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California assessors outline legislative priorities to Board of Equalization, urge Prop 19 fixes and caution on appeal deadlines
Summary
San Francisco Assessor Joaquin Torres told the Board of Equalization the California Association of Assessors is tracking roughly 60 bills and supports fixes to Prop 19 heirs’ timing, disaster-rebuild protections, and targeted veterans' exemptions while opposing bills that impose unrealistic appeals deadlines or create complex new valuation regimes for solar and manufactured homes.
San Francisco Assessor Joaquin Torres, chair of the California Association of Assessors' legislative committee, presented the association's 2026 legislative priorities and a framework the assessors use to review bills at a Board of Equalization meeting on March 25.
"We start with clarity to ensure the bill language is precise and can be implemented without ambiguity," Torres said, listing a set of criteria — clarity, legality, administrative feasibility, consistency with existing law, and stakeholder impact — the association applies when reviewing proposals.
Torres said the association supports bills intended to avoid unfair results under Proposition 19, including Assembly…
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