California Homeowners and Renters Tax Relief Initiative (2016)

California Homeowners and Renters Tax Relief Initiative
Type	initiated constitutional amendment
Topic	Property

Voting on Property
Ballot Measures
By state
By year
Not on ballot
Local Local property Zoning and land use Property tax

The California Homeowners and Renters Tax Relief Initiative (#15-0028) did not make the California ballot on November 8, 2016, as an initiated constitutional amendment.

Text of measure

Ballot title:

Homeowner’s Property Tax Exemption and Renter’s Tax Credit. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.

Official summary:

"Beginning January 1, 2017, increases amount of homeowner’s property tax exemption from $7,000 to $32,000. Establishes supplemental renter’s tax credit of $250 or $125, depending on taxpayer’s filing status. Provides for annual inflation adjustments to exemption and credit. Requires general fund reimbursement to local governments for lost revenue resulting from increases in exemptions and credits."

Fiscal impact statement:

Note: The fiscal impact statement for a California ballot initiative authorized for circulation is jointly prepared by the state's legislative analyst and its director of finance.

"Reduced state resources of around $2 billion annually. Likely increased funding for schools and community colleges, in the tens of millions of dollars annually."

Path to the ballot

See also: California signature requirements

• Jon Coupal submitted a letter requesting a title and summary on May 1, 2015.
• A title and summary were issued by California's attorney general on July 7, 2015.
• 585,407 valid signatures were required for qualification purposes.
• Supporters had until January 4, 2016, to collect the required signatures.
• The secretary of state's office reported the measure failed on January 14, 2016.

See also

Suggest a link

• 2016 ballot measures
• California 2016 ballot propositions

External links

• Letter requesting a ballot title for Initiative 15-0028

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