ALL RIGHT. WE CAN GET STARTED
NOW. GOOD AFTERNOON, AND WELCOME
TO THIS HEARING OF THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE ON REVENUE AND
TAXATION. BEFORE WE TAKE UP THE
BILLS ON OUR AGENDA TODAY AGAIN
REMIND EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT THE
COMMITTEE IS NOT ACCEPTING
REMOTE TESTIMONY. AS ALWAYS, WE
ARE ACCEPTING WRITTEN TESTIMONY
THROUGH THE POSITION. LETTER
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 TO HAVE THE
LETTERS BE REFLECTED IN THE
ANALYSIS. WE HAVE REINSTATED OUR
SUSPENSE FILE THIS YEAR BILLS
WITH THE FISCAL IMPACT OF PLUS
OR MINUS 150,000 WILL NOT BE
ELIGIBLE FOR A VOTE IMMEDIATELY
AFTER PRESENTATION. UM WE ONLY
HAVE TWO BILLS ON THE AGENDA
THAT WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A VOTE
TODAY FILE ITEM TO A B 13 61 AND
FILE ITEM 5 84 +91. FILE ITEM
FIVE HAS BEEN PROPOSED FOR
CONSENT. IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A
QUORUM ON THIS ISLAND. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. IRWIN HERE. ERWIN
HERE, WALLACE WALLACE. YOUR
BEANS HERE, GRAYSON. HERE GRACE
IN HERE. PACHECO HERE. JIM
PATTERSON. PATTERSON HERE.
PETRIE-NORRIS PETRIE-NORRIS HERE
. RIVAS TAR? YEAH. HERE,
VALENCIA. LET'S SEE. HERE IS THE
BIRD. WE HAVE CORN. ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE A QUORUM AND, UM CAN I
HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. UM MOTION
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GRAYSON, A
SECOND BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
PETRIE-NORRIS. COPIES ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. IRWIN IRWIN. I
WALLACE. WELL IT'S I BEANS,
BEANS. I GRAYSON GRAYSON. I
PACHECO JACO I. JIM PATERSON,
PATERSON. I PETRIE-NORRIS
PETRIE-NORRIS I READ THIS TOUGH
TO VALENCIA. ONCE YOUR EYES ARE
STILL HAS POWER. ALRIGHT,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GIBSON, YOU ARE
UP WITH ABBY 14 98. THE CONSENT
FILE PAST. WHAT WAS THE. ZERO.
CENTERS. OUT. WELCOME, MR
GIBSON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS. THANK
YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT
ASSEMBLY BILL 14 98, WHICH
PROPOSED THAT ESTIMATE
ESTABLISHMENT. OF THE MINIMUM
CALIFORNIA EARNED INCOME TAX
CREDIT. UM, OF $300. THIS CREDIT
WOULD PROVIDE A MEANINGFUL
ASSISTANCE TO THREE MILLION
WORKERS, NO MATTER OF THEIR
DEPENDENT STATUS. THE GOAL OF
THE COW E. T C IS TO PROVIDE TAX
REFUNDS AIMED TO GIVE AN
ECONOMIC BOOST TO THE LOW INCOME
INDIVIDUALS MAKING $30,000 OR
LESS PER YEAR RIGHT NOW, THE
MINIMUM UM, OF THIS GRANT OF HIS
CREDIT, RATHER IS $1 WHILE THE
MAXIMUM CREDIT FOR FATHERS
WITHOUT DEPENDENCE IS $275,
UNFORTUNATELY, VERY FEW WORKERS
RECEIVE THE MAXIMUM CREDIT.
CURRENTLY THE CALIFORNIA BUDGET
AND POLICY CENTER HAS ESTIMATED
THAT MOST RECIPIENTS OF THE COW
E. T C RECIPIENT RECEIVED LESS
THAN I WANT TO REPEAT LESS THAN
200. FROM THE CREDIT BY
ESTABLISHING A 300. DOLLAR
MINIMUM AMOUNT. THIS WILL MAKE
THE BENEFIT MORE MEANINGFUL BY
PROVIDING WORKERS AND THEIR
FAMILIES WITH GREATER ECONOMIC
SECURITY WHILE IN COURAGE, NG,
UM ELIGIBLE TAXPAYERS TO CLAIM
TO CLAIM THE CREDIT, THE RESULT
IS A B 14 98, IF PASSED, WILL
INCENTIVIZE TAX FILERS? AND
DOING SO THERE WILL HAVE A BOOST
IN THEIR FAMILIES, TOTAL INCOME
AND TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY. I WANT
TO ALSO UNDERSCORED BY DOING
THIS INCREASE WHEN YOU ACTUALLY
GO AND PAY FOR YOUR FILING. UM
IT EXCEEDS OVER 2 TO $300. AND
SO THAT'S TAKING MONEY OUT OF
PEOPLE'S POCKETS. AND THIS HELPS
PUT MONEY BACK INTO THEIR POCKET
AND SO WITH ME TO PROVIDE
SUPPORTING TESTIMONIES OR
REPRESENTATIVES, UM FROM THE COW
E I T C COALITION WHO WAS SELF
INTRODUCING THANK THEM FOR THEIR
TESTIMONY AND THEIR TECHNICALS
ASSISTANCE IF CALLED UPON. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS CODY. I AM 25 YEARS OLD
WITH A DAUGHTER, WHO WAS ALMOST
TWO YEARS OLD AS AN 18 YEAR OLD
. I EXITED FOSTER CARE INTO
HOMELESSNESS. I WAS WORKING
WHILE ATTENDING SCHOOL AND
FILING MY TAXES AS A SINGLE
WORKER IN CALIFORNIA AT THE TIME
, I DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE TAX
CREDITS THE WAYS OTHERS IN MY
COMMUNITY DID IF I WAS ABLE TO
RECEIVE A MINIMUM OF $300 WHILE
I WAS HOMELESS, THAT COULD HAVE
DRASTICALLY CHANGED MY
CIRCUMSTANCES FOR OTHER TIMES I
HAD NO MONEY. I REMEMBER A TIME
WHEN I WASN'T LEGALLY REQUIRED
TO FILE MY TAXES. BUT WHEN I
DID, I WAS LUCKY IF I RECEIVED
$200 AS A FORMER FOSTER YOUTH
WHO DIDN'T HAVE SOMEONE TO TEACH
THEM HOW TO FILE THEIR TAXES. I
WAS TERRIFIED TO FILE I WAS
AFRAID THAT BECAUSE I DIDN'T
FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT I NEEDED
TO DO, I WOULD MESS UP RESULTING
IN A FINE OR JAIL TIME THAT
WHICH IS OFTEN HIGHLIGHTED
AROUND THE TOPIC OF TAXES AND
ERRORS. 100 OR $200 ISN'T A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY,
ESPECIALLY WHEN WE TAKE
INFLATION INTO CONSIDERATION.
THIS LITTLE AMOUNT OF MONEY
ISN'T ENOUGH INCENTIVE COMPARED
TO THE STRESS AND FEAR OF FILING
TAXES. WHEN I WAS A SINGLE FILER
, IF YOU WOULD HAVE TOLD ME THAT
I WOULD HAVE RECEIVED AT
MINIMUM, $300. I WOULD 100% WANT
TO FILE MY TAXES AND CLAIM THAT
$300 THAT MONEY WOULD COVER A
MONTH OF GROCERIES FROM MY
HOUSEHOLD AND COULD DO THE SAME
FOR MANY OF OUR LOW INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS. NOW THAT I HAVE MY
DAUGHTER AND FILING MY FILING
STATUS AS HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD, THE
COUNTY ALONE THAT I RECEIVE AS
MUCH GREATER GIVING ME THE
ABILITY TO PURCHASE MUST NEEDED
ITEMS FOR MY DAUGHTER AND
ALLOWING ME TO PAY ANY BILLS OR
DEBTS THAT I HAVE. THE COUNTY
EITC BENEFITS ME MORE THAN I
COULD EXPLAIN TO YOU TODAY,
WHICH IS WHY I KNOW HOW MUCH IT
WOULD BENEFIT ALL OF OUR LOW
INCOME FAMILIES. FOR THESE
REASONS, I URGE YOUR VOTE ON A B
14 98. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR REMEMBERS
AND SORRY. SOME OF YOU ARE
GETTING MY BACK. BUT MY NAME IS
SARAH BULLWHIPS AND I'M WITH
YOUNG INVINCIBLES AND WE'RE
PROUD SUPPORTER. MAYBE 14 98 AND
I'D FIRST LIKE TO THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GIBSON FOR HIS
COMMITMENT TO LIVED IN
CALIFORNIANS OUT OF POVERTY AND
IN CALIFORNIA. CURRENTLY ONE IN
FIVE WORKING YOUNG ADULTS
STRUGGLE TO AFFORD BASIC NEEDS.
MANY ARE WORKING, LOW WAGE JOBS
AND FACING INCREDIBLY
COMPETITIVE JOB MARKET. THIS
COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT YOUNG
ADULTS ARE MORE EDUCATED THAN
THEIR PREDECESSORS TELLS US THAT
THE FINANCIAL INSECURITY THEY
FACE IS NOT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT
EDUCATED OR DON'T HAVE COLLEGE
DEGREES. RATHER IT'S BECAUSE
TODAY'S YOUNG ADULTS LIVE WITH
AN IMPOSSIBLE ECONOMIC REALITY.
THE COST OF LIVING CRISIS IS
HIGHER THAN EVER, AND THE VALUE
OF INCOMES TODAY DOESN'T STRETCH
LIKE THEY USED TO. IN ADDITION
TO THIS COST OF LIVING CRISIS
THAT MANY CALIFORNIANS ARE
EXPERIENCING ARE FOUR MILLION
STUDENT BORROWERS OR SUFFOCATED
BY THEIR STUDENT DEBT. THE
STUDENT AVERAGES $22,000 PER
BORROWER AND $50,000 FOR BLACK
STUDENT BORROWERS, SO NOT ONLY
ARE YOUNG ADULTS MAKING LESS AND
EXPERIENCING JOB INSECURITY,
THEY HAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
IN DEBT FROM TAKING ON HIGHER
EDUCATION, WHICH IS A PATHWAY
THAT WE HAVE ASSURED THEM AS THE
ONLY VIABLE OPTION FOR
DISRUPTING POVERTY AND BUILDING
WEALTH. EXPANDING THE CALI EITC
MINIMUM 2 $300 IS A TANGIBLE
SOLUTION TOWARDS DISRUPTING
POVERTY. WE KNOW THAT DIRECT
CASH ASSISTANCE LIKE TAX CREDITS
ARE TRANSFORMATIVE. THEY GIVE
PEOPLE THE AUTONOMY TO ADDRESS
THEIR NEEDS AS THEY SEE FIT
DURING THE PANDEMIC. THE FEDERAL
CHECKS CHILD TAX CREDIT
EXPANSIONS REDUCE CHILD POVERTY
TO THE LOWEST LEVEL ON RECORD.
