTANT AND MORE NEEDED
THAN EVER, PARTICULARLY WITH THE
HIGH COST OF INFLATION. THE
RENZO SKYROCKETING WE SAW THE
INCREDIBLE PRICES ON GAS EGG
CARTONS OF EGGS HAVE GONE FROM
FOUR BUCKS TO NINE BUCKS. AH AND
THERE'S NO RELIEF IN SIGHT. THE
WAGES ARE JUST NOT KEPT UP. WE
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT
HERE BY EXTENDING A YOUNG CHALK
TRACKS CREDIT FROM A CURRENTLY
IS TODAY 0 TO 5 YEARS OLD TO 6
TO 18 YEARS OF AGE. LIKEWISE IF
THERE IS, UH IF YOU'RE A STUDENT
WHO WOULD CONTINUE 19 TO 23 BY
PROVIDING ANY HOUSEHOLD THAT
CURRENTLY QUALIFIES FOR THE
CATTLE EITC SIMILAR GUIDELINES
30,000 FOR A FAMILY, UH, OR
BELOW WOULD BE ABLE TO QUALIFY
FOR THE YOUNG TALKS TAX CREDIT.
TO A HOUSEHOLD THEY WOULD
RECEIVE $1083. SO THIS IS
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT, AND I
WOULD URGE THE COMMITTEE TO PASS
THIS AND WE HAVE TWO WITNESSES
HERE TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
. YOUR PRIMARY WITNESSES MAY
BEGIN WHENEVER THEY'RE READY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. UM
I LIKE TO THANK THE COMMITTEE
FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. UM IT
IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE
TESTIFYING ON BEHALF OF A B 11
28. MY NAME IS SAM WILKINSON
WITH GRACE AND CHILD POVERTY IN
CALIFORNIA, PROUD CO LEAD OF THE
CALI EITC COALITION. UM I'D ALSO
LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE YEARS OF
ADVOCACY AND LABOR THAT HAVE
MADE CALIFORNIA'S YOUNG CHILD
TAX CREDIT WHAT IT IS TODAY,
FULLY REFUNDABLE ANNUAL TAX
CREDIT OF UP TO $1083 FOR
FAMILIES EARNING 30,000 OR LESS
WITH CHILDREN SIX YEARS AND
YOUNGER TO CURB THE
DEVASTATINGLY HIGH COST OF
LIVING THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
HOWEVER THE STRUGGLE TO AFFORD
HOUSING, CHILDCARE AND OTHER
COSTS OF LIVING DOES NOT END
WHEN A CHILD TURNS SIX UH, MAYBE
11 28 WILL ADDRESS THE CURRENT
CLIFF FAMILIES FACE BY ENSURING
ALL CALLIE EITC ELIGIBLE FILERS
QUALIFIED FOR THE YOUNG CHILD
TAX CREDIT. NEARLY TWO THIRDS OF
FAMILIES WHO QUALIFY FOR THE
CALI EITC ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR
THE CTC BECAUSE THEY HAVE
CHILDREN IN THEIR HOUSEHOLD
ABOVE THE AGE OF FIVE. 11 28
WILL PROVIDE THIS CRITICAL MASS
OF FOLKS WITH DEPENDENTS WHO ARE
TOO OLD TO QUALIFY FOR THE TC
WITH IMMEDIATE SUPPORT. RESEARCH
FROM THE CALIFORNIA BUDGET AND
POLICY CENTER CURRENT OR SHOWS
THAT ROUGHLY THREE QUARTERS OF
THOSE ELIGIBLE FOR THE CALI 80
CR FILERS OF COLOR MORE THAN 50%
ARE WOMEN, AND ONE THIRD ARE
IMMIGRANTS. EXPANDING THE Y C T
TO REACH THESE FILERS FILERS WHO
HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED
FROM STATE SPONSORED WEALTH
BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES DIRECTLY
REDUCES THE STATE'S RACIAL
WEALTH GAP AND SUPPORTS THE
STATE'S VALUES. THIS BILL WILL
DIRECTLY AFFECT 700,000 FAMILIES
AND ONE MILLION CHILDREN IN THE
STATE. THE MAJORITY OF WHO HAS
BEEN AS HAS BEEN MENTIONED OUR
FAMILIES OF COLOR AND IS IN
TREMENDOUS STEP TOWARDS
REDISTRIBUTING THE GROWING
WEALTH GAP TO FAMILIES WHO ARE
STRUGGLING TO AFFORD THIS DEEP
HOUSE OF STEEP PROCESS OF
HOUSING, HEALTHCARE AND
CHILDCARE. PLUS WE KNOW IT.
