URGENT ACTION ALERT: Call the Capitol to PROTECT PROPOSITION 13

Your immediate help is needed to fight against two proposed constitutional amendments moving fast through the state Assembly. BOTH of these measures are ATTACKS ON PROPOSITION 13. We’re asking all HJTA members and supporters to please call the members of two committees that will be hearing these bills on WEDNESDAY. Please call as soon as possible! Here’s all the information:

NO on ACA 1 – Hearing date: Wednesday, 8/23, Assembly Appropriations Committee

ACA 1 is a direct attack on Proposition 13 that would remove the taxpayer protection of the two-thirds vote of the electorate required to pass local special taxes. If this measure is enacted, local taxes and bonds for “infrastructure” (nearly everything) and public housing projects would pass with just 55% of the vote instead of 66.67%. This makes it easier to raise taxes, and your taxes could go up after every election.

Please call the members of the Assembly Appropriations Committee and urge a NO vote on ACA 1:

Chris Holden (Chair) - (916) 319-2041
Megan Dahle (Vice Chair) - (916) 319-2001
Isaac Bryan - (916) 319-2055
Lisa Calderon - (916) 319-2056
Wendy Carrillo - (916) 319-2052
Diane Dixon - (916) 319-2072 (Please thank Assemblywoman Dixon for opposing ACA 1)
Mike Fong - (916) 319-2049
Gregg Hart - (916) 319-2037
Josh Lowenthal - (916) 319-2069
Devon Mathis - (916) 319-2033 (Please thank Assemblyman Mathis for opposing ACA 1)
Diane Papan - (916) 319-2021
Gail Pellerin - (916) 319-2028
Kate A. Sanchez - (916) 319-2071
Esmeralda Soria - (916) 319-2027
Akilah Weber, M.D. - (916) 319-2079
Lori Wilson - (916) 319-2011

NO on ACA 13 – Hearing date: Wednesday, 8/23, Assembly Elections Committee

ACA 13 was just introduced last week as a devious attempt to stop the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act from passing when it’s on the ballot in November 2024. The Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act is our initiative constitutional amendment that will restore the Proposition 13 protections that have been eroded by the courts. But ACA 13 would create special rules that make it harder to pass citizen initiatives like this one. If ACA 13 is enacted, the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act would require a two-thirds vote to pass, instead of the simple majority vote that has been required for all other constitutional amendments since 1849!

Please call the members of the Assembly Elections Committee and urge a NO vote on ACA 13:

Gail Pellerin (Chair) - (916) 319-2028
Tom Lackey (Vice Chair) - (916) 319-2034
Steve Bennett - (916) 319-2038
Bill Essayli - (916) 319-2063
Alex Lee - (916) 319-2024
Evan Low - (916) 319-2026
Blanca Rubio - (916) 319-2048

Please also call your own state representatives and urge them to vote NO on ACA 1 and NO on ACA 13. You can look up their names and contact information at findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov.

Thank you for your help in this critical fight to protect Proposition 13. We greatly appreciate you!

Sincerely,

Jon Coupal

P.S. Thank you for your help to Protect Proposition 13, and thank you for supporting your Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. Invite a friend to become a member and help us strengthen the voice of taxpayers in California.