THE CURRENT $1 CALLIE EITC
MINIMUM DISINCENTIVIZE IS TAX
FILERS FROM SEEKING THE CREDIT
AND THE $255 MAXIMUM FIRST
FILERS WITHOUT DEPENDENCE,
DOESN'T BEGIN TO ADDRESS THE
NEEDS OF THE NEARLY ONE MILLION
YOUNG ADULTS THAT RECEIVED THE
CREDIT EVERY YEAR. YOUNG ADULTS
LEAVE CALI EITC MONEY ON THE
TABLE BECAUSE SPENDING HOURS FOR
FILING FILING FOR $1 MINIMUM IS
NOT WORTH THE EFFORT. WE CAN
CHANGE THAT WE CAN EXPAND THE
MINIMUM CREDIT TO $300 AND IT
WILL RESULT IN AN UPTAKE OF THE
CREDIT AND SUPPORT YOUNG ADULTS
THAT ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE
FEDERALLY EITC AND MOST STATES
SUPPORTS. WE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO EMPOWER A
GENERATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE TO
BUILD ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR
THEMSELVES. AND FOR THAT REASON
, I RESPECTFULLY URGE YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER
SUPPORTERS IN FAVOR? PERSON.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. KATHY VAN AUSTIN, UM,
HERE ON BEHALF OF CAN'T EVEN
REMEMBER WHERE I AM. JOHN BURTON
ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH AND IT'S
STRONG SUPPORT. MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS ANDREAS RAMIREZ ON
BEHALF OF ALL HOME AND ECONOMIC
SECURITY, PROJECT ACTION AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. HELLO
CHAIR, REMEMBERS SAM WILKINSON
HERE ON BEHALF OF GRACE AND IN
CHILD POVERTY IN CALIFORNIA, AS
WELL AS FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON
LEGISLATION OF CALIFORNIA,
CALIFORNIA IMMIGRANT POLICY
CENTER, UNITED WAYS OF
CALIFORNIA. AND THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF FOOD BANKS IN
SUPPORT OF A B 14 98. THANK YOU
. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY
IN THE AUDIENCE IN OPPOSITION?
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
THE COMMITTEE. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
PETRIE-NORRIS. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR AND THANK YOU
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FOR BRINGING
THIS. THIS MEASURE FORWARD. WE
RECOGNIZE THAT THE EITC AND
KELLY EITC HAVE BEEN REALLY
IMPORTANT TOOLS FOR LIFTING
CALIFORNIANS AND CALIFORNIA
FAMILIES OUT OF POVERTY. THAT
ANALYSIS DID HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE
OF IMPLEMENTATION
CONSIDERATIONS. UM INCLUDING.
SOME AMBIGUITY ASSOCIATED WITH A
ONE TIME APPROPRIATION. THE FACT
THAT THE PHASE OUT EXCEEDS THE
CURRENT INCOME LIMIT AND SOME
POTENTIALLY UNNECESSARY LANGUAGE
. CAN YOU JUST TALK US THROUGH
KIND OF HOW YOU'RE GOING TO
ADDRESS THOSE IMPLEMENTATION
CONSIDERATIONS TO ENSURE THAT
THE PROPOSALS ABLE TO ADVANCE?
SURE. UM, WELL, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR YOUR QUESTION. AND SO
WE REALIZED THIS IS GOING TO
NEED AN APPROPRIATION AS A
RESULT OF THIS AND MOVING THIS
BILL FORWARD. WE WORK WITH ALL
THE INTENDANT PART DEPARTMENTS
IN ORDER TO MAKING SURE THAT
WANTED THIS GETS THIS BILL GETS
ACROSS THE FINISH LINE AND GETS
THE SUPPORT THAT IT NEEDS BOTH
IN THIS COMMITTEE AND MOVING
FORWARD THROUGH APPROPRIATIONS.
UM AND SO I'M WORKING WITH THOSE
DEPARTMENTS RIGHT NOW, UM, AND
I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SPEAK
WITH YOU AND COME TO YOUR OFFICE
AND PROVIDE THAT ANSWER
SPECIFICALLY. GREAT, I THINK. IN
PARTICULAR AS IT GOES THROUGH
THE REVEREND TAX SUSPENSE FILE.
I THINK, ENSURING THAT SOME OF
THE AMBIGUITY THAT THE STAFF
ANALYSIS IS FLAGGED AS ADDRESS
WOULD JUST BE IMPORTANT TO
ENSURE THAT IT CAN MOVE ON. I
WOULD ARGUE WITH YOU. OFFLINE IS
ONE OF THE ANALYSIS HAS SOME
TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS THAT
SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. AND UH,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PETRIE-NORRIS
IS JUST BRINGING THOSE UP AND I
ASSUME AS YOU WORK MOVE THROUGH
THE PROCESS, YOU WILL BE
ADDRESSING THOSE ABSOLUTELY WILL
. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU
KNOW, I THINK CALLIE I T C IS
ONE OF OUR MOST EFFECTIVE
PROGRAMS TO BRING UP THE WORKING
POOR. AND UM SO I APPRECIATE YOU
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD. YOU
DID MENTION ONE THING THAT SOME
PEOPLE SPEND 2 TO $300 TO GET
THEIR TAXES DONE, AND WE JUST
WANT TO POINT OUT MANY PEOPLE DO
. BUT THERE IS, UM THERE ARE A
LOT OF FREE OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE
THAT ARE IN THE LOWER INCOME.
UM, ARENA. AND WE CERTAINLY
WE'VE WORKED ON BILLS TO TRY TO
GET MORE PEOPLE TO FILL OUT
THEIR TAXES USING THESE, UM
THESE FREE SERVICES SO JUST A
LITTLE PUBLIC SERVICE
ANNOUNCEMENT. THANK YOU. SO.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. I WAS GOING TO BRING
OUT IN MY CLOSING THAT I OFFER
EVERY YEAR. UM A FREE TAX
PREPARATION PROGRAM WHERE WE
HAVE A NUMBER OF AGENTS COMING
IN PREPARING INDIVIDUALS TAXES
FREE OF CHARGE, BUT YOU WILL BE
A SURPRISE. WE ALL HAVE A HUGE
INFLUX, AND THEN IT FALLS OFF.
PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THEY CAN GET
THEIR TAX. THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO
AND PAY TWO AND $300 TO GET
THEIR TAXES DONE, BUT ALSO
RAISING THE AMOUNT OF THE
MINIMUM SO THAT PEOPLE CAN HAVE
MORE MONEY IN THEIR POCKET. WE
KNOW THROUGH DATA SHOWS WHEN YOU
PLACE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES,
THOSE PEOPLE WHO RECEIVED THOSE
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, ESPECIALLY
THOSE FOLLOWERS, THEY INVEST IN
THEIR COMMUNITY. THEY SPEND
MONEY, BUT IT'S ALSO A GAME
CHANGER FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS
FOR THEIR FAMILIES. JUST LIKE UM
UM, THE WITNESS INDICATED, UM AS
A YOUNG MOTHER, SHE ABSOLUTELY
COULD USE THAT BECAUSE IT MEANS
GROCERIES FOR THAT PARTICULAR
MONTH, AND WE BELIEVE THIS IS A
VERY THOUGHTFUL WAY TO MAKING
SURE THAT WE LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND
AND THERE'S THREE MILLION
WORKERS WOULD ABSOLUTELY BE
BENEFIT FROM IT. SO WE
APPRECIATE YOUR EYE BOAT AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME. ALRIGHT THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, AND WITHOUT
OBJECTION. THIS BILL WILL BE
REFERRED TO OUR SUSPENSE FILE. I
WANT TO THANK THE WITNESSES FOR
COMING IN ALSO, THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS FILE
ITEM TO A B 13 61 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HOOVER. AND
PLEASE BEGIN WHENEVER YOU'RE
READY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. UM APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THIS BILL
FORWARD. THIS WAS THE PRODUCT OF
CONVERSATIONS WITH VETERANS IN
MY DISTRICT AS WE YOU KNOW,
PARTICULARLY THE ONES THAT HAVE
SACRIFICED SO MUCH FOR OUR
COUNTRY. OUR BILL HB 13 61
ALLOWS 100% DISABLED VETERANS.
THE ABILITY TO GET PRE APPROVAL
FOR THE VETERANS PROPERTY TAX
EXEMPTION. ANYONE THAT'S
FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROCESS KNOWS
THAT IT'S VERY CUMBERSOME FOR
OUR VETERANS. CURRENTLY IT
REQUIRES THEM TO OWN THE HOME
FIRST AND THEN APPLY FOR
REIMBURSEMENT OF TAXES THAT THEY
HAVE TO PAY. IN THE MEANTIME,
THIS BILL WOULD, UH, PUT ALL OF
THAT WORK. AT THE BEGINNING OF
THE PROCESS SO THAT THEY DO NOT
HAVE TO GO THROUGH THOSE STEPS
AND IT WOULD ALLOW THEM. TO, UH
THE BILL WOULD STREAMLINE THE
HOME BUYING PROCESS FOR THEM. IT
WOULD ALSO ENHANCE THEIR BUYING
POWER, AND IT ALSO ENDS THE
PRACTICE THAT CURRENTLY REQUIRES
THOSE THAT HAVE SACRIFICED SO
MUCH FOR OUR COUNTRY TO PAY
TAXES THAT THE OTHERWISE WOULD
NOT HAVE OWED. WE ARE VERY HAPPY
TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE
OPPOSITION, WHERE AN ACT OF
CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM AT THE
MOMENT ACTUALLY MEETING LATER
THIS WEEK TO DISCUSS SOME
POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THIS
BILL. UM AND, UH AND I THINK MY
LAST COMMENT WOULD JUST BE THAT
THIS WOULD BE NO. ADDITIONAL
COST. TO THE STATE. AND WITH
THAT IN MIND, I WOULD LOVE TO
TURN IT OVER TO MY WITNESS, AND
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU, JOSH AND THANK YOU.
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR
ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK HERE.
CALIFORNIA IS HOME TO NEARLY 1.8
MILLION VETERANS, WITH ALMOST
HALF A MILLION OF THOSE
RECEIVING SOME KIND OF
DISABILITY BENEFITS. MAYBE 13 61
WOULD WILL BE ABLE TO SUPPORT
THOSE VETERANS WHO HAVE AT LEAST
A 100% DISABILITY RATING. THE
CURRENT PROCESS, A DISABLED
VETERAN IS REQUIRED TO GO
THROUGH IS ARDUOUS AND TIME
CONSUMING 6 TO 9 MONTHS WITH THE
ASSESSOR'S OFFICE AND 4 TO 6
MONTHS WITH THE LENDERS,
SERVICER IS THE FULL TIME FRAME
FOR THE TAX EXEMPTION. DURING
THIS TIME, THE DISABLED VETERAN
MUST PAY THE FULL AMOUNT OF TAX
IS DUE ONLY TO RECEIVE THEIR
REFUND AT A MUCH LATER DATE.
STREAMLINING THIS WILL ALLOW THE
LENDER TO COLLECT THE CORRECT
AMOUNT OF TAX IS BASED ON THE
PRE APPROVAL OF THE EXEMPTION.
THIS WILL LEAVE THAT AMOUNT OF
MONEY IN THE DISABLED VETERANS,
HAND AND CONTROL. THE AMOUNT OF
THE REFUND CAN BE EQUAL TO
APPROXIMATELY 180 TO $250 A
MONTH. AS YOU ALL KNOW, THAT
COULD BE THE MATTER OF AN
ELECTRICITY BILL OR GROCERIES.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS AN ISSUE A
GIANT ISSUE IN OUR ECONOMY
TODAY. ALLOWING DISABLED
VETERANS TO HAVE A PRE APPROVAL
OF THEIR EXEMPTION COULD
INCREASE THEIR BUYING POWER TO
THE TUNE OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS. THIS COULD MEAN THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A DISABLED
VETERAN BEING A HOMEOWNER OR NOT
BEING ONE AS JOSH MENTIONED, WE
WANT TO WORK WITH THE ASSESSOR'S
OFFICE TO FIND AN ADMINISTRATOR
. HERBAL SOLUTION. WE DO NOT
WANT TO MAKE THIS HARDER ON ANY
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY, BUT WE DO
WANT TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR OUR
DISABLED VETERANS, TOO. GET
THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND TO
RAISE AWARENESS OF THE DISCOUNT
THAT THEY'RE ALLOWED PER OUR
CONSTITUTION. BY APPROVING THIS
BILL WILL BE IMPACTING THE LIVES
OF DISABLED VETERANS WHO FOUGHT
FOR OUR COUNTRY. THESE VETERANS
WHO YOU WERE HELPING ARE DEFINED
BY THE CURRENT CONSTITUTION, AND
THE CURRENT REQUIREMENTS ARE
BLIND IN BOTH EYES HAVE LOST TWO
OR MORE LIMBS. OR THEY MUST BE
100% TOTALLY AND PERMANENTLY
DISABLED DUE TO A SERVICE
CONNECTED DISABILITY. OUR
CURRENT LAWS REQUIRE THEM TO
MEET THESE GUIDELINES. AND
APPROVING. THIS WILL GIVE THE
MOST DESERVING MEMBERS OF OUR
COMMUNITY THE OPPORTUNITY TO
INCREASE THEIR BUYING POWER AND
REDUCE THE FINANCIAL STRESS
THAT'S CAUSED BY THE CURRENT
PROCESS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ARE THERE ANY
WITNESSES IN THE ROOM WHICH
SPEAK IN SUPPORT? JUST WE'RE
GOING TO SPEAK, JOSH. YES YES,
WE COULD HAVE ANOTHER SUPPORT.