WORKS RESEARCH PROVES THAT THE
CTC HAS SUCCESSFULLY REDUCED
POVERTY AMONG MORE THAN EIGHT
AND 10 FAMILIES OF COLOR WHO ARE
ELIGIBLE. 11 28 WILL PROVIDE
FAMILIES IN POVERTY WITH DIRECT
CASH RELIEF, AND THERE'S NO
BETTER INVESTMENT TO MAKE THAN
ON FAMILIES WHO CAN USE THESE
DOLLARS. TO AFFORD BASIC NEEDS
FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR
FAMILIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
GOOD AFTERNOON ON A HASSELBLAD
WITH UNITED WAYS OF CALIFORNIA,
WHERE THE STATE ASSOCIATION OF
ALL LOCAL UNITED WAYS ACROSS THE
STATE AND WE ARE PROUD CO
SPONSOR OF HB 11 28, ALONG WITH
OUR PARTNERS IN THE KELLY 80
COALITION. UM MAYBE 11 28 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SANTIAGO. IT
HITS THE SWEET SPOT, UM AS CHILD
TAX CREDITS ARE THE MOST
TARGETED AND EFFECTIVE WAYS TO
REDUCE POVERTY HELP FAMILIES
DEAL WITH INFLATION. IMPROVE
LIFELONG RESULTS FOR CHILDREN
AND FAMILIES AND BOOST LOCAL
ECONOMIES. ONE IN THREE
HOUSEHOLDS IN CALIFORNIA
STRUGGLES TICKET BY, UM, DESPITE
AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF
THOSE HOUSEHOLDS HAVING AT LEAST
ONE WORKING ADULTS IN THEM. THIS
IS ACCORDING TO OUR STUDY, THE
REAL COST MEASURE. THESE
FAMILIES ARE HAMPERED BY LOW
WAGE JOBS. THE HIGH COST OF
LIVING AND ARE
DISPROPORTIONATELY AT THE MERCY
OF RISING PRICES LIKE RENT,
CHILDCARE, CHILDCARE AND
GROCERIES LIKE YOU'VE HEARD.
THIS IS WHY NOW IS THE EXACT
RIGHT TIME FOR CALIFORNIA TO
STEP UP AND ENSURE THAT CHILDREN
AND FAMILIES ON THE BRINK OF
POVERTY ARE PRIORITIZED. FIRST
MANY UNITED WAYS HELP LOW INCOME
FAMILIES FILE THEIR TAXES FOR
FREE VIA VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX
ASSISTANCE, ALSO KNOWN AS VIDAS
SERVICES. THE STORIES OF HOW
MEANINGFUL TAX CREDITS CAN BE
FOR A FAMILY STRUGGLING TO
AFFORD THE RISING COST OF LIVING
ARE REALLY PRETTY INCREDIBLE. IF
YOU GET A CHANCE YOU SHOULD
VISIT YOUR LOCAL VITA SITE. UM
AND REALLY THINKING ABOUT HOW
700,000 MORE FAMILIES RECEIVING
JUST OVER $1000 ANNUALLY AND
WHAT AN IMPACT THAT WOULD MAKE
YOU SHARE TWO EXAMPLES FROM THE
COMMUNITY JUST VERY, VERY
BRIEFLY. YVONNE VEGA, WHO IS A
MOTHER OF FOUR AND A MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE FROM SANTA ROSA HAS
SHARED HOW IMPORTANT TAX CREDITS
ARE CREDITS ARE EXPANDED AS
CHILDREN GET OLDER, SHE SAID SHE
CAN USE IT AS A LITTLE SAVINGS
ACCOUNT FOR HER CHILDREN TO DRAW
ON TO BUY THEM CLOTHES WHEN THEY
GET LARGER THAN THEY ARE NOW, AS
WELL AS PERHAPS SAVE FOR A DOWN
PAYMENT OR A DEPOSIT. FOR A
LARGER LIVING SPACE. CARLOS FROM
SAN FRANCISCO RECENTLY SHARED
THAT HE WAS QUOTE SURPRISED THAT
THERE WAS THIS HELP FOR FREE
THAT I WAS ABLE TO RECEIVE A
REFUND. ONE ALSO SAID QUOTE IT
NOT ONLY HELPS US BUT THE WHOLE
COMMUNITY BECAUSE MANY OF US DO
NOT KNOW ABOUT THESE SERVICES OR
THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO TAX
CREDITS. THE ECONOMY IS ROUGH
RENT IS HIGH, AND FOOD IS
EXPENSIVE TO THIS REFUND WILL
HELP ME PROVIDE FOR OUR BASIC
NEEDS. SO, REALLY, THESE WERE
THINKING ABOUT THIS AS A WAY TO
HELP FAMILIES AFFORD BASIC NEEDS
CRITICAL THINGS THAT A HOUSEHOLD
NEEDS. AND SIMPLY PUT TAX
CREDITS CHANGE LIVES. THEY
REALLY TRULY DO SO WE HAVE A
RARE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A DOWN
PAYMENT ON THE FUTURE PROSPERITY
BY EXPANDING THE YOUNG CHILD TAX
CREDIT AS OUTLINED IN A B 28. SO
WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE WHEN IT COMES TIME TO VOTE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU,
AND I SEE THEM LINING UP FOR
THEIR WITNESSES IN THE ROOM
WISHING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR MEMBERS JEAN
HURST HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF
THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS AND SUPPORT
ANDRES RAMIREZ ON BEHALF OF ALL
HOME AND ECONOMIC SECURITY
PROJECT BOTH IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
CRYSTAL STRAIT ON BEHALF OF
GOLDEN STATE OPPORTUNITY FUNDING
SUPPORT. I THOUGHT I'D LOVE IPSA
FROM YOUNG INVINCIBLES AND
SUPPORT. BRIAN WEINBERGER WITH
NEXT GEN. CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT.
KATHY BEN AUSTIN, JOHN BURTON
ADVOCATES IN SPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND DO WE HAVE ANY
WITNESSES IN THE ROOM WISHING TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION? SEEING NONE
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMITTEE. UM WELL,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. I JUST HAVE
ONE QUESTION THAT I MAYBE YOU
CAN SPEAK TO BUT UM, IF WE'RE
EXPANDING THE AGE, SHOULDN'T WE
REMOVE THE WORD YOUNG FROM ALL
THE RELEVANT SECTIONS OF CODES
SO WE CAN RENAME THE PROGRAM
MORE PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO
UNDERSTAND THAT THEY MAY BE
ELIGIBLE FOR IT. OR IS THAT
SOMETHING YOU GUYS HAVE
DISCUSSED? TRADITIONALLY IT'S
BEEN CALLED THAT THE YOUNG CHILD
TAX CREDIT. I MEAN, I'M OPEN TO
A CONVERSATION ABOUT IT. BUT
JUST BECAUSE HISTORICALLY HAS
BEEN CALLED AND LOOK TO ME.
