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Assessors urge clearer bill language, warn six‑month appeals deadline is unrealistic
Summary
California assessors told the Board of Equalization that several 2026 bills need clearer language or additional administrative support; they voiced support for targeted Prop 19 fixes and urged caution on a proposed six‑month appeals deadline, citing resource constraints.
Joaquin Torres, San Francisco assessor and chair of the California Association of Assessors (CAA) legislative committee, briefed the Board of Equalization on the CAA’s 2026 legislative priorities and took questions from board members about administrative feasibility and unintended consequences.
Torres described the CAA’s criteria for reviewing bills—clarity, legality, administrative feasibility, statutory alignment and stakeholder impact—and highlighted bills the assessors support, including measures to protect Proposition 19 benefits for heirs and proposals to extend disaster-related base-year transfer timelines to match rebuilding realities. “Essentially, what it does is protect heirs from losing the Prop 19 tax benefit due to timing issues that are…
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