WITNESS ADDITIONAL WITNESS.
SORRY. SORRY ABOUT THAT, MR
OKAY? GO AHEAD WHENEVER YOU'RE
READY. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME
IS JOSHUA BAKER. AND I'M THE
PRESIDENT OF THE CALIFORNIA
ENLISTED ASSOCIATION OF THE
NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED
STATES AND REPRESENTING NATIONAL
GUARDSMEN WE DID. I DID REACH
OUT TO A LOT OF MY MEMBERS THAT
ARE 100% DISABLED AND ASKED IF
THIS BILL WOULD WOULD HELP THEM
, AND A LOT OF MY RESPONSE WERE
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT THIS WAS
A THING. SO THAT'S TELLING ME
THAT WE'RE NOT DOING A GOOD
ENOUGH JOB EDUCATING OUR
VETERANS, ESPECIALLY 100%
DISABLED VETERANS OF THIS
PROGRAM, BUT. PROJECTING TO THEM
IF THIS WERE POSSIBLE IF THIS
BILL WERE POSSIBLE HOW IT WOULD
HELP THEM, AND THEY SAID
IMMEDIATELY, YES, BECAUSE A LOT
OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE APPLYING
FOR 100 APPLYING FOR THIS
PROGRAM ARE USING THE V, A HOME
LOAN PROGRAM AND THAT V. A HOME
LOAN PROGRAM DOES HAVE THOSE
ADDITIONAL FEES ATTACHED TO IT.
AND IF THIS BILL WERE TO BE
PASSED, THAT WOULD HELP DEFRAY
THAT COST TO OUR VETERANS,
ESPECIALLY THOSE ONES THAT ARE
100% DISABLED. THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT NOW WE CAN HAVE
WITNESSES WISHING TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT. VANESSA CHAVEZ WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
REALTORS AND SUPPORT THANK YOU.
MR CHAIR MEMBERS, DAVID KRIEGER
FOR UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE
AND SUPPORT. DATA NICKEL WITH
REED GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
REPRESENTING AMVETS, THE
AMERICAN LEGION, THE MILITARY
OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
, THE VIETNAM VETERANS OF
AMERICA, AND ALSO THE CALIFORNIA
STATE COMMANDERS VETERANS
COUNCIL, AN UMBRELLA GROUP OF 21
VETERAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND ARE
THERE ANY WITNESSES IN THE ROOM
THAT WISH TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION? COME ON UP. WHENEVER
YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU. MR
ACTON CHAIR, REMEMBERS ROB GROSS
CLAWS ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSESSORS ASSOCIATION
. UNFORTUNATELY IN OPPOSITION TO
A B 13 61 WE AGREE WITH THE
ASSEMBLY MEN AND THE GOAL TO
SUPPORT VETERANS. UM IT'S
DIFFICULT TO IMAGINE A TAXPAYER
THAT'S MORE DESERVING. I'M AN
EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE
GOVERNMENT PROCESS. UM AND WE
AGREE WITH THAT, BUT
UNFORTUNATELY, THE GOAL OF THE
BILL ALTHOUGH INTENDED TO HELP
VETERANS WE BELIEVE IS ACTUALLY
GONNA HAVE THE OPPOSITE EFFECT
BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE
CREATING EXPECTATIONS THAT ARE
NOT ACHIEVABLE. UM THOSE
EXPECTATIONS ARE REASONABLE WITH
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL, BUT
THEY CAN'T BE REALIZED BECAUSE
OF THE PROCESS OUT THERE. AND SO
VETERANS FEELING MORE FRUSTRATED
ABOUT GOVERNMENT IS SOMETHING
THAT THE ASSESSORS ARE VERY
WORRIED ABOUT. THE PROCESS IN
OUR STATE CONSTITUTION AND THE
STATE STATUTES AND THE WAY TO
GET THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PROPERTY
TAX BILL FOR VETERANS IS
ARTICULATED ANALYSIS FAIRLY
WELL, BUT LET ME COVER IT REAL
FAST AGAIN. SO THE ASSESSORS
NEEDED CHANGING OWNERSHIP. THEY
NEED A PROPERTY TO BE PURCHASED.
THEN THEY NEED THAT NUMBER AND
APPRAISED VALUE. RIGHT? AND YOU
PUT THE MARKET VALUE ON IT. THEN
YOU NEED TO APPLY AN EXCLUSION
SUCH AS THE BASE YEAR TRANSFER.
YOU'RE GOING FROM ONE HOME TO
ANOTHER TAKING THAT OLD BASE
HERE AND THEN YOU APPLY THE
EXEMPTION. THAT'S HOW YOU GET
THE LOWEST POSSIBLE NUMBER. IF
WE TRY TO DO SOMETHING ON THE
FRONT, AND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE
ACCURATE FOR THE VETERAN THE
EXEMPTION NUMBER ITSELF IS IN
THE ANALYSIS, AND THERE'S AN
INFLATION FACTOR. SO IN OUR
OPINION THE POSSIBLE. SOLUTION
IS LOOKING AT THE LENDING COMMIT
COMMUNITY TO SEE THE WINNING
COMMUNITY CAN MAKE ESTIMATES
BASED ON A VETERAN'S STATUS, YOU
GET A LETTER FROM THE V A, AND
IT DESCRIBES YOUR DISABILITY
PERCENTAGE AND YOU CAN USE THAT
WITH THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE. SO
THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH THE
STEPS FROM AN ASSESSOR'S WORLD,
UM, IS ONE THAT'S GOING TO NOT
TO ALLOW VETERANS TO ACTUALLY
REALIZE THAT BENEFIT THAT 13 61
IS INTENDED. WHERE YOU CAN
REALLY APPRECIATE THE AUTHOR'S
INTENT AND THE INTENT HERE, BUT
WE ALSO DON'T WANT TO CONFUSE
OUR VETERANS AND FRUSTRATE THEM
FURTHER WITH A GOVERNMENT
PROCESS. THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE.
RIGHT NOW. IT'S NOT POSSIBLE
GETTING LOST NUMBER SO HERE TO
HAPPY, HAPPY TO RESPOND ANY
QUESTIONS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME TODAY. THANK YOU. ARE THERE
ANY OTHER WITNESSES IN THE ROOM
WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION?
SEEING NONE QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE.
MOST OF YOU. GO AHEAD OF SOME OF
MY PETRIE-NORRIS SO ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. UM THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD, AND
I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY
HEARTBREAKING TO HEAR AH, JUST
HOW MANY HOOPS WE MAKE OUR
DISABLED VETERANS JUMPED THROUGH
. UM HOW PROTRACTED A PROCESS
THAT THEY'VE GOT TO GO THROUGH
TO ACCESS A BENEFIT THAT THEY
ABSOLUTELY ABSOLUTELY DESERVE
THAT. AND YOU KNOW 1,000,000
TIMES OVER. UM. I AM NO
CONCERNED ABOUT AND I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THE BILL TODAY,
READING THROUGH THE ANALYSIS AND
LISTENING TO THE COMMENTS FROM,
UH, THE ASSESSORS. UM,
CERTAINLY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ENACT A SOLUTION THAT'S
UM, ACTUALLY DELIVERING THE
HIGHEST LEVEL OF BENEFIT TO OUR
DISABLED VETERANS. AND THERE
WERE SOME IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES
AND SOME POTENTIAL CONFLICTS
WITH. EXISTING LAW THAT WERE
HIGHLIGHTED IN THE ANALYSIS THAT
I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
FIGURE OUT AND I DON'T KNOW THAT
WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO THOSE
DETAILS HERE. UM AND JUST I
THINK YOU KNOW, 30,000 FT VIEW.
FROM MY PERSPECTIVE. I JUST
THINK YOU KNOW WE SHOULD BE
DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO
IMPLEMENT THIS EXISTING STATE
PROGRAM IN AS EFFICIENT AND AS
EFFECTIVE A MANNER AS POSSIBLE
AND INJURING THAT OUR DISABLED
VETERANS GET. YOU KNOW, THE
LARGEST BENEFIT THAT THEY'RE
ELIGIBLE FOR, UM, WITH THE AT
LEAST ADMINISTRATIVE HURDLES, SO
I APPRECIATE YOU WANTING TO KIND
OF CUT THE RED TAPE ER ON IT.
I'M ALSO THIS IS NOT RELEVANT TO
YOUR BILL. IT'S SAD WHEN WE HEAR
THAT. THE FOLKS THAT QUALIFY FOR
THIS BENEFIT AREN'T AWARE OF IT
. UM AND SO I THINK THAT YOU
KNOW, MADE A NOTE OF THAT. I
THINK THAT THAT'S YOU KNOW A
GOOD FLAG FOR ALL OF US TO
ENSURE THAT YOU KNOW, WITH THIS
PROGRAM WITH MANY OTHER STATE
PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE IT CAN BE
REALLY HARD FOR THE FOLKS THAT
WE'RE TRYING TO HELP TO ACCESS
THEM OR EVEN KNOW ABOUT THEM. SO
THAT WAS, I THINK AN IMPORTANT
POINT AS WELL. SO YOU KNOW WITH
THAT, LIKE I SAID, I'LL BE HAPPY
TO SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY. UM,
BUT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT AS YOU CONTINUE TO WORK ON
IT AND YOU ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE
IMPLEMENTATION CONSIDERATIONS.