ANYBODY UNDER FORTIES YOUNG SO
YEAH, YEAH, YOU KNOW, GOOD POINT
THERE, UM WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE
A CLOSING STATEMENT?
RESPECTFULLY ASTRONAUT VOTE
THANK YOU WITH WITHOUT
OBJECTION. THIS BILLS WILL BE
REFERRED TO OUR SUSPENSE FILE.
THANK YOU, SAM. REMEMBER? THANK
YOU.
ALRIGHT WE'RE GONNA DO A LITTLE
BIT OF HOUSEKEEPING HERE AND
WE'RE GOING TO LIFT THE CALL ON
ITEM NUMBER FIVE. UM. MAYBE 14
39. CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
GRAYSON. PATERSON. PETRIE-NORRIS
RIVAS. VALENCIA YES, YOU'RE AYE.
PLACE THE CALL. REPLACE THE CALL
ON THE BILL TO REPLACE THE CALL
ON THAT BILL. AND THEN, UM. WITH
MISTER VALENCIA WOULD LIKE TO
ADD ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO.
MISTER VALENCIA. WOULD YOU LIKE
TO ADD ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO?
THAT BILL IS A Dð PATH TO
APPROPRIATIONS IT HAS PASSED
VALENCIA. ONCE YOUR EYES.
OPINION, JULIE.
WE LEFT AT THE COLONIZED.
REMEMBER FIVE, WHICH IS GARCIA.
IT IS STILL STILL ON COKE? YES.
NO. OKAY, SO WOW. LESS LIFT THE
CALL ON AN ITEM NUMBER FIVE
AGAIN, GARCIA. WE ARE GOING TO
LIFT THE CALL ON ITEM NUMBER
FIVE AGAIN A B 14 39 GARCIA, UM,
CALL THE ABSENTEES. GRAYSON
GRAYSON, I PATERSON
PETRIE-NORRIS RIVAS LAST PAST
THAT BILL HAS PASSED. THANK YOU.
AND THEN ADD YOU ON TO FIND IT
TOO, RIGHT? YES. HE WOULD LIKE
TO ADD ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO. MR
GRAYSON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD
ON THE ITEM NUMBER 2 85 11. YES,
GREYSON. GRAYSON, I THANK YOU.
YEAH. SOUNDS GOOD. HE HASN'T
COME YET.
ALRIGHT MISS PETRIE-NORRIS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD ON TO ITEM
NUMBER? 2 85 11. YOU'RE ON THAT
ONE WILL MOVE THE ITEM NUMBER
FIVE A B 14 39 DREAMERS BETWEEN
OUR SIDES. THANK YOU.
THE BLACK.
WELCOME ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. BUT
SHE HAS SHARED WITH COMMITTEE.
YOU'RE GONNA ASK QUESTIONS,
OKAY? FILE ITEM. 14 83 62 IS
BEING HEARD FOR TESTIMONY. ONLY
TODAY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S EARLY IF
YOU'RE READY, WE'D LOVE TO HEAR
FROM YOU. WHAT'S THAT PERFECT?
ONE SECOND. MR VICE SHARON,
PASSING A VISUAL AID AS WELL.
BUT THANK YOU, CHAIR AND MEMBERS
TODAY I AM PRESENTING FOR UM,
PRESENTATION ONLY A B 362, WHICH
WOULD STUDY THE EFFICACY OF A
LAND VALUE TAX SYSTEM IN
CALIFORNIA. I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK THE COMMITTEE STAFF AND
THE CHAIR FOR ALL THE WORK ON
ENGAGEMENT ON THIS BILL, AND
THIS BILL TODAY IN PRINT DIRECTS
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TAX
AND FEE ADMINISTRATION TO STUDY
A STATEWIDE LAND VALUE TAXATION
SYSTEM AS A POTENTIAL
ALTERNATIVE TO OUR CURRENT
PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM, AND
GLANVILLE. LAND VALUE TAX IS NOT
A NEW IDEA. L V T FOR SHORT HAS
EXISTED SINCE THE 19TH CENTURY.
TREE AFTER AMERICAN POLITICAL
ECONOMISTS AND JOURNALISTS HENRY
GEORGE ARTICULATED IT. THE IDEA
IS SIMPLE. A LAND VALUE TAX
WOULD SIMPLY TAX THE VALUE OF
LAND WITHOUT REGARD TO THE
STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS. THIS
MEANS THAT SOMEONE WHO IMPROVES
THEIR PROPERTY WILL NOT BE
PUNISHED FOR YOU. LAND VALUE
TAXES, INCENTIVIZED IMPROVEMENTS
TO PROPERTY AND HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT, AND A CURRENT
PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM CREATES A
DISINCENTIVE FOR LANDOWNERS
DEVELOPED VACANT LOTS BECAUSE
ADDING OR IMPROVING STRUCTURE
WOULD RESULT IN HIGHER TAXES.
THIS IS ROLLING IN MAKING
CALIFORNIA ONE OF THE MOST
EXPENSIVE PLACES TO LIVE AS WE
SUFFER FROM A HOUSING CRISIS
WITH MY DISTRICT IN THE BAY
AREA, BEING ONE OF THE MOST
EXPENSIVE AREAS IN OUR STATE.
