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SENATE BILL 1340 (GREEN-1992)
CHAPTER 395, STATUTES OF 1992
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As enacted, Senate Bill 1340 was a single section bill that amended only Revenue and Taxation Code section 610, relating to property taxation. (See Exhibit #1b) Senator Cecil Green introduced this measure on January 29, 1992. (See Exhibit #1a)
Senate Bill 1340 was assigned to the Senate Committee on Revenue and Taxation and the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation where policy issues raised by the bill were considered. (See Exhibits #3 and #7) The fiscal ramifications of the bill were considered by the Senate Committee on Appropriations and the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means. (See Exhibits #2 and #8) There were no amendments made to Senate Bill 1340 during legislative consideration. (See Exhibit #2) Subsequent to legislative approval, Governor Pete Wilson signed Senate Bill 1340 on August 1, 1992, and it was recorded by the Secretary of State on August 3, 1992 as Chapter 395 of the Statutes of 1992. (See Exhibits #1b and #2)
This bill was heard on the Consent Calendar in each house, indicating it was unopposed, and received unanimous votes in all committees. (See Exhibit #2) On the floor of each house, it was on the Special Consent Calendar, and was voted on as a unit with other non-controversial measures rather than being voted on individually. (Id.)
The Department of Finance Bill analysis of Senate Bill 1340 summarizes the provisions of the bill as follows:
This bill would require a person to provide evidence of his or her valid interest in real property before any claim to the property could be advanced by having his or her name inserted on the assessment roll alongside that of the current assessee.
(See Exhibit #9, document AFM-1)