RED ALERT: Urgent request to call the state Senate and urge a "NO" vote on ACA 1 and ACA 13. Stop the attack on Proposition 13!

Thank you for the calls you've made to tell the legislature that ACA 1 and ACA 13 are attacks on Proposition 13 that must be stopped. Unfortunately, both of these dangerous measures have advanced out of the Assembly and are now in the Senate.

This is our last chance to stop them in the Legislature.

We’re asking all HJTA members and supporters to please call the members of the Senate and urge them to vote NO on ACA 1 and NO on ACA 13. If you have time to call all of them, that would be extremely helpful. But if you can only call a few, please call the members of the Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments committee. Their names are highlighted on the phone list below.

Please call as soon as possible! Here’s all the information:

NO on ACA 1
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.

NO on ACA 13
ACA 13 is 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 Senate and urge a NO vote on ACA 1 and ACA 13:

Benjamin Allen (916) 651-4024
Marie Alvarado-Gil (916) 651-4004
Bob Archuleta (916) 651-4030
Angelique Ashby (916) 651-4008
Toni G. Atkins (916) 651-4039
Josh Becker (916) 651-4013
Catherine Blakespear (916) 651-4038
Steven Bradford (916) 651-4035
Anna M. Caballero (916) 651-4014
Dave Cortese (916) 651-4015
Brian Dahle (916) 651-4001
Bill Dodd (916) 651-4003
María Elena Durazo (916) 651-4026
Susan Talamantes Eggman (916) 651-4005
Steven M. Glazer (916) 651-4007
Lena A. Gonzalez (916) 651-4033
Shannon Grove (916) 651-4012
Melissa Hurtado (916) 651-4016
Brian W. Jones (916) 651-4040
John Laird (916) 651-4017
S. Monique Limón (916) 651-4019
Mike McGuire (916) 651-4002
Caroline Menjivar (916) 651-4020
Dave Min (916) 651-4037
Josh Newman (916) 651-4029
Janet Nguyen (916) 651-4036
Roger Niello (916) 651-4006
Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (916) 651-4023
Steve Padilla (916) 651-4018
Anthony J. Portantino (916) 651-4025
Richard D. Roth (916) 651-4031
Susan Rubio (916) 651-4022
Kelly Seyarto (916) 651-4032
Nancy Skinner (916) 651-4009
Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (916) 651-4028
Henry I. Stern (916) 651-4027
Thomas J. Umberg (916) 651-4034
Aisha Wahab (916) 651-4410
Scott D. Wiener (916) 651-4011
Scott Wilk (916) 651-4021

*Highlighted names are on the Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee, which will likely hear ACA 1 and ACA 13 on Monday.

If you'd like to call your own representative in the Senate but are not sure who represents you can go online to findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov and you'll be able to look up the name and contact information.

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.