AND GIVEN THIS CRISIS IT IS TIME
WE REASSESS OUR CURRENT SYSTEM.
TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT
OPTIONS WE CAN EMPLOY AS
POLICYMAKERS INCENTIVIZE MORE
DEVELOPMENTS. ALLENTOWN
PENNSYLVANIA IMPLEMENTED A
PARTIAL L V T IN 1996, AND UPON
A STUDENT THIS TAXES CITY
EXPERIENCED A 32% JUMP IN
BUILDING PERMITS, WHILE ALSO
SEEING ATTACKS DECREASE ON
RESIDENTIAL PARCELS. THE
ARGUMENTS OFFERED IN OPPOSITION
CAN ONLY TRULY BE TESTED THROUGH
A RIGOROUS STUDY OF A LAND VALUE
TEXT, WHICH EXACTLY WHAT THE
BILL SEEKS TO DO. WHAT I
PRESENTED TODAY IS A KIND OF
NEAT VISUAL TO SHOW ILLUSTRATE
THE POINT AT A VERY EASY WAY TO
UNDERSTAND IS A PROPERTY TAX
SYSTEM RIGHT NOW IS THE VALUE OF
THE LAND, PLUS THE BUILDINGS OR
STRUCTURES ON TOP OF IT. LAND
VALUE IS TAXES ONLY ABOUT THE
LAND. SO AS YOU SEE FROM THE
VISUAL RIGHT NOW IS THAT AS YOU
IMPROVE THE PROPERTY, YOUR
PROPERTY TAXATION RATE CAN GO UP
. BUT WITH THE LAND VIA TEXT,
WHICH ONLY, UM TAXES AND
ASSESSES THE LAND ITSELF THE
PHYSICAL EARTH BENEATH IT. TAX
RATE CAN STAY STABLE IN THAT
ESSENCE TO IS THE MORE EFFICIENT
AND MORE PRODUCTIVE. YOUR USE OF
LAND IS YOU HAVE MORE PEOPLE OR
MORE MEANS TO SHARE THE TAX
BURDEN. SO IN THE ILLUSTRATION,
YOU SEE HOW THE EMPTY LOT AND
THE LAND VALUE TAX AND THE FIVE
STORY APARTMENT HAVE THE SAME
TAXATION RATE. BUT THE AMOUNT OF
PAYERS LIKE SO SAY IF IN THE
FIVE STORY CONDOS COULD BE 555,
FIVE HOUSEHOLDS SHARING THAT
PROPERTY TAX VERSUS VACANT LOT
BEING ONLY ONE PROPERTY HOLDER,
AND THIS HAS BEEN SHOWN TO
IMPROVE AND MAKE LAND USE MORE
EFFICIENT. AND REALLY, THAT'S
WHAT THIS BILL IS SEEKING TO DO
IS TO ASK FOR A STUDY ABOUT THIS
SHOW, WITH THE ADVOCACY OF IT
WITH THE DOLLARS AND CENTS
IMPACT OF IT BECAUSE THERE IS A
REAL POTENTIAL, POSSIBLY THAT,
UM, THERE COULD BE WE COULD HAVE
A WAY TO HELP ALLEVIATE OUR
HOUSING CRISIS AND ALSO LOWER
THE PROP THE TAX BURDEN OF
RESIDENTIAL PARCELS. THAT IS
ACTUALLY A REAL POSSIBILITY. BUT
WE'D ONLY HAVE THAT DATA SHOW IF
WE HAD A ROBUST STUDY OF IT. AND
WHICH IS WHY I'M ASKING THE
STATE TO DO SO. I THINK THERE
ARE BENEFITS AND MERITS TO IT,
AND THAT'S WHY I WOULD LIKE TO
ASK FOR STUDY AND HOPING THAT AS
WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS
BILL, AND CAN YOU BUILD
ENGAGEMENT THAT WE CAN BUILD
SUPPORT FOR THIS, AND I CONTINUE
TO WORK ON HONING THIS POLICY IN
THE FUTURE, AND WITH THAT TODAY,
I'M ALSO PLEASED TO BE JOINING
MY WITNESS AND SUPPORT. AND SO
LUNDBERG, THE CO CHAIR OF THE
HOUSE, SACRAMENTO, THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S EARLY THANK
YOU. CHAIR REMEMBER IS GOOD
AFTERNOON, APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF
ASSEMBLY BILL 362. SO I'M A
HOUSING ADVOCATE IN SACRAMENTO.
AND I'M HERE TO TALK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT WHY? I THINK WE SHOULD
STUDY A LAND VALUE TAX. UM THE
REASON IS THAT SO WE CAN BETTER
UNDERSTAND HOW THIS POLICY COULD
BENEFIT A CITY LIKE SACRAMENTO
OR ANY OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT
YOU MAY REPRESENT. UM THERE'S A
CONCRETE EXAMPLE OF A CHANGE YOU
MIGHT SEE IN THIS CITY DUE TO A
LAND VALUE TAX. UM, THE LOT AT
16TH AND J STREET NEAR MEMORIAL
AUDITORIUM. UM YOU'RE SEEING
SEVERAL SURFACE PARKING LOTS IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE DOWNTOWN OF A
REGIONAL ECONOMIC HUB, AND THE
REASON IS BECAUSE THOSE
LANDOWNERS FACED ZERO CARRYING
COST FOR NOT DEVELOPING THOSE
LOTS. UM YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO
SEE HOUSING, SMALL BUSINESSES
AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH AND
PROSPERITY IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
WE DON'T WANT TO PENALIZE THESE
THINGS SO THAT LAND IS BEING
UNDER ASSESSED UNDER THE CURRENT
SYSTEM. UM WHILE THE LANDLORD
CAN SPECULATE AND HARVEST THAT
LAND VALUE THAT WAS ACTUALLY
CREATED BY THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
HAPPENING AROUND THAT LOT SO UH
, I BELIEVE THAT A LAND VALUE
TAX CAN HELP BY SIMULTANEOUSLY
GENERATING REVENUE FOR PUBLIC
SERVICES AND GROWING AREAS AS
WELL AS REWARDING LANDOWNERS
THAT DEVELOP THEIR PROPERTIES.