ABSOLUTELY AND IT IS REALLY HARD
TO HEAR. YOU KNOW WHAT THE
WITNESS TESTIFIED ABOUT? YOU
KNOW, PEOPLE NOT EVEN TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF THIS, AND PART OF
THE REASON FOR THAT IS BECAUSE
IT'S SUCH A CUMBERSOME PROCESS,
AND I THINK ONE OF THE GOALS OF
THIS BILL IS TO SIMPLIFY THAT
PROCESS SO THAT MORE PEOPLE ARE
, YOU KNOW, WANTING TO ACTUALLY
GO THROUGH ALL OF THAT WORK TO
DO IT, UM BUT BUT I THINK TO
YOUR POINT YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE
SOME AMENDMENTS WERE ALREADY
CURRENTLY WORKING ON TO ADDRESS
SOME OF THE CONCERNS RAISED IN
THE COMMITTEE ANALYSIS. WE'RE
MEETING WITH THE ASSESSORS
ASSOCIATION LATER THIS WEEK TO
CONSIDER TO CONTINUE THOSE
CONVERSATIONS. WE DO APPRECIATE
YOU KNOW THE COMPLEXITY OF THIS
, BUT WE DO BELIEVE THAT IT'S
VERY FEASIBLE TO DO THIS. AND IF
THERE'S SOME TWEAKS WE NEED TO
MAKE TO MAKE THAT MORE POSSIBLE
FOR THE ASSESSORS. I THINK WE'RE
TOTALLY OPEN TO DOING THAT. BUT
AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE JUST
WANT TO GET IT DONE SO THAT YOU
KNOW, THESE VETERANS ARE ABLE TO
ACCESS THIS SO MORE MORE MORE
READILY, SO WE'LL WE'LL CONTINUE
THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND KEEP
EVERYONE IN THE LOOP ON THAT.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GRAYSON. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR. I WANT TO JUST
HAVE YOU ALL HAD VERY MUCH TIME
TO BE ABLE TO GET TOGETHER AND
COLLABORATE AND WORK ON THIS OR
HAVE WE COME TO ADD WHERE
THERE'S NOT AN ANSWER. WELL YOU
KNOW, I UNFORTUNATELY, UM YOU
KNOW, THE BILL HAS BEEN IN PRINT
FOR A LITTLE WHILE NOW. I THINK
THE OPPOSITION CAME IN A LITTLE
BIT LATE, BUT I THINK WE ARE. WE
ARE OUR DOORS OPEN TO WORK AND
WE HAVE HAD. I THINK MY STAFF
HAS MET WITH THE ASSESSORS
ALREADY TO KIND OF START THOSE
DISCUSSIONS. WHEN DID OPPOSITION
COME IN? UM SO SACRAMENTO COUNTY
IS PART OF OUR LEGISLATIVE
COMMITTEE. SORRY THROUGH THE
CHAIR, ROB GIRLS CLOSER AGAIN
WITH THE ASSESSOR ASSOCIATION.
AND SO A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, WE
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH
THE AUTHOR'S OFFICE AND
CONTINUED TO TRY TO EDUCATE ON
THE PROCESS, THE EXEMPTION
ITSELF NUMBER AND THAT PROCESS
EASY. WE CAN GIVE ANY PERSON
THAT NUMBER TODAY BECAUSE IT'S
ARTICULATED SURE, AND SO. THEN
GIVING THE WHAT YOUR PROPERTY
TAX OBLIGATION IS REQUIRES ALL
THE STEPS SO WE'VE BEEN IN
DISCUSSIONS FOR A COUPLE OF
WEEKS AND HOPE TO CONTINUE TO
DISCUSS IT, BUT IT'S IN NOT A
PROCESS THAT CAN BE ACHIEVED
WITH ANY SORT OF NEGOTIATION ON
THE FRONT AND BECAUSE WE DON'T
KNOW WHAT THE VALUE OF THE HOME
IS, AND ALL THE OTHER APPLICABLE
THINGS, SO THE EXEMPTION
APPROVAL IT'S PRETTY MUCH
AUTOMATIC, UNAWARE OF THE
PROCESS OF OUTSIDE GIVING YOU AN
ACTUAL AND ASSESSED VALUE AFTER
SUBTRACTING EVERYTHING THAT'S
NOT JUST UNACHIEVABLE. OKAY I
APPRECIATE THAT. UM BUT THE BILL
HAS BEEN IN PRINT FOR A COUPLE
OF MONTHS. SO FOR ONLY A COUPLE
OF WEEKS OF HAVING CONVERSATION
WHERE THE AUTHOR COULD HAVE MADE
ADJUSTMENTS, I'M GOING TO
SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY TO BE
ABLE TO GIVE MORE TIME FOR
ADJUSTMENTS TO BE MADE EVEN IF
THE BILL HAS TO MAKE A COMPLETE
RIGHT TURN AND GO A DIFFERENT
DIRECTION THAT I THINK IT'S
WORTHY TO THE AUTHOR TO BE ABLE
TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY. TO WORK
ON A BILL AND WORK OUT THE BUGS
AND THINGS LIKE THAT, ESPECIALLY
IF OPPOSITION CAME IN FAIRLY
LATE. SO WITH THAT, I WILL
APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU
TODAY. THANK YOU, MR PATTERSON.
FLOOR IS YOURS. YEAH, UM DO THE
ASSESSORS WISH TO SEE THIS
HAPPEN FOR THE VETERANS. AND CAN
YOU CHART THE PATHWAY TO GET IT
DONE INSTEAD OF SAYING WHAT
CAN'T BE DONE? WHY DON'T YOU
START TALKING TO THEM ABOUT WHAT
CAN BE DONE? WHAT DO YOU NEED TO
MAKE IT WORK? I REALLY
APPRECIATE AND THROUGH THE
CHAIRMAN REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
QUESTION IS SO MY MEMBER WHEN
YOU SAY IT IS WHERE? I DON'T
MEAN TO BE TECHNICAL ASSESSORS
WE'VE DISCUSSED IT COULD BE A
PROCESS AS SIMPLE AS CALLING THE
ASSESSOR AS TO THE APPLICABILITY
THE EXEMPTION AND SAYING YES.
GETTING TO AN ASSESSED VALUE
AFTER ALL THE SUBTRACTIONS AND
WE HAVE DONE A MARKET ANALYSIS
OF THE HOME TO ENSURE THAT THE
LOWEST NUMBER POSSIBLE IS THERE
FOR THE VETERAN. THAT PART IS
DIFFERENT. SO THE BILLS
ARTICULATING THAT PART THE
EXEMPTION PROCESS AND THE
APPROVAL THERE COULD BE DONE.
THE LENDERS CAN ALREADY ESTIMATE
THE NUMBER THAT THE EXEMPTION IS
APPLICABLE TO. SO LET'S SAY
HYPOTHETICALLY, YOU'RE LOOKING
AT A $400,000 HOME. YOU CAN
APPLY THE EXEMPTION. JUST WITH A
NUMBER FROM A LENDING
PERSPECTIVE IS THAT THE FINAL
NUMBER FROM ASSESSED VALUE? NO
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE MAYBE
THERE'S A BASE YOUR TRANSFER
THAT CAME FROM ANOTHER HOME. WE
TRULY SEEK ONE FOR THEM TO HAVE
THE LOWEST NUMBER. SO THE
EXEMPTION ARE YOU QUALIFIED FOR
IT. THE ANSWER IS YES. WE CAN DO
THAT. AND WE WOULD LOVE TO
ENGAGE THE SOMETHING MEMBER FOR
THOSE DISCUSSIONS, GIVING YOU AN
ASSESSED VALUE. WE CANNOT DO
THAT. DON'T YOU NORMALLY AND
ROUTINELY GIVE ASSESSED VALUES?
ABSOLUTELY DO YOUR WORK
ASSESSING IF YOU CAN'T GET TO
THAT NUMBER UNDER THE OBVIOUSLY
EVERYONE'S FAMILIAR WITH THE
CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK. IT'S
THE APPRAISED VALUE OF THE
MARKET VALUE OF THE PROPERTY. SO
IF YOU ACQUIRE A HOME FROM A
RELATIVE AND WASN'T ON THE
MARKET WHERE THERE ARE OTHER
CONSIDERATIONS, THE APPRAISED
VALUE NINE TIMES OUT OF 10 IS
THE PURCHASE PRICE. BUT THE
SENSOR HAS TO GO THROUGH THAT
DILIGENCE OF ESTABLISHING IT.
AND AGAIN, THERE MAY BE OTHER
SORT OF CONSIDERATIONS TO LOWER
YOUR TAXABLE VALUE IS BEFORE YOU
CAN APPLY THE EXEMPTION TO GET A
LOWER NUMBER, SO THAT'S THE
PROCESS HOPEFULLY AND ANSWER
YOUR QUESTIONS, SIR. WOULD YOU
MIND REPEATING IT THEN? SO I CAN
TRY. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMITTEE? IT SEEMS TO ME THAT
THERE OUGHT TO BE WAYS OF
WORKING THROUGH THIS UM. YOU
WHAT YOU DO I WHAT'S THE PROBLEM
HERE? THE PROBLEM HERE IS WHAT
YOU CAN YOU CAN. YOU CAN DO THE
EXEMPTION, BUT AND THROUGH
THROUGH THE CHAIR. UM. THE BILLS
ARTICULATING A PROCESS FOR
PREMIUM IT PRELIMINARY
APPLICATION WITHOUT ACTUALLY
TRANSFER OF THE PROPERTY
OCCURRING. SO WHAT WOULD WE BE
GIVING THEM AND ASSESS VALUE FOR
SINCE THERE'S NOT A PROPERTY OR
TRANSACTION OR NUMBER TO ASSESS
AGAINST AND TO THE AUTHOR? UH,
WE GOT ASSESSORS ALL OVER THE
PLACE, BUT I CAN'T. YOU KNOW, MY
DAUGHTER, SON IN LAW, MY
GRANDKIDS THERE. MOVING YEAH,
AND THEY JUST WENT THROUGH.
ASSESSMENT. WHAT WHAT? IT SEEMS
LIKE YOU CAN GET AN ASSESSMENT.
FROM PRIVATE SECTOR PEOPLE AS
WELL. YEAH SO IF YOU WERE TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT IS WHAT THE VALUE
AND I THINK WE'RE OUR OFFICE
JUST NOT TO GET TOO TECHNICAL,
BUT OUR OFFICE IS WORKING ON
CURRENTLY THE BILL STATES IF THE
APPLICATION IS PRELIMINARILY
APPROVED THE AMOUNT OF THE TAX
EXEMPTION FOR THE PROPERTY THE
PERSON INTENDS TO PURCHASE WOULD
NEED TO BE PROVIDED. I THINK
WE'RE WE'RE WORKING ON TAKING
THAT OUT TO TRY TO ADDRESS SOME
OF THESE CONCERNS, BUT YOU KNOW
AGAIN, WE CERTAINLY ARE OPEN TO
MAKING THIS AS DOABLE AS
POSSIBLE. WE JUST WANT, YOU KNOW
, IT'S A IT TO BE DONE UP FRONT.
SO JUST COMMENT TO THE CHAIR
BEEN HERE. 10 YEARS, MY FINAL
TERM AND I'LL BE HERE 12 YEARS.
UM, I'VE SEEN FAR TOO MANY.
STATE. BUREAUCRACY'S TELL
PEOPLE, NO WEIGHT, OR MAYBE
INSTEAD OF TELLING THEM YES. I
HOPE YOU CAN GET TO A WAY OF
TELLING THESE THESE VETERANS
YES. UH, MR CHAIR. IF I COULD
HAVE MY WITNESS RESPONSE. SHE'S
A BIT MORE OF AN EXPERT AS WELL.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. LINDSEY MCCOY,
RESPONDING TO THAT STATEMENT,
THE ASSESSORS POINT UM WE WANT
TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT. UM AND, AS
WAS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, WE
WERE IN A LITTLE BIT OF
DISCUSSIONS, BUT A LITTLE TOO
LATE TO MAKE THAT AMENDMENT, UM
AND FIND A WORKABLE ADMINISTER
HERBAL OPTION SO THAT THE
ASSESSOR'S OFFICE CAN STILL GO
THROUGH THEIR NORMAL TIMEFRAME
OF BRINGING THE PROPERTY VALUE
AND GIVING THE VETERAN EXACTLY
WHAT THEY NEED AND WHAT THE
ASSESSOR'S OFFICE NEEDS AND BY
AMENDING OUR BILL SLIGHTLY, UM,
WE CAN WE CAN FIND IT IN
MINISTRY RUBBLE OPTION. WHAT
WE'RE ASKING IS FOR PRELIMINARY
APPROVAL. THAT THE VETERAN
QUALIFIES FOR THE EXEMPTION, NOT
THE ACTUAL DOLLAR AMOUNTS, AND I
KNOW THAT'S HOW THE BILL READS
RIGHT NOW, BUT NOT THE ACTUAL
DOLLAR AMOUNT OF SET EXEMPTION.
