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The Taxpayers' Bill of Rights Act (20 ILCS 2520), [29] is a provision of Illinois state law. [30] It is broken up into seven sections throughout the act. Section 1 is stating the name of the act. Section 2 is Legislative Declaration and states "The General Assembly further finds that the Illinois tax system is based largely on self-assessment."
Then-Gov. Jerry Brown Jr., left, and anti-tax crusader Howard Jarvis, after the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978. Anti-tax forces haven't stopped trying to sabotage public services ever since.
The board made some updates to its position on the landmark proposition last year. Fact check: Is Proposition 13 under attack? SLO County supervisors disagree on changes
Proposition 13 alters the balance of the housing market because it provides disincentives for selling property, in favor of remaining at the current property and modifying or transferring to family members to avoid a new, higher property tax assessment. [45] [46] Proposition 13 reduces property tax revenue for municipalities in California.
California's property tax law means radically different taxes are paid on similar homes. There are better ways to achieve Prop. 13's protections for low-income and older homeowners.
Legislatively-referred amendment: 2023 Colorado Proposition HH, which would make several alterations to Colorado’s tax laws, including reduction of property tax rates. The measure was defeated. Legislatively-referred amendment: 2023 Colorado Proposition II
We will show the court that Proposition 13 is sound policy benefiting all California property owners. By basing property taxes on the ability to pay at the time of voluntary purchase, and guaranteeing certainty as to what taxes will be in the future, Proposition 13 protects taxpayers from losing their homes to the tax collector.
A study that compared the effects of local rent control measures (both vacancy control and vacancy decontrol) with other local growth management measures in 490 California cities and counties (including all the largest ones) showed that rent control was stronger than individual land use restrictions (but not the aggregate effect of all growth ...