UM SO THESE ARE MAJOR QUESTIONS
LIKE, HOW DO WE PAY FOR PUBLIC
SERVICES? AND I BELIEVE THAT A
STUDY WOULD BRING VALUE TO AND
KNOWLEDGE TO HELP UNDERSTAND HOW
TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. UM
FINALLY, I JUST WANT TO INDICATE
LAND PRICES ARE THE PERFECT
SIGNAL FOR WHAT SHOULD GO WHERE
IN OUR CITIES, HOUSING SHOULD GO
NEAR JOBS. JOBS CAN GO NEAR
TRANSIT AND WE CAN HAVE
RESTAURANTS AND SHOPS WHERE
PEOPLE WANT TO BE SO STUDYING AN
L V T WILL HELP US UNDERSTAND
HOW TO OPTIMIZE AND INCENTIVIZE
THESE THINGS. UM SO WITH THAT,
AND FOR THESE REASONS, I ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY BILL
362 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S THANK
YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT AND HE
WITNESSES AN OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS ANALLY AKIN ON BEHALF OF
THE FAMILY BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
OF CALIFORNIA AND OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, JACKIE
HONEST ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA FUELS AND CONVENIENCE
ALLIANCE AND RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS CREAM GREASY ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
REALTORS AND OPPOSITION, BOTH
FOR THE CONCERNS RAISED IN THE
ANALYSIS AND ALSO FOR THE
REASONS OUTLINED IN OUR LETTER,
RESPECTFULLY REQUESTED NO VOTE
AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. DO WE HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE?
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PETRIE-NORRIS
HIÂU. SO I'LL FIRST SAY, UM THAT
I DO APPRECIATE YOUR COMMITMENT
. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S TO THINK
INNOVATIVE WAYS TO FUEL MORE
HOUSING PRODUCTION. UM BUT I
THINK MY CONCERN FROM MY CONCERN
ABOUT THE BILL IS REALLY
ILLUSTRATED BY YOUR GRAPHIC. SO
IN YOUR GRAPHIC, YOU'VE GOT KIND
OF A CURRENT SYSTEM THAT EQUAL
TO TAX BASE OF $14,300 YOU THEN
IN YOUR LAND VALUE TAX THING.
YOU SAY THAT EVERYBODY WOULD
JUST HAVE $1000. BUT THAT ONLY
EQUALS $6000 IN ORDER TO
ACTUALLY HAVE THE SAME TAX BASE
USING A LAND VALUE TAX, EVERYONE
WOULD HAVE TO PAY 22,383, WHICH
MEANS THAT EVERY SINGLE FAMILY
HOME OWNER. WOULD EXPERIENCE AN
ALMOST 100% INCREASE IN THEIR
TAXES, AND THAT'S KIND OF AT THE
CRACKS OF WHAT'S PROBLEMATIC
ABOUT THIS BILL TO ME, SO, UM.
IT DISSUADES IT, AND I THINK
YOUR YOUR WITNESS ACTUALLY SAID
THAT IT'S A LAND VALUE TAXES A
PERFECT SIGNAL FOR WHAT GOES
WHERE AND I GUESS IF WE WERE
JUST PLAYING MONOPOLY AND
STARTING FROM SCRATCH, THAT'S
GREAT, BUT WE'RE NOT. WE'RE
STARTING FROM A WORLD WHERE
PEOPLE LIVE IN THOSE HOMES AND
THE IDEA OF INCREASING THEIR
TAXES BY NEARLY 100% I THINK IT
IS FOR ME TO SIT NONSTARTER SO I
DO WANT TO COLLABORATE WITH YOU
AND WORK WITH YOU ON INNOVATIVE
WAYS TO INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE
WAYS, PERHAPS TO DIVERSIFY OUR
TAX BASE, BUT, UM THIS IS NOT AN
APPROACH THAT I CAN CAN SUPPORT.
PLEASE YEAH, I REMEMBER. I THINK
I WAS JUST POINTING OUT THE FACT
THAT THIS UM, ILLUSTRATION IS
ABOUT ONE PARCEL LIKE EVOLVING
OVER TIME, NOT SAY LIKE A
NEIGHBORHOOD A STRIP OF
NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, WHILE I DON'T
QUITE FOLLOW THE MATH, I DON'T
THINK NECESSARILY WOULD RESULT
IN INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYERS MAKING
OR PAYING MORE TAXES TO MAKE UP
THAT DEFICIT. I THINK WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING, ALLUDING TO IS
THE POTENTIAL THAT RESIDENTIAL
PARCELS PARCELS IN GENERAL COULD
FALL IN THEIR TAX BURDEN,
ACTUALLY, BECAUSE WHAT YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW IS THAT
YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE, RIGHT?