AS THE VETERAN CAN TAKE THAT
PRELIMINARY APPROVAL AND TAKE IT
TO THEIR LENDER THEIR MORTGAGE
FOR SOME OF THEIR BANK AND BE
APPROVED FOR A HIGHER MORTGAGE
AMOUNT OR JUST A LOWER TAX
AMOUNT. THE DUCK THE INFORMATION
THAT WE NEED A LENDER
INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO
PROCESS THAT INFORMATION IS ON
EVERY COUNTY'S WEBSITE. BUT WE
CANNOT DO SO WITHOUT APPROVAL.
FROM THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE. WE
CANNOT DO SO WE CANNOT JUST TAKE
THE VETERANS WORD OR EVEN THEIR
DOCUMENTATION BECAUSE THE
ASSESSOR'S OFFICE HAS TO SAY
YES. YOU'RE APPROVED FOR THIS. I
HOPE THAT CLARIFIES THANK YOU.
MR CHAIR. ALRIGHT CHEKA? YES. I
ALSO WANNA THANK THE AUTHOR FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD. I
ALSO AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES
THAT WE SHOULDN'T BE. MAKING
MORE OF A HURDLE FOR BETTER
SPECIALLY ARE DISABLED VETERANS
. UM AND I'M ACTUALLY LOOKING AT
AT THE BILL, AND I KNOW THERE'S
A I UNDERSTAND WHAT OPPOSITION
IS SAYING, UH, BUT MY
UNDERSTANDING OF THE BILL IS IT
SAYS THAT IT WOULD JUST, UM, THE
BILL WOULD PROVIDE PRELIMINARY
APPROVAL. AND THEN. THE COUNTY
ASSESSOR WILL PROVIDE WILL
PROCESS THE EXEMPTION FOR THE
PROPERTY WHEN THE PERSON
RECEIVED RECEIVES OWNERSHIP OF
THE PROPERTY BECAUSE I KNOW THE
PERSON ACTUALLY HAS TO OWN THE
PROPERTY, OF COURSE, SO I KNOW
THERE MAY BE SOME FINE TUNING
THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, SO I
REALLY LIKE THIS BILL, I THINK
WE SHOULD DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE
FOR OUR VETERANS. AND I'M GLAD
TO HEAR THAT. THERE'S
CONVERSATIONS HAPPENING, SO THAT
WAY WE CAN FINE TUNE THIS BILL.
UH, SOME HOPING TO SEE, UH, BOTH
OF YOU WORK TOGETHER, SO THAT
WAY WE CAN. WE CAN CREATE A BILL
THAT WILL HELP OUR VETERANS. SO
THANK YOU. THANK YOU AGAIN TO
THE AUTHOR. THANK YOU. I
APPRECIATE THAT. AND YET ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
THE THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
ROBERT GROSS CLOSET AT THE
SISTERS AGAIN. I AM VERY
SENSITIVE TO THE IDEA THAT
GOVERNMENT IS NOT WORKING HARD
FOR VETERANS, AND I WANT TO
ASSURE YOU ALL THIS. THAT IS NOT
THE POSITION THE ASSESSORS.
THERE'S A BILL IN THE SENATE
RIGHT NOW ABOUT HAVING
ELEKTRONIK LETTER FROM THE V A.
I'M UNAWARE OF AN ASSESSOR
DENYING THE VETERANS EXEMPTION
REQUEST. BECAUSE WE JUST NEED A
LETTER FROM THE V A. AND MAYBE
THAT'S ONE OF THE DISCONNECTS
BECAUSE IT'S NOT LIKE THE
ASSESSORS ARE PUTTING FOLKS
THROUGH THE HOOPS. IF YOU'RE
TRYING TO ESTABLISH THE AN
IMPOUND ACCOUNT OR GETTING TO
ASSESS VALUE, AND ON PAGE THREE
OF THE BILL LINE FOUR IS WHERE
I'M REFERRING TO WHEN IT TALKS
ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF THE TAX
EXEMPTION FOR THE ACT LIKE
ABILITY TO THE PROPERTY. SO WE
WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH THE
AUTHOR'S OFFICE. AND WE
UNDERSTAND THE BILLS GETTING OUT
TODAY. BUT PLEASE NOT ASSESSORS
ARE NOT TRYING TO CREATE HURDLES
FOR VETERANS. WE JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT GOING
TO CREATE NEW FRUSTRATIONS FOR
THEM. THANK YOU. MEMBER OF LAMPS
. YES, THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
AND ON THAT POINT REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU MAKING THAT I
DON'T THINK THE INTENT HERE IS
TO STIGMATIZE THE ASSESSOR'S
OFFICE AND TO YOUR POINT REALLY
APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT NOBODY
HAS BEEN DENIED. BUT I THINK THE
INTENT OF THE BILL HERE FROM THE
CONVERSATION IS TO REMOVE THE
POSSIBILITY OF THAT NOT COMING
TO FRUITION. RIGHT NOW. I'M WITH
SO MANY CHALLENGES IN ACCESSING
INFORMATION AND THE HURDLES THAT
COULD POTENTIALLY RISE
THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS
ELIMINATED. ONE MORE HURDLE, I
THINK WILL BE HELPFUL
SPECIFICALLY TO OUR VETERAN
COMMUNITY WHEN THEY'RE TRYING TO
ACCESS THESE TYPES OF RESOURCES.
SO, BOBBY SUPPORTING THE BILL AS
WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT WELL, I APPRECIATE THE
ROBUST CONVERSATION. I WAS ABLE
TO PRESENT A BILL AND COME BACK
STILL GOING GOING ON, SO I YOU
KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WAS THE CHAIR OF
THE VETERANS COMMITTEE BEFORE
AND SUPPORT EFFORTS TO SUPPORT
OUR VETERANS. I APPRECIATE YOU
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD.
OBVIOUSLY YOU HEAR THAT? THERE'S
A LOT OF WORK STILL TO BE DONE
WITH THE ASSESSORS. WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS
IMPLEMENTED BLE. I AM SUPPORTING
THE BILL TODAY, AND THERE ARE A
NUMBER OF OTHER, UH. TIMES ALONG
THE PROCESS THAT WE WILL BE ABLE
TO, UH, MAKE SURE THAT THE BILL
EVOLVES INTO SOMETHING THAT'S UM
THAT WE CAN ALL SUPPORT. AT THE
END. SO UM WITH THAT, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? SURE THANK YOU SO
MUCH. AND THANK YOU FOR, UH,
AGAIN, MY COLLEAGUES AND THE
DISCUSSION. YOU KNOW, I JUST I
WILL CLOSE BY JUST SAYING THAT,
UM, JUST REITERATING THE SMALL
AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT THIS IS
ACTUALLY GOING TO AFFECT. WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT 100% DISABLED
VETERANS, THOSE THAT HAVE
SACRIFICED THE MOST FOR OUR
COUNTRY. AND IT IS I DO NOT
BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO BE A MAJOR
BURDEN. I WOULD ALSO POINT OUT
THAT THERE ARE I BELIEVE AT
LEAST SEVEN STATES THAT HAVE
ALREADY EITHER PASSED
LEGISLATION EXACTLY LIKE THIS OR
THAT ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
PASSING THAT LEGISLATION. AND SO
THIS IS A MOVEMENT THAT IS
GAINING STEAM ACROSS THE COUNTRY
. AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE
CALIFORNIA BE A PART OF THAT
MOVEMENT. AND THEN FINALLY, YOU
KNOW, TO ONE OF THE POINTS MADE
BY THE OPPOSITION. YOU KNOW,
THERE IS SOME SUBSTANTIAL
VARIANTS ACROSS COUNTIES. EVERY
COUNTY ASSESSOR DOES REQUIRE
SOMETHING DIFFERENTLY IN THESE
SITUATIONS. AND SO THIS BILL
PROVIDES SOME KIND OF STATEWIDE
CONTINUITY TO THIS PROCESS, AND
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO
WORK WITH THE OPPOSITION TO
ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS, SO
ALRIGHT THAT I ASKED FOR MY VOTE
. THANK YOU VERY GOOD, AND WE
HAVE A MOTION BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S TAUGHT AND
SECOND BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WALLACE. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS
TO APPROPRIATIONS THIS HIGHLAND
, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. BERWYN I
, WALLACE WALLACE. I BEANS,
GRAYSON. RACE AND I PACHECO HØI.
JIM PATERSON, PATERSON. I
PETRIE-NORRIS PETRIE-NORRIS AYE
REVIS TÂM VALENCIA. ONCE YOUR
EYES SUBURB. THAT BILL PASSES
CHILDREN. THAT BILL IS OUT, 80.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE
HAVE FILE ITEM THREE A B 17 24.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SANCHEZ. YOU
MAY BEGIN WHENEVER YOU ARE
READY.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. I AM PROUD TODAY TO
PRESENT A B 17 24. CALIFORNIA IS
IN UNPRECEDENTED TIMES, AND WE
ALL KNOW THAT THE PAST FEW YEARS
HAVE BEEN ROUGH FOR EVERYONE,
BUT THEY HAVE BEEN A SPECIALLY
NEARLY UNBEARABLE FOR
CALIFORNIA'S WORKING CLASS.
WHETHER THEY'RE SINGLE MOM
TRYING TO WORK A DOUBLE SHIFT
AND PICK THEIR KIDS UP FROM
SCHOOL OR A SENIOR CITIZEN
LIVING ON A FIXED INCOME. MOST
OF THEM AGREE EVERY SINGLE
DOLLAR COUNTS. FACTS ARE FACTS.
WE LIVE IN AN UNAFFORDABLE STATE
WHERE HOMEOWNERSHIP IS OUT OF
REACH. THE COST OF GOODS
CONTINUE TO CLIMB AND TAXES ARE
THE HIGHEST IN THE NATION,
ACCORDING TO A RECENT P P I. C
POLL A MAJORITY OF CALIFORNIANS
BELIEVE THEY PAY MORE IN TAXES
THAN THEY SHOULD AND THAT THE
CURRENT TAX SYSTEM IS UNFAIR.
THIS IS WHY I'VE INTRODUCED A B
17 24 TO KEEP MONEY IN THE
POCKETS OF HARDWORKING
CALIFORNIANS BY REDUCING THE
SALES TAX BY 1% FOR ONE YEAR. WE
IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE NEED TO
GET SERIOUS ABOUT MAKING SURE
OUR TAX SYSTEM IS FAIR AND THAT
IT WORKS FOR EVERYONE,
ESPECIALLY WORKING CLASS PEOPLE
. WHY DON'T WE GIVE THE PEOPLE
OF THIS STATE EXACTLY WHAT
THEY'RE ASKING FOR? THEY WANT
LOWER TAXES. THEY WANT THE
OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP MORE OF WHAT
THEY EARN. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD
NOT BE SO ARROGANT AS TO BELIEVE
THAT THEY KNOW WHAT IS BEST FOR
FOUR AND HOW TO SPEND SOMEONE
ELSE'S MONEY. IT SHOULD BE UP TO
THE PEOPLE TO DECIDE ON A B 17
24 ALLOWS THEM TO KEEP MORE OF
THEIR MONEY AND DO AS THEY SEE
FIT, BYPASSING MEASURES LIKE A B
17 24. THE STATE CAN TAKE A
FIRST STEP IN REFORMING OUR
UNFAIR TAX SYSTEM AND PROVIDING
RELIEF TO THE PEOPLE WHO NEED
IT. MOST. TESTIFYING WITH ME
TODAY IS SCOT KAUFMAN OF HOWARD
JARVIS TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION.
