Proposition Summary
TAXATION. REAL PROPERTY VALUATION. DISASTERS, SEISMIC SAFETY, CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Amends Article XIII A, Section 2, to provide that in valuing real property: "newly constructed" shall not include reconstruction of comparable improvements after a disaster, as defined by Legislature, or reconstruction or improvement to comply with seismic safety laws; and "change in ownership" shall not include the acquisition of comparable real property as a replacement for property damaged or destroyed as a result of such a disaster or if the person acquiring the property was displaced by eminent domain proceedings, acquisition by a governmental agency, or inverse condemnation. Fiscal impact on state and local governments: Local--Unknown, but probably significant, loss of property tax revenues. Moderate increase in assessment costs. State--Unknown additional costs in aid to local school districts. Unknown increase in income tax revenues.
Proposition Number
5
Year
1980
Document Type
Proposition
Pass/Fail
Fail
Legislative Vote Results
Assembly - Ayes, 77; Noes, 0 -- Senate - Ayes, 38; Noes, 0
Popular Vote Results
Y: 3053861; A: 42.3; N: 4164104; B: 57.7
Election Type
General Election
Proposition Type
LCA
For Author
John Knox, Democratic Member of the Assembly, 11th District Speaker pro Tempore of the Assembly; Kirk West, Executive Vice President California Taxpayers' Association; Paul Priolo, Republican Member of the Assembly, 38th District
Against Author
Gary Wesley, Attorney at Law
Rebuttal Against Author
John Knox, Democratic Member of the Assembly, 11th District Speaker pro Tempore of the Assembly; Kirk West, Executive Vice President California Taxpayers' Association; Paul Priolo, Republican Member of the Assembly, 38th District
Recommended Citation
Taxation. Real Property Valuation. Disasters, Seismic Safety, Change in Ownership California Proposition 5 (1980).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_props/874