OBVIOUSLY THE TOTALITY AND THE
PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM IS
DIFFERENT. IT IS HIGHER BECAUSE
IT'S LAND PLUS STRUCTURE, WHICH
RESULTS IN A HIGHER NET. THERE
IS A POSSIBILITY OF WORLD WHERE
WE SWITCHED ONLY TO LAND THAT NO
MATTER THE SINGLE FAMILY HOME,
THE APARTMENT OWNER, WHATEVER
THE PROPERTIES, WHEREVER THE
PROPERTY STRUCTURE IS, THEY'RE
PAYING A FLAT LAND TAX, RIGHT?
ASSUMING THAT THE PRICES HAVE
CHANGED AND STUFF, RIGHT, UM SO
THEY COULD ACTUALLY PAYING LESS
OF ATTACKS IN GENERAL, ACTUALLY,
BUT I THINK THESE ARE THE KINDS
OF QUESTIONS AND DEBACLES WITH
WHICH WE NEED TO HAVE A STUDY.
ROBUST STUDY ABOUT IS ANALYZING
WHAT IS AND THAT'S WHAT KIND OF
WAS IN MY BILLS ABOUT THE BURDEN
OF INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER WHAT
PERHAPS A SINGLE FAMILY HOME
OWNER WOULD BE AND THEN ALSO ON
THE REVENUE SIDE, RIGHT? WHAT
WOULD A GOVERNMENT LOOK LIKE?
WHAT WOULD OUR REVENUE WOULD
THEY FALL WITH INK? WOULD IT
WOULD FORWARD INCREASE? SO I
THINK THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT
TO HAVE A STUDY. LOOK AT THE
IMPACTS OF NOT JUST THE
HOMEOWNER BUT THEN ALSO THE
GOVERNMENT REVENUE SITE TOO, AND
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SEEKING TO DO.
SO I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT
ASPECT. THANKS. THANK YOU. I
CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR
PRESENTATION TODAY AND YOU'RE
OUT OF THE BOX THINKING HAVE YOU
CONSIDERED INSTEAD OF HAVING A
BILL TO ACTUALLY GO TO AN
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION AND TO
HAVE THEM COME UP WITH AH, UM, A
STUDY. YEAH I THINK IT'S ONE OF
THE OPTIONS WE HAVE ENTERTAINED,
BUT THERE'S NOTHING MORE CERTAIN
THAN HAVING THE POWER OF
LEGISLATORS SAY YOU SHOULD STUDY
THIS THAN US, SUGGESTING
SOMETHING THAT'S OUT OF THE BOX
THAT PEOPLE MIGHT NOT BE AS
INTERESTED. YOU KNOW, OFTEN WE
LEGISLATURA SORT EVEN OUR OWN
DEPARTMENTS TO DO SOMETHING
POLITELY AND THEY DON'T ALWAYS
YOU KNOW, COMPLY WITH US, SO I
THINK IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE
OUR KIND OF COMMITMENT TO WANT
TO GET MORE INFORMATION. GET
MORE FACTS. THE HEART OF THIS
THE STUDY WAS JUST TO GET MORE
FACTS. GET MORE INFORMATION,
BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY,
WE KNOW A LOT OF THEORIES,
THEORIES AND A LOT OF POTENTIAL
FOR THIS, AND IF IT DOESN'T THE
MATH DOESN'T WORK OUT THEN WE
DON'T HAVE TO GO THERE. BUT I
WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU CONTINUE
TO WORK ON THIS CONCEPT THAT
THAT MAYBE YOU APPROACH SOME OF
OUR, UM UM, EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS. IN THE MEANTIME.
ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I'LL
SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH HERE.
ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP. WE HAVE FILE
ITEM 13 AB 12 68
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S IRWIN, PLEASE
BEGIN WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
THANK YOU. A B 12 68 WILL ADD
THE ABILITY TO SIGN UP.
CALIFORNIA OREGON TISSUE DONOR
REGISTRY ON STATE INCOME TAX
FORMS, ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION
SAVED THOUSANDS OF LIVES EACH
YEAR, WITH THE DONOR OFTEN BEING
ABLE TO IMPACT THE LIVES OF UP
TO 75. PEOPLE WHO ARE DESPERATE
AND DESPERATE NEED OF LIFE
SAVING TRANSPLANTS.
UNFORTUNATELY CALIFORNIA LAGS
BEHIND OTHER STATES AND DONOR
REGISTRATION WHILE OVER 20,000
INDIVIDUALS WAIT TRANSPLANT BY
FAR THE MOST EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION METHOD. DONATE LIFE
CALIFORNIA HAS FOUND IS THROUGH
THE DMP, ASKING APPLICANTS FOR
DRIVER'S LICENSES AND
IDENTIFICATION CARDS TO SIGN UP
FOR THE REGISTRY WITH OUR NEEDS
TO GROW THE REGISTRY AND TRENDS
SHOWING DRIVER'S LICENSE
APPLICATIONS DIPPING AMONG YOUNG
PEOPLE, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO
LOOK FOR NEW METHOD. TODAY'S TO
REGISTER DONORS. I'M PLEASED TO
HAVE WITH ME AS MY WITNESS. JIM
MARTIN, CEO OF DONATE LIFE,
CALIFORNIA THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, COMMITTEE AND CHAIR.
UM UM I'M SORRY. OH I'M SORRY.
YEAH SO DONATE LIFE. CALIFORNIA
IS THE NONPROFIT STATE
AUTHORIZED ORGANIZED TISSUE
REGISTRY, UM, IN 2006, THE
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE
ESTABLISHED OUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE CALIFORNIA DMV. AND
THEN THE 17 YEARS SINCE OUR
REGISTRY HAS GROWN, UH, 18
ALMOST 18.6 MILLION
CALIFORNIANS. MORE OF THE DONATE
LIFE. CALIFORNIA REGISTRY IS THE
LARGEST IN THE NATION. SIMILAR
MEMBER WHEN SAID, WE STILL LEFT
BEHIND NATIONAL AVERAGES. NEARLY
104,000. PEOPLE IN THE UNITED
STATES ARE WAITING FOR A
LIFESAVING TRANSPLANT AND OF
THOSE 20,000 OR FROM CALIFORNIA.
