
LEGISLATION
Oppose
SB 278- Welfare and Institutions Code Amendment
OCTax opposed SB 278 (Dodd) which would extend the liability for financial elder abuse making it easier for trial lawyers to pursue frivolous lawsuits against businesses.
Read the opposition letter HERE.
Support
SB 581-Third-party Litigation Financing
OCTax supports SB 581 (Caballero) which would reform third-party litigation which disproportionally hurts small businesses.
Read the support letter HERE.
Oppose
AB 362-Replacing Property Tax System
OCTax opposes AB 362 (Lee) which requires the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) to study the idea of replacing the current property tax system with a "land value tax"
Read the opposition letter HERE.
Oppose
ACA 1-Lowering threshold to increase taxes
OCTax opposes ACA 1 (Aguiar-Curry, Berman, Haney) which would allow local governments to increase taxes (e.g. parcel taxes, sales/use taxes, Mello-Ross taxes) with a 55 percent vote of the electorate instead of the two-thirds vote currently required by the California constitution-if the tax proceeds are earmarked for public infrastructure or affordable housing, as defined in the measure.
Read the opposition letter HERE.
Oppose
ACA 11-Abolishing State Board of Equalization
OCTax opposes ACA 11 (Ting) which would eliminate important checks and balances between taxpayers and tax administrators by abolishing the elected State Board of Equalization (BOE).
Read the opposition letter HERE.