CaliforniaSanta Cruz Metropolitan Transit District: transactions and use tax: qualified voter initiative.
What it does
Existing law provides for the establishment of the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District, with specified powers and duties related to the operation of public transit services serving the County of Santa Cruz. Existing law, among other things, authorizes the board of directors of the district to impose transactions and use taxes in accordance with the Transactions and Use Tax Law by an ordinance approved by the electors voting on the measure at a special election called by the board of directors for that purpose.
More detail
This bill would also authorize those special taxes to be imposed by a qualified voter initiative. The bill would require the special election for a tax measure proposed by the board of directors or a qualified voter initiative to be consolidated with a statewide general election by the board of supervisors of the County of Santa Cruz and would require the tax measure to be submitted to the voters in accordance with specified elections provisions. The bill would also require the county elections official for the County of Santa Cruz to serve as the elections official of the district for purposes of administering the ballot measure process and any election for purposes of specified provisions of law. To the extent that the bill would impose additional duties on a county elections official, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Aug 6Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 107, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Aug 6Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Aug 4Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 3In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB1919 Pellerin et al. By Laird Urgency Clause. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 3Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 8. Page 5252.).Passed Senate
- Jun 30Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Jun 29From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.Minor
- Jun 24From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 4.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jun 23
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 16From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Transportation]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 10Referred to Coms. on E. & C.A. and TRANS.Minor
- May 28In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 1919 Pellerin Third Reading Urgency. Result: pass.Lower
- May 27Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 20. Page 5463.).Passed Assembly
- Apr 23Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Apr 22From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (April 22).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 20Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Ayes 54. Noes 16. Page 4716.)
- Apr 16From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 15
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 25From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 16Referred to Coms. on ELECTIONS and L. GOV.Minor
- Feb 13From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
- Feb 12Read first time. To print.Introduced