OF THE 20,000 WAITING FOR
TRANSPLANTING CALIFORNIA 46% OR
FROM THE HISPANIC LATINO
COMMUNITY. 21% ARE FROM THE
WHITE, NON HISPANIC COMMUNITY
20% FROM THE ASIAN COMMUNITY AND
TENDER FROM THE BLACK, NON
HISPANIC COMMUNITY. ONE PERSON'S
DONATION GIFTS CAN SAVE UP TO
EIGHT LIVES WITH ORGAN DONATION
AND IMPROVE UP TO 75 OTHERS
THROUGH TISSUE DONATION. AND
NATIONALLY 17 PEOPLE DIE EACH
DAY WAITING FOR A LIFESAVING
TRANSPLANT. THE D. M V
PARTNERSHIP WITH DONATE LIFE.
CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN AMAZING WITH
OVER 98% OF REGISTRANTS COMING
THROUGH THE DOORS OF THE DMV IN
THE CURRENT DRIVER'S LICENSE AND
IDEA APPLICATION PROCESS. A
RECORD 4800 AND 66 TRANSPLANTS
TOOK PLACE LAST YEAR IN
CALIFORNIA, AND THERE'S MORE
WORK TO BE DONE. A B 12 68
PROVIDES A CRITICAL OPPORTUNITY
TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF
REGISTERED DONORS IN CALIFORNIA
AND REQUIRES THE FRANCHISE TAX
BOARD TO INCLUDE A CHECK BOX ON
THE RESIDENT INCOME TAX RETURNS
. THIS PROCESS WILL ALLOW FOR
MORE INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE THE
DECISION TO BECOME ORGAN DONORS.
AND IT WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR
THOSE ALREADY REGISTERED TO
UPDATE THEIR INFORMATION. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SPORT. THANK YOU
AND WE HAVE ANY WITNESSES IN THE
ROOM WISHING TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT. ARE THERE ANY WITNESSES
IN THE ROOM WISHING TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION? SEEING NONE
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR THE
COMMITTEE. WE HAVE A MOTION AND
A SECOND ASSEMBLY. WHERE WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR I VOTE. THANK YOU. ALL
RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY MS
PETRIE-NORRIS SECOND BY MR TÂM.
UM THE MOTION IS DUE PASSED THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE MS
HIGHLAND, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS URBAN. IRWIN
IRWIN. I WALLACE I BEIN GRAYSON.
PACHECO. BUT CHICO AYE. PATERSON
PETRIE-NORRIS PETRIE-NORRIS
RIVAS, TOM. ALRIGHT VALENCIA.
VALENCIA ISA BIRD. THAT BILL HAS
PASSED. THANK YOU. NO, WE HAVE
JUST MR RIVAS. YES. ALRIGHT WE
ARE ALMOST FINISHED HERE. WE'RE
JUST WAITING FOR, UH SOME MISS
RIVAS. BUT CAN WE HAVE IT FOR
ANYBODY? THAT'S MISSED VOTES
THEM AGAIN BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE
TWO AND WE DID THAT. WELL, OKAY.
YES, SHE HAD SHE VOTED FOR? YES
THE ONLY PERSON I WANT PEOPLE
ARE MISSING OURS ABOUT AND AH
PATERSON, WHO'S ABSOLUTELY
ANYHOW. I MISREAD THIS. MISS
BAINES. I HAVEN'T SEEN I HAVEN'T
SEEN THIS PAINS. OH, I'LL, UH.
I'M OUT OF HERE. THANK YOU FOR
HOW MUCH THINK HIS NAME? YEAH
OKAY. THERE'S SO MANY. YEAH
YEAH. BEING TEXT HIM. YEAH.