HELLO I'M HERE TODAY IN SUPPORT
OF A B 7 24, WHICH WOULD REDUCE
THE STATE SALES TAX BY 1% FOR
ONE YEAR. GIVEN THE COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
TO DEFINE WHAT THIS PROPOSAL IS.
IT IS NOT A SALES TAX HOLIDAY.
IT IS A SUSPENSION OF A PORTION
OF THE STATE SALES TAX FOR ONE
YEAR. TAX HOLIDAYS TYPICALLY
TARGET IF YOU SELECTED
COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL GOODS. I
SPOKE ON SOME OF THOSE LAST WEEK
FOR A FEW DAYS OUT OF THE YEAR,
SUCH AS BACK TO SCHOOL SALES
EVENTS DURING THE WEEKEND IN
AUGUST A B 17 2017 24 WOULD
COVER ALL COMMERCIAL GOODS
IMPACTED BY THE STATE SALES TAX
FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR. MAKE NO
MISTAKE ABOUT IT. THIS WILL PUT
MORE DISPOSABLE INCOME INTO THE
POCKETS OF ALL CONSUMERS,
ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH LOWER
INCOMES. THIS IS BECAUSE THE
STATE SALES TAXES HIGHLY HIGHLY
REGRESSIVE. THIS MEANS THAT LOW
INCOME TAXPAYERS PAY A HIGHER
PORTION OF THEIR INCOME ON THESE
TAXES THAN MIDDLE AND HIGH
INCOME EARNERS. Dð. IN
CALIFORNIA HAS ONE OF THE
HIGHEST BASED SALES TAX RATES IN
AMERICA. WE KNOW THIS HURTS LOW
INCOME CONSUMERS THE MOST AND SO
A B 17 24 IS AN IMPORTANT STEP
FORWARD AND HELPING PROVIDE
IMMEDIATE RELIEF TO THOSE
WORKING CLASS CALIFORNIANS
DURING THIS EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY
DIFFICULT ECONOMIC TIME, AND I
ASKED FOR YOUR IPHONE AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT? ANYBODY IN
THE AUDIENCE IN OPPOSITION.
WRITE COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMITTEE. ALL RIGHT. SORRY.
WHAT WAS THE, UH WHAT WOULD THE
REVENUE LOSS B TO THE STATE? UM
WE ACTUALLY CAN GO INTO THE WEED
AND GET BACK TO YOU. BUT QUITE
HONESTLY, I BELIEVE THE INTENT
OF THE BILL IS TO PROVIDE
IMMEDIATE RELIEF TO THOSE HIT
HARDEST THE PAST COUPLE OF
YEARS, ESPECIALLY ON OUR TAXES,
SO THE INTENT IS TO PROVIDE
IMMEDIATE RELIEF. YES. GREAT
THANK YOU. YEAH IT'S MENTIONS IN
THE ANALYSIS THAT IT'S $9.5
BILLION, AND AT LEAST FOUR
BILLION WOULD BE, UM PROP 98.
RIGHT SORRY IN THE BUILT IS NOT
CONTEMPLATE ANY, UH, ALTERNATIVE
STRATEGY FOR THOSE REVENUES? NO,
BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO WORK WITH THE
COMMITTEE AND BEHIND THE SCENES
TO MAKE AMENDMENTS IF NEEDED,
OKAY. VERY GOOD ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? SURE. A
B 17 24 IS AN IMPORTANT MEASURE
TO KEEP HELP KEEP HARDWORKING
CALIFORNIANS MORE OF WHAT THEY
EARN. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE ON THIS MEASURE WHEN
IT COMES TO YOU BEFORE FURTHER
THANK YOU VERY MUCH THAT
OBJECTION. THIS BILL WILL BE
REFERRED TO OUR SUSPENSE FILE.
THANK YOU. ALRIGHT UH,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GRAYSON, YOU
ARE NEXT. YEAH. GOOD AFTERNOON.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, AND
SHALL WE AND MEMBERS. BEFORE I
BEGIN. I'D LIKE TO THANK MR. UM
THANK MR ROUGH FOR HIS ASTUTE
COUNSEL AND ASSISTANCE IN
BRINGING THIS BILL BEFORE. YOU
ALL TODAY. WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE
AS A COMMITTEE TO HAVE HIS
EXPERTISE AT OUR DISPOSAL. A B
52 SEEKS TO INCENTIVIZE LONG
TERM INVESTMENTS AND FUEL
EXPANSION IN CALIFORNIA'S
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY BY
PROVIDING WHAT WOULD ESSENTIALLY
BE A FULL SALES AND USE TAX
EXEMPTION FOR THE PURCHASE OF
MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT. THE
MEASURE WOULD ACCOMPLISH THIS BY
PROVIDING A STATE TAX CREDIT FOR
THE LOCAL SALES TAX PAID BY
MANUFACTURERS FOR QUALIFIED
EQUIPMENT PURCHASES. THIS WOULD
FACILITATE THE GROWTH, HIRING
AND TRAINING OF SKILLED
WORKFORCES FOR THE FUTURE AND
PROVIDE HIGH WAGE HIGH WAGE JOBS
FOR CALIFORNIANS. PRE PANDEMIC.
CALIFORNIA PRE PANDEMIC
CALIFORNIA'S MANUFACTURING
SECTOR HAD ALREADY FACED A
DECLINE IN TOTAL EMPLOYMENT.
MUCH OF THIS DECLINE HAS BEEN A
RESULT OF CALIFORNIA STEEP COST
OF DOING BUSINESS, WHICH IS ONE
OF THE HIGHEST IN THE NATION.
THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC HAS
FURTHER CHALLENGED CALIFORNIA'S
MANUFACTURING SECTOR. OVER THE
LAST TWO YEARS, CALIFORNIA HAS
ATTRACTED LESS THAN 1% OF THE
COUNTRY'S MANUFACTURING
INVESTMENTS WITH OTHER STATES
AGGRESSIVELY ATTEMPTING TO LURE
OUR STATE'S MANUFACTURERS WITH
ATTRACTIVE LOWER BUSINESS COSTS
AND LOCATION INCENTIVES. THIS
BILL WILL HELP TO REVERSE THESE
TRENDS AND MAKE CALIFORNIA MORE
ATTRACTIVE TO INVESTMENT,
ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE FACT
THAT 38 STATES ALREADY HAVE A
FULL SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTION
FOR MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT
PURCHASES. ANOTHER FIVE STATES
HAVE NO SALES TAX AT ALL. IT IS
IMPERATIVE THAT THE STATE FIND
WAYS TO MITIGATE FINANCIAL
BURDENS. PROMOTE INCREASED
PRODUCTION AND ENSURE THE GROWTH
OF HIGH WAGE JOBS FOREVER RIETI
OF SKILL LEVELS AND BACKGROUNDS
AND ONE OF THE STATES EAST
CENTRAL INDUSTRIES, A STOUT
MANUFACTURING JOB BASE IS KEY TO
THE GLOBAL AND DOMESTIC
COMPETITIVENESS OF OUR ECONOMY
BECAUSE OF ITS BREATH AND ITS
VARIETY. THERE IS A
MISCONCEPTION THAT ALL
MANUFACTURING IS DONE ON LARGE
INDUSTRIAL SCALES. BUT OVER 70%
OF MANUFACTURERS HAVE LESS THAN
20 EMPLOYEES. SMALL AND MEDIUM
SIZED MANUFACTURERS FACE A
DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE OF
ECONOMIC BURDENS INCREASED
CAPITAL COSTS DUE TO THE
PANDEMIC AND ONE OF THE HIGHEST
STATE AND LOCAL SALES TAX RATES
IN THE NATION. A B 52 WOULD HELP
TO EASE SOME OF THIS SOME OF
THESE ECONOMIC BURDENS.
CALIFORNIA HAS COMPARATIVE
MANUFACTURING ADVANTAGES TO
OTHER REGIONS OF THE WORLD DUE
TO THE STRENGTH AND DEPTH OF ITS
INNOVATION IN TECHNOLOGY. NOT
ONLY DOES THE INDUSTRY EMPLOYED
1.3 MILLION PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA
, BUT IT ALSO PLAYS A KEY ROLE
IN CREATING NEW JOBS, WITH ITS
MULTIPLIER EFFECT SUPPORTING 2.5
JOBS FOR EVERYONE MANUFACTURING
JOB MANUFACTURING PLAYS A
CRUCIAL AND ESSENTIAL ROLE
WITHIN OUR STATE'S ECONOMY,
SUPPORTING HIGH WAGE JOBS AND
SMALL BUSINESSES WITH ROOM FOR
GROWTH. IT IS MY HOPE THAT A B
52 CAN BE THE TIPPING POINT TO
ENCOURAGE A NEW QUOTE EVENT
HERE. INVENT HERE. MANUFACTURER
HERE QUOTE REALITY BY
INCENTIVIZING COMPANIES TO PLANT
ROOTS IN OUR STATE AND GROW.
THIS MEASURE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED
AS A JOB CREATOR BILL BY COW
CHAMBER IS SUPPORTED BY SUCH
GROUPS AS CALIFORNIA LIFE
SCIENCES ASSOCIATION AND THE
CALIFORNIA BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE
AND IS SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA
MANUFACTURERS AND TECHNOLOGY IS
ASSOCIATION. WITH THAT. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE
WHEN THE COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION
ON THIS BILL AND WITH ME THROUGH
THE CHAIR TODAY TO TESTIFY IS
LANCE HASTINGS, PRESIDENT AND
CEO OF THE CALIFORNIA
MANUFACTURERS AND TECHNOLOGY
ASSOCIATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
. MR. GRAYSON MADAM CHAIR.
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY.
TESTIFY TODAY NEVER HAS THE
APPETITE FOR INCENTIVE LIKE THIS
BEEN MORE APPARENT THAN IT IS
RIGHT NOW. A YEAR AGO, WE WERE
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE
SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTION
PROPOSAL THAT WELL, MOVING
THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE
SUCCESSFULLY WAS VETOED BY THE
GOVERNOR. SO WE HAVE AN ARTFUL
SOLUTION. I THINK BEFORE YOU
TODAY, MANUFACTURERS WILL BE
LEAPING AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOMETHING LIKE
THIS. PARTICULARLY IN THE
INTERVENING YEAR FROM LAST YEAR
TO NOW, INFLATION AND INTEREST
RATES INCREASE HAVE MADE CAPITAL
MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE THAN IT WAS
EVEN A YEAR AGO TODAY, SO THE
TIMELINESS OF THE SPILL IS VERY
IMPORTANT. I ALSO WANT TO THANK
THE STAFF FOR THEIR WORK, MR
ROUGH, VERY GOOD, MISS KING.
VERY GOOD AS WELL. WE APPRECIATE
THE WORK THAT GOES ON BEHIND THE
SCENES, INCLUDING THE STAFF OF
MY OWN OVER AT CMT, A GETTING
THE BILL TO THE STATE THAT IT'S
IN NOW AND BEFORE YOU TODAY AND
WE'RE JOINED BY A MEMBER OF OUR
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHRIS BELL
FROM TRYING TO A TECHNOLOGIES
HERE IN SACRAMENTO. ALL RIGHT.
GOOD AFTERNOON FOR THE MIC. HOW
ABOUT NOW? PERFECT ALL RIGHT.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS CHRIS
BELL AND I'M, THE CEO OF TRIED
TOLD TECHNOLOGIES. I'M A NEW
CALIFORNIAN AND WE'LL HAVE BEEN
HERE THREE YEARS. THIS MAY TRY
TO HAS BEEN IN CALIFORNIA MUCH
LONGER. IT WAS BORN IN PLASTER
VILLE OVER 50 YEARS AGO.
