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Senate committee votes 3-1 to concur in amendments to SB 512 allowing citizen initiatives for local transportation sales taxes

5740147 · September 9, 2025
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A California State Senate committee voted 3-1 during a committee meeting to concur in assembly amendments to SB 512, a bill by Senator Perez that would clarify that voters in a transportation district may qualify transportation transactions and use tax measures by citizen ballot initiative.

A California State Senate committee voted 3-1 during a committee meeting to concur in assembly amendments to SB 512, a bill by Senator Perez that would clarify that voters in a transportation district may qualify transportation transactions and use tax measures by citizen ballot initiative.

Senator Perez, the bill—s author, told the committee that SB 512 "clarifies and ensures voters in a transportation district can exercise their right to propose and pass a transportation transactions and use tax measure by means of a citizen's ballot initiative." He said the change is intended to resolve a conflict between California—s election code…

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