ACA 1 Passed the Assembly on Sept. 6. Moving on to the Senate; Sept. 11 hearing in Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee and Sept. 12 hearing in Senate Appropriations Committee.
ACA 1 would lower the voter threshold from a two-thirds majority to a 55% majority to approve local bonds and certain special taxes for affordable housing, public infrastructure, down-payment assistance, and permanent supportive housing projects.
According to Jon Coupal, President of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association “ACA 1 is a direct attack on Proposition 13”. He further states “This reckless proposal is a time-bomb that will lead to an explosion of higher taxes, over and over again. The important two-thirds vote requirement protects Californians by forcing local governments to be thoughtful about how they spend existing tax dollars before they rush to the ballot for more.”
"ACA 1 wrongly chips away at critical taxpayer protections by making it easier for greedy politicians and special interests to raise taxes. If this measure gets to the ballot, I implore the voters of California to not buy sham arguments that we need more taxes for housing and infrastructure,” said Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego).
Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D–Napa), an advocate for the bill stated that the bill could be used to build price-controlled “affordable” and subsidized “supportive” housing, water infrastructure, parks, and other projects deemed as “public infrastructure.”
In response, Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego) said, “ACA 1 wrongly chips away at critical taxpayer protections by making it easier for greedy politicians and special interests to raise taxes. If this measure gets to the ballot, I implore the voters of California to not buy sham arguments that we need more taxes for housing and infrastructure.”
ACA 1 would lower the voter threshold from a two-thirds majority to a 55% majority to approve local bonds and certain special taxes for affordable housing, public infrastructure, down-payment assistance, and permanent supportive housing projects.
According to Jon Coupal, President of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association “ACA 1 is a direct attack on Proposition 13”. He further states “This reckless proposal is a time-bomb that will lead to an explosion of higher taxes, over and over again. The important two-thirds vote requirement protects Californians by forcing local governments to be thoughtful about how they spend existing tax dollars before they rush to the ballot for more.”
"ACA 1 wrongly chips away at critical taxpayer protections by making it easier for greedy politicians and special interests to raise taxes. If this measure gets to the ballot, I implore the voters of California to not buy sham arguments that we need more taxes for housing and infrastructure,” said Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego).
Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D–Napa), an advocate for the bill stated that the bill could be used to build price-controlled “affordable” and subsidized “supportive” housing, water infrastructure, parks, and other projects deemed as “public infrastructure.”
In response, Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego) said, “ACA 1 wrongly chips away at critical taxpayer protections by making it easier for greedy politicians and special interests to raise taxes. If this measure gets to the ballot, I implore the voters of California to not buy sham arguments that we need more taxes for housing and infrastructure.”
