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Assembly Considers SB 762 to Let Voters Approve Local Tax Rates Above Caps; Sponsor Seeks Transmittal
Summary
Assemblymember Hart presented SB 762 (sponsored in the Senate by Senator Eric Green) as a mechanism to let eligible local governments seek voter approval to exceed statutory tax caps; Hart stressed the bill "does not impose any tax increase" and sought the body's approval for immediate transmittal to the Senate.
Assemblymember Hart rose to present SB 762 on behalf of Senate sponsors and described the bill as a response to "growing fiscal pressures facing local governments," citing rising healthcare and public safety costs and aging infrastructure in multiple counties and cities. Hart said the measure would "authorize eligible local governments to seek voter approval for transactions and use tax rates above the statutory cap" and emphasized that it "does not impose any tax increase, rather it gives voters the choice."
The clerk and presiding officer handled procedural steps for the item, and members moved the call as part of floor process. Later in the session the measure was taken up, votes were managed under procedural rules and the chair announced the bill's transmittal procedure as part of daily business; the record shows the carrier asked for transmittal to the Senate.
The discussion focused on process and the bill's purpose to provide a voter option for local revenue tools rather than an automatic tax increase. The chamber handled the item amid guest introductions and other business; the transcript records the bill being read and presented and procedural votes to manage its consideration.