CALIFORNIA IS A PLACE WHERE 76
OF OUR EMPLOYEES CHOOSE TO CALL
HOME. OUR COMPANY REMAINS HELD
BY THE FAMILY WHO FOUNDED IT AND
IS NOT BACKED BY PRIVATE EQUITY
OR OUTSIDE LENDING TRADE TOOLS
FOCUSED ON GROWTH IN OUR
NATION'S DEFENSE INDUSTRIES, THE
SAFE MAINTENANCE OF OUR
ESTABLISHED ENERGY INDUSTRIES
AND INNOVATION WITH OUR NATION'S
HIGH TECH INDUSTRIES. I'M HERE
TODAY TO ASK YOU TO VOTE YES, ON
A B 52. A B 52 PROVIDES THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND
OPPORTUNITY TO LAY THE
GROUNDWORK FOR A RESURGENCE OF
MANUFACTURING. GIVING OUR LOCAL
COMMUNITIES HIGH WAGE JOB GROWTH
THAT WE ALL DESIRE. WE HAVE MANY
JOBS THAT REQUIRE A DEGREE, BUT
WE HAVE FAR MORE THAT DO NOT. WE
HAVE FIELD MACHINISTS WITHOUT
COLLEGE DEGREES, MAKING WELL
OVER $100,000 A YEAR.
MANUFACTURING IS AN INDUSTRY
WERE NON COLLEGE BOUND
CALIFORNIANS CAN EARN A VERY
COMPETITIVE LIVING. ENSURING OUR
EMPLOYEES REMAIN EMPLOYED AND
LEARNED THAT HEALTHY LIVING WAGE
REVOLVES LARGELY AROUND HOW WELL
WE CAN SOLVE OUR CUSTOMERS'
PROBLEMS. THIS REQUIRES CONSTANT
INNOVATION IN 2022. WE SPENT
$1.6 MILLION PURCHASING NEW
CAPITAL EQUIPMENT TO ALLOW US TO
CONTINUE TO GROW AND INNOVATE.
WE PURCHASED THE FIVE AXIS
MACHINING CENTER, AN AUTOMATED
CNC GRINDER, THREE D PRINTER AND
A FEW OTHER PIECES OF EQUIPMENT.
TAXES ON EQUIPMENT LIKE THIS CAN
ARRANGE FROM 7.25% TO 10.75%
WITH A HANDFUL OF SMALLER
EXCEPTIONS, DEPENDING ON THE
TYPE OF EQUIPMENT BEING
PURCHASED. I TRIED TO OVER.
WE'RE NOT COMPETING ON HAVING
THE LOWEST PRICES. BUT ON
PROVIDING THE MOST VALUE TO OUR
CUSTOMERS. WE CAN ONLY DO THAT
BY CONTINUING TO OUT, INNOVATE
AND SOLVE PROBLEMS BETTER THAN
OUR COMPETITION. THE TAXATION ON
OUR INNOVATION AND INNOVATION
INVESTMENTS MAKE IT HARDER FOR
US TO SERVE OUR CUSTOMERS WHILE
MANUFACTURING IN CALIFORNIA.
THERE'S NO PLACE I'D RATHER CALL
HOME THAN HERE IN CALIFORNIA.
IT'S HERE WHERE I'M RAISING MY
TWO CHILDREN AND TRY MY BEST TO
GUIDE THEM ON A PATH OF REACHING
THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, MUCH LIKE
I WANT FOR MY CHILDREN. I WOULD
LIKE CALIFORNIA TO REACH TO
REACH ITS FULL POTENTIAL
ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS,
SUSTAINABILITY, GOALS, HOUSING
GOALS, AND ALL OF OUR OTHER
LOFTY GOALS CAN BE ACHIEVED
THROUGH THE ROBUST ECONOMY. THAT
COMES FROM HAVING A STRONG
MANUFACTURING BASE EMPLOYEE TO
SUPPORT THE 52 KICK START A NEW
GOLDEN AGE OF MANUFACTURING AND
THE GOLDEN STATE BY KEEPING AND
ATTRACTING MORE INVESTMENT INTO
OUR COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME TODAY AND LISTENING TO
THE PERSPECTIVE OF A SMALL
BUSINESS OPERATOR IN CALIFORNIA.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO WE HAVE
ANY OTHER WITNESSES IN SUPPORT?
MICROBES AND HERE ON BEHALF OF
THE GLASS PACKAGING IS TO THE
FOUR GLASS MANUFACTURING PLANTS
IN THE THEIR 2000. UNION
EMPLOYEES SUPPORT THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. PRESTON YOUNG FROM
THE CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE HERE AND SUPPORT GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR MEMBERS KATE
BELL ON BEHALF OF RYAN L. C, A
TAX CONSULTING FIRM AND STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR
CHRIS MCKINLAY ON BEHALF OF
NIAGARA BOTTLING AND SUPPORT.
HELLO CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS ELECTING WITH THE
SILICON VALLEY LEADERSHIP GROUP
AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR MATT ROBINSON ON BEHALF OF
THE SPECIALLY EQUIPMENT MARKET
ASSOCIATION, SEMA AND SUPPORT.
MARGIE LEE ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE OF FOOD
PRODUCERS AND STRONG SUPPORT.
GOOD AFTERNOON, NATALIE BASTARD
. THE CALIFORNIA BUSINESS
ROUNDTABLE AND STRONG SUPPORT.
VERY GOOD. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY
THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION? QUESTIONS FROM THE
COMMITTEE. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
VALENCIA. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
TO MR GRAYSON REALLY APPRECIATE
YOU BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD.
I KNOW IT'S BEEN ATTEMPTED IN
THE PAST IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER,
AND WITH THE UNPRECEDENTED TIME
THAT WE'RE ENGAGING WITH NOW IN
CALIFORNIA, I THINK IT'S UM
EXTREMELY CRITICAL THAT WE GO
AHEAD AND TAKE A LOOK AT EVERY
OPTION POSSIBLE TO MAKE SURE
THAT MANUFACTURING CONTINUES IN
OUR STATE. UM I HAVE THE GOOD
FORTUNE OF REPRESENTING THE 68TH
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT, WHICH IS IN
THE HEART OF ORANGE COUNTY.
WE'RE DEFINITELY NOT NEWPORT'S
BEACH OR SOUTH COUNTY, WHERE YOU
KNOW, BLUE COLLAR ANAHEIM, SANTA
ANA AND ORANGE FOLKS AND PROUDLY
REPRESENT THAT DISTRICT A STAT
THAT IS CRITICAL TO MY DISTRICT
IS THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE OVER
1200 FIRMS, MANUFACTURING FIRMS
, UH, AND AS AN ASSEMBLY
DISTRICT, WE REPRESENT THE MOST
AND HAVE THE MOST FIRMS WITHIN
THE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT WHERE THE
NUMBER ONE DISTRICT LIKE I SAID,
AND THEN ALSO WHEN IT COMES TO
THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYERS,
EMPLOYEES AT ABOUT 30,000, AND I
THINK WE RANK ABOUT SEVENTH IN
THE STATES, SO IF MR GRAYSON
WOULD HAVE ME I WOULD LOVE TO
COOPER. THIS BILL. I WOULD BE
HONORED. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PETRIE-NORRIS.
THANK YOU AND TO ECHO SOME OF
THE COMMENTS FROM MY NEIGHBOR
AND ORANGE COUNTY, UM WHEN I SAY
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
MEASURE FORWARD AND CRAFTING A
GOOD ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION TO
ACCOMPLISH THE SAME GOAL THAT
THAT YOU WORKED ON LAST YEAR,
AND I JUST THINK THIS IS AN
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AND AS MR
HASTINGS NOTED, VERY TIMELY
MEASURE, AND I THINK SOMETIMES
IN THIS COMMITTEE WERE ASKED TO
CONSIDER A WHOLE RANGE OF
PROPOSALS AROUND, YOU KNOW, TAX
CREDITS AND TAX EXPENDITURES.
AND UM, WE'RE KIND OF
SPECULATING ABOUT WHAT THE
BENEFIT MIGHT BE. AND I THINK
WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS
MANUFACTURING TAX CREDIT, I KNOW
THAT THERE IS ROBUST, EXTENSIVE
ANALYSIS THAT DEMONSTRATES EVERY
DOLLAR THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE
INVESTING IS GOING TO BE REPAID
TO THE STATE MANY, MANY TIMES
OVER. AND SO WE KNOW THAT THIS
IS A REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT
LEVER. I THINK FOR US TO PULL
TOO STIMULATE ECONOMIC GROWTH TO
STIMULATE INVESTMENT AND ENSURE
THAT WE'RE CREATING GOOD JOBS
ALL ACROSS THE STATE. SO VERY
HAPPY TO SUPPORT AND I, TOO
WOULD LOVE TO BE ADDED AS A CO
AUTHOR WOULD BE HONORED AS WELL
. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PACHENKO YOU
CAN ADD ME AS WELL. I WOULD LOVE
TO CO AUTHOR. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. RIGHT ANYBODY ELSE? I JUST
JUST HAD ONE QUESTION. ARE YOU
GOING TO HAVE A BUDGET REQUESTS
ALONG WITH THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION? WE ARE IN
CONVERSATION AND DEFINITELY
WORKING ON THAT AVENUE AS WELL.
UNDERSTANDING THE COST OF THIS
BILL. WE DO. WE ARE INTERESTED
IN MAKING SURE THAT WE DO HAVE A
COVER FROM THE BUDGET SIDE. ALL
RIGHT, VERY GOOD.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? MADAM CHAIR AND
COLLEAGUES. MANUFACTURERS REALLY
DO WANT TO PARTNER WITH THE
STATE GOVERNMENT TO REACH
CALIFORNIA'S BOLD LEADERSHIP
GOALS, INCLUDING CARBON
NEUTRALITY, A SUSTAINABLE
ECONOMY AND A RELIABLE AND
AFFORDABLE ENERGY. BUT
MANUFACTURERS, ESPECIALLY SMALL
ONES, ARE HAMPERED IN THEIR
ABILITY TO BE PART OF THAT
OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE OF THE HIGH
COST OF SCALING UP PRODUCTION IN
CALIFORNIA A B 52 IS UNIQUELY
DESIGNED TO SEND A SERIOUS
SIGNAL TO COMPANIES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY THAT WE THAT ARE LOOKING
FOR COST COMPETITIVE. REGIONS TO
SCALE UP PRODUCTION THAT THEY
CAN COMPETE RIGHT HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR MY VOTE FOR THIS BILL AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. WITHOUT OBJECTION.
THIS BILL WILL BE REFERRED TO
OUR SUSPENSE FILE. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP
IS FILE ITEM SIX. MAYBE 1500.
MADAM CHAIR, PLEASE BEGIN WHEN
READY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU AND
GOOD AFTERNOON VICE CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT
MAYBE 1500, WHICH WILL GIVE THE
WOOLSEY AND CAMPFIRE VICTIMS AN
ADDITIONAL THREE YEARS TO
REBUILD AND RETAIN THEIR BASE
YEAR PROPERTY TAX VALUES FROM
BEFORE THE FIRES. REBUILDING
AFTER A WILDFIRE IS A DIFFICULT
TASK. RESIDENTS MUST NOT ONLY
DEAL WITH THE TRAUMA OF LOSING
THEIR HOMES, POSSESSIONS BUT
OFTEN LONG NEGOTIATIONS WITH
INSURANCE COMPANIES AND
CONTRACTORS AND NAVIGATING THE
SOMETIMES COMPLEX PERMITTING
REQUIREMENTS. OF LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS, THE VICTIMS OF THE
WOOLSEY AND CAMPFIRES IN 2018
HAVE WORKED DILIGENTLY TO
REBUILD THEIR LIVES, BUT VARIOUS
OBSTACLES OUTSIDE OF THEIR
CONTROL LIKE COVID HAVE LEFT
HUNDREDS OF PROPERTIES YET TO BE
REBUILT. I AM PLEASED TO HAVE
WITH ME AS, UH, MY SUPPORT
WITNESSES. BRUCE SILVERSTEIN,
THE MAYOR OF MALIBU, AND ROSE
TRY ON THE VICE MAYOR OF
PARADISE. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS BRUCE SILVERSTEIN. I AM
THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MALIBU.