ALRIGHT, YOU R US? LITTLE BALLS
IN FIRST CELL REALLY QUICK. I
SAID A LITTLE ROLE REVERSAL. IN
PERSON. WHERE'S THE SCRIPT? HE
TOOK THE SCRIPT. THAT'S RIGHT
HERE. ALRIGHT OKAY. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I WANT
TO BEGIN BY THANKING DAVID AND
THE COMMITTEE. UM FOR HIS
THOROUGH EVALUATION OF THIS
MEASURE AND FOR WORKING CLOSELY
WITH MY STAFF. I WOULD ALSO LIKE
TO ACCEPT THE AMENDMENTS
PROPOSED BY THE COMMITTEE. MAYBE
10 97 WOULD REVISE THE
DEFINITION OF A QUALIFIED
PURCHASER UNDER THE QUALIFIED
PURCHASER PROGRAM TO ELIMINATE
THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE PERSON
RECEIVE AT LEAST 100,000 AND
GROSS RECEIPTS PER CALENDAR YEAR
FROM BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND
INSTEAD REQUIRE THAT THE PERSON
MAKE MORE THAN $10,000 IN
PURCHASES SUBJECT TO USE TAX PER
CALENDAR YEAR. THIS THRESHOLD
WILL APPLY TO PURCHASES WHERE
THE USE TAX WAS NOT COLLECTED
AND THESE MODIFICATIONS TO THE
QUÊ PP PROGRAM WILL BE OPERATIVE
FOR FIVE YEARS TO DETERMINE THE
MODIFICATIONS. IMPACT ON
REVENUES, TAX ADMINISTRATION AND
TAXPAYER COMPLIANCE. THIS
MEASURE WOULD STREAMLINE THE
QUALIFIED PURCHASER PROGRAM TO
RELIEVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE
BURDEN THAT SMALL BUSINESSES
FACE WHEN REPORTING IT PAY USE
TAX ON OUT OF STATE PURCHASES
SINCE 2019 ONLINE MARKETPLACES
HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO COLLECT
SALES TAX ON SALES THROUGH THEIR
MARKETPLACES, WHICH HAS
SIGNIFICANTLY CLOSED THE TAX
GAP. THAT ORIGINALLY LED TO
ENACTMENT OF THE Q P P. NOW THAT
THE TAX GAP HAS BEEN CLOSED THE
Q P P NO LONGER PROVIDES
CONSEQUENTIAL REVENUE TO THE
STATE AND SUBJECTS CALIFORNIA
BUSINESSES TO UNNECESSARY
REGISTRATION AND FILING
REQUIREMENTS. UNDER CURRENT LAW,
QUALIFIED PURCHASER IS REQUIRED
TO REGISTER WITH THE C D T F A
AND REPORT AND PAY USE TAX
DIRECTLY TO C D. T F A ON
PURCHASES MADE FROM OUT OF STATE
RETAILERS IN 2021 C D. T F A
RECEIVED 14.9 MILLION FROM
21,012 TAXPAYERS THROUGH THE QUÊ
PP. MOST OF THIS AMOUNT WAS
REPORTED BY A SMALL NUMBER OF
TAXPAYERS. APPROXIMATELY 78% OF
TAX PAYMENTS WERE MADE BY 227
TAXPAYERS WITH TAX LIABILITIES
OF AT LEAST $10,000.
APPROXIMATELY 14% OF TAX
PAYMENTS WERE MADE BY 20,027
TAXPAYERS WITH TAX LIABILITIES
LESS THAN $1000. I DON'T HAVE
ANY WITNESSES IN SUPPORT, BUT I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE.
ALL RIGHT, AND WE HAVE NOBODY IN
THE AUDIENCE AND SUPPORT ANYBODY
IN THE AUDIENCE AND OPPOSITION.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE
COMMITTEE. AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? UM I RESPECTFULLY ASK HIM
THAT FOR AN I VOTE WHENEVER IT'S
APPROPRIATE, ALRIGHT, AND THEN
WITHOUT OBJECTION, THIS BILL
WILL BE REFERRED TO OUR SUSPENSE
FILE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND
THIS IS FOR ALL RIGHT. UH AND WE
ARE GOING TO HOLD THE ROLL OPEN
FOR 55 MINUTES. AND WE WILL WE
CAN DO MISS RIVAS. SHE'S DONE.
OH MISS REVIS HAS TO DO. YES.
YOU HAVE TO. OH I'M SORRY. YOU
STILL HAVE TO ADD ON ALL RIGHT,
SO WE ARE GOING TO FIRST ADD ON
TO, UH 85 11. RIVAS I SUBURB.
GRAYSON. HE HE'S ON AND THEN WE
HAVE A B 14 39. RIVAS. RIVERS,
EYES OF BIRTH. AND THEN YOU'RE
THEN WE HAVE A B 12 68. BAINES
GRAYSON. GRAYSON. I. PATERSON
RIVAS RIVAS I SUBURB. SO THE
ONLY THING WE HAVE WITH BUSINESS
SPACE MR SUBURB. ALL RIGHT, SO
WE WILL HOLD THE ROLL OPEN FOR
SIX MINUTES. YEAH HE TOLD ME HE
WAS GOING TO SO WE HAVE WHY I
SAID SIX MONTHS. TWO SPURS ON
FLAVOR. OKAY. THANK YOU. GIVE
THESE HONEST WITH YOU. YEP. BUT
YES, DOWNSTAIRS. WE'RE GOING TO
STAY UP ALL FOR SIX MINUTES. WE
HAVE TO DRIVES JUST. 10 O'CLOCK
ZONE. OH, ABOUT IT, ALL RIGHT.
THREE TIMES. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE,
UH UH, WHY DON'T WE START WITH
ITEM 13 A. B 12 68. BAINES. I
THEN I SUPPORT DÍAS. UH, MISS
PAINS. YOU'RE YOU'RE DONE.
YOU'RE YOU'RE DONE. YOU ONLY
NEEDED TO VOTE ON ONE. YES, YES.
ALL RIGHT, UM ITEM NUMBER TWO A
B 5 11. MR BYRNE. ANY GUY.
THAT'S ALL MY LIFE. ONE MORE.
ONE MORE 80 14 39. WHERE I
ALRIGHT. YOU ARE FINISHED. AND
WITH THAT WE WILL ADJOURN. THE
APRIL. OKAY CULTURE REAL QUICK.
OH, OH, ALREADY TRIPPED ONE
TRYING TO KILL MYSELF. ONE
MILLION NOT BE HERE, OKAY?
PERFECT. WE ALWAYS HAVE A JOKE
THAT YOU CAN'T KILL YOURSELF.
OKAY? ANDREW. DAVID CHECK.
IMPORTANT INDUSTRY. AH! I THINK
WE CAN, BUT I, YOU KNOW. SIX
MINUTES OR UNTIL ALL MEMBERS
HAVE VOTED, WHICH EVER SEEN HER.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE
DON'T WANT ANY TROUBLE.
SOMETIMES THINGS CHANGE. TOTALLY
.
WITH THAT THE APRIL 10TH REV AND
TAX COMMITTEE IS ADJOURNED.