MALIBU IS PROUD TO SUPPORT.
MAYBE 1500 APPRECIATES CHAIR
IRWIN AUTHORING THIS IMPORTANT
PIECE OF BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION
THAT WILL PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED
RELIEF TO MALIBU RESIDENTS WHO
LOST THEIR HOMES IN THE WOOLSEY
FIRE AS WELL AS RESIDENTS AND
MANY OTHER JURISDICTIONS.
BECAUSE I'M THE MAYOR OF
MELBOURNE, WILL SPEAK ABOUT
MALIBU IN LATE NOVEMBER. 2018
THE WOOLSEY FIRE DEVASTATED
MULTIPLE COMMUNITIES IN AND
AROUND THE SANTA MONICA
MOUNTAINS, BURNING NEARLY
100,000 ACRES AND MORE THAN 1500
STRUCTURES. MALIBU WAS HIT
HARDEST LOSING 457 SINGLE FAMILY
HOMES AND 18 MULTI FAMILY HOMES.
AFTER LOSING THEIR HOMES IN A
MATTER OF HOURS. MANY OF OUR
RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO
REBUILD THEIR HOMES AS WE NOW
APPROACH THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE FIRE, LARGELY DUE TO
DELAYS IN THEIR ABILITY TO
OBTAIN LEGAL RECOVERIES FROM
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON,
WHICH CAUSED THE WOOLSEY FIRE.
LITIGATION TYPICALLY TAKES YEARS
TO WIND THROUGH THE JUDICIAL
SYSTEM. ADDITIONAL YEARS WERE
ADDED BY COVID 19, WHICH
INITIALLY SHUT DOWN AND LATER
SLOWED DOWN THE CIVIL JUSTICE
SYSTEM DEPEND. EMMICK ALSO
CAUSED UNPRECEDENTED SUPPLY
CHAIN DELAYS, LABOR SHORTAGES
AND INCREASED CONSTRUCTION
PRICES. ALL IN ALL, IT WAS AN
UNPRECEDENTED UNPRECEDENTED
CONGLOMERATION OF DIFFICULTIES
FOLLOWING AN UNPRECEDENTED
WILDFIRE OF IMMENSE MAGNITUDE.
AT THE SAME TIME, ANOTHER FIRE
WAS BURNING THROUGH NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA. IN MALIBU ALONE. THE
OWNERS OF 100 AND 57 SINGLE
FAMILY HOMES AND 18 MULTI FAMILY
HOMES ARE STILL TRYING TO
REBUILD THIS DAY. A B 1500
ACCOUNTS FOR THE DELAYS OF THE
PANDEMIC BY EXTENDING THE BASE
YOUR TAX VALUE OF THE
RECONSTRUCTED PROPERTY, CREATING
A MUCH NEEDED SAFE HARBOR FOR
VICTIMS OF THE WOOLSEY FIRE AND
THE CAMPFIRE WITHOUT THIS EXCEPT
EXTENSION RESIDENTS WHO LOST
THEIR HOMES AND HAVE PERSEVERED
THROUGH THE PANDEMICS, DELAYS
AND OTHER IMPACTS OF THE
REBUILDING PROCESS. WILL BE
VICTIMIZED ONCE AGAIN BY
INCREASED PROPERTY TAXES THAT
MAKE IT ECONOMICALLY UNFEASIBLE
TO CONTINUE THEIR EFFORTS. MAYBE
1500. THERE'S NO MORE THAN GIVE
VICTIMS OF THESE FIRES BACK THE
THREE YEARS OF REBUILDING EFFORT
THEY LOST TO COVID 19. WE'RE
HOPEFUL THAT YOU WILL FIND IT IN
YOUR HEARTS TO SUPPORT DARWIN'S
EFFORT TO HELP OUR FRIENDS,
NEIGHBORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
REBUILD THEIR HOMES AND THEIR
LIVES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE
COMMITTEE SUPPORT 1500. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ROSE,
TRYING. I AM THE VICE MAYOR OF
THE TOWN OF PARADISE. MR CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. I AM HERE ON BEHALF
OF THE TOWN OF PARADISE AND
STRONG SUPPORT OF MAYBE 1500 BY
CHAIR, IRWIN. WE ARE PROUD OF CO
SPONSOR OF THIS IMPORTANT BILL
WITH THE TOWN OF MALIBU. I WOULD
LIKE TO THANK ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
IRWIN FOR BRINGING FORTH THIS
BILL. A B 1500 WILL ENSURE THAT
VICTIMS OF THE 2018 CAMPFIRE
LIKE MYSELF. WHOSE HOMES WERE
DAMAGED AND DESTROYED HAVE
ADDITIONAL TIME TO CONSTRUCT
EVERY PLACEMENT PROPERTY WITHOUT
TRIGGERING A FULL REASSESSMENT
OF THE REPLACEMENT PROPERTY. AS
YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER THE CAMP
FIRE COMPLETELY DESTROYED OUR
COMMUNITY. BY THE TIME THE FIRE
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
ARE WORKING TOWARDS BUILDING A
STRONGER, MORE RESILIENT
COMMUNITY EFFORTS TO REBUILD
PARADISE HAVE ENCOUNTERED
SIGNIFICANT ROADBLOCKS. THE NEAR
ABSOLUTE DESTRUCTION OF OUR TOWN
RESULTED IN A LENGTHY CLEANUP
EFFORT. THE CLEANUP EFFORT,
WHICH REMOVED 3.6 MILLION TONS
OF DEBRIS DELAYED RECONSTRUCTION
FOR FULL YEAR. SINCE THEN
DIFFICULTY FINDING HOMEBUILDERS
SKYROCKETING COSTS OF RAW
MATERIALS. AND UNFORTUNATELY
EVEN CONTRACTOR FRAUD HAVE
SLOWED THE TOWN'S RECOVERY
EFFORTS. MANY VICTIMS DID NOT
RECEIVE THEIR PG AND E
SETTLEMENT PAYMENTS UNTIL LAST
YEAR. WITH SOME STILL WAITING ON
PAYMENTS. THESE PAYMENTS ARE
NEEDED TO REBUILD. IN THEIR
COMMUNITY. DESPITE THESE
CHALLENGES, CHALLENGES,
RESIDENTS OF PARADISE REMAIN
COMMITTED TO REBUILDING OUR
HOMES IN A MORE RESILIENT
COMMUNITY IN THE PROCESS. THIS
THREE YEAR EXTENSION IS
IMPORTANT TO THE RESILIENCE OF
PARADISE. SO WE CAN RETURN TO
OUR COMMUNITY. FOR THESE REASONS
, I ASK EACH OF YOU TO VOTE I
MAYBE 1500. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME TODAY. THANK YOU. ARE THERE
WITNESSES IN THE ROOM WISHING TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT? THANK YOU, MR.
CHAIR. MATT ROBINSON WAS
SHOCKING HER AND TO IT SMELLS
AND LYING ON BEHALF OF BUTTE
COUNTY IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
VANESSA CHAVEZ WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
REALTORS AND SUPPORT THANK YOU.
IT'S GOT KAUFMAN HOWARD DRIVERS
TAXPAYER ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU, AND WE HAVE ANY
WITNESSES IN THE ROOM WISHING TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION, SEEING NONE
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMITTEE. SOMEWHERE. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? WE REMEMBER THIS
TIME. WHEN BOTH OF THESE FIRES
STARTED REALLY WITHIN DAYS OF
EACH OTHER AND THE DEVASTATION
BOTH IN IN MALIBU, AND THE
STORIES WE HEARD ABOUT PARADISE
WAS IT WAS JUST SO TRAGIC. AND
THIS IS JUST A VERY SMALL THING
THAT THE LEGISLATURE CAN DO TO
HELP YOUR COMMUNITIES RECOVER.
AND, UM I WILL CERTAINLY MAKE
SURE THAT IT GETS THROUGH MY
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
WITHOUT OBJECTION. THIS BILL
WILL BE REFERRED TO OUR SUSPENSE
FILE. OUR NEXT. OUR NEXT ITEM ON
THE AGENDA TODAY FILE ITEM
NUMBER SEVEN A. B 17 65 BY THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON REVENUE
AND TAXATION. THANK YOU FOR
SUPPORTING. HOMEOWNERS.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S IRWIN WHENEVER
YOU'RE READY, ALRIGHT? A B 17 65
IS A COMMITTEE BILL. AND THANK
YOU ALL FOR SIGNING ONTO THIS
TAXPAYER FRIENDLY LEGISLATION
THAT WILL IMPROVE INCOME TAX
ADMINISTRATION. AH, THIS BILL
CONTAINS TWO PROPOSALS DRAFTED
BY THE FRANCHISE TAX BOARD. WITH
TECHNICAL MODIFICATIONS VERSUS
BILL ALLOWS MORE TAXPAYERS TO
ENTER AN INSTALLMENT AGREEMENT
WITH F T B IF THEY MEET
SPECIFIED REQUIREMENTS AND
EXTENDS THE TIME FOR FULL
PAYMENT OF AN INSULT.
INSTALLMENT AGREEMENT TO CERTAIN
SITUATIONS. SECOND THIS BILL
UPDATES TERMINOLOGY TO ENSURE
THAT LLCS CLASSIFIED AS
PARTNERSHIPS OR DISREGARDED
ENTITIES RECEIVE THE SAME
TREATMENT AS LLCS CLASSIFIED AS
ASSOCIATION. THE FTV EXPECTS
THESE CHANGES TO IMPROVE
TAXPAYER COMPLIANCE, IMPROVED
ACCOUNTS, RECEIVABLE COLLECTIONS
AND REDUCE TAXPAYER BURDEN. WITH
ME TODAY TO ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL
QUESTIONS IS DENNIS ARMSTRONG,
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE
FRANCHISE TAX BOARD. THANK YOU.
UM AND ARE THERE ANY WITNESSES
IN THE ROOM WISHING TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT? ARE THERE ANY WITNESSES
AND THEY'RE IN WISHING TO SPEAK
IN OPPOSITION. SEEING NONE
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMITTEE. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? JUST I
WOULD LIKE YOUR SUPPORT WHEN THE
TIME COMES. GREAT THANK YOU.
WITHOUT OBJECTION. THIS BILL
WILL BE REFERRED TO OUR SUSPENSE
FILE. JUST READ LESS SIMPLE.
ALL RIGHT. AND UM, WE I THINK
ALL OF YOU HAVE VOTED, WE WILL
HOLD THE ROLL OPEN FOR HER.
MISTERS BAR AND THIS REBUS FOR
FIVE MINUTES. THANK YOU.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
DO I? SUPER? AYE. AND I DONT
NUMBER TWO IS IT DO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS ITS PAST. AYE.
WE'RE DONE.
MS REVIS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD
ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR? YES.
RIVAS. AYE. THEN THERE'S ITEM
NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS ALREADY
PASSED A B 13 61 HOOVER. RIVA
SIDE. THANK YOU.
I THINK THAT'S YOUR LAPTOP, TOO.
ON ITEM NUMBER TWO A B 13 61,
WHICH IS TO PASS TO APPROACH THE
BILL HAS ALREADY PASSED VEINS.
TÌM. THAT THIS MEETING OF THE
REVENUE TAX COMMITTEE IS
ADJOURNED