---
type: "Bill"
title: "Property taxation: change in ownership: exclusion: local registered domestic partners."
description: "The California Constitution generally limits ad valorem taxes on real property to 1% of the full cash value of that property. For purposes of this limitation, \"full cash value\" is defined as, among other things, the appraised value of that real property when a change in ownership has occurred. Existing law provides that specified transfers are not deemed a change in ownership, including any transfer between registered domestic partners, as provided."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20172018"
identifier: "AB 2663"
citation: "California AB 2663 (20172018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Property taxation: change in ownership: exclusion: local registered domestic partners."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Friedman"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 23
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-02-15"
last_action: "2018-09-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b665b6cb-43ee-4a99-adb6-bcfb24984409"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2663"
source_hash: "c35f287449c95820a3185db5033de9451c5ec8d411745eab36c8ad6484b64ef1"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 2663 (20172018) — Property taxation: change in ownership: exclusion: local registered domestic partners.

The California Constitution generally limits ad valorem taxes on real property to 1% of the full cash value of that property. For purposes of this limitation, "full cash value" is defined as, among other things, the appraised value of that real property when a change in ownership has occurred. Existing law provides that specified transfers are not deemed a change in ownership, including any transfer between registered domestic partners, as provided.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/15/18 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2663&version=20170AB266399INT)
2. **04/10/18 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2663&version=20170AB266398AMD)
3. **08/17/18 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2663&version=20170AB266397AMD)
4. **09/29/18 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2663&version=20170AB266395CHP)
5. **AB2663** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2663)
6. **08/29/18 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2663&version=20170AB266396ENR)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading AB2663 Friedman et al. By Wilk — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- AB 2663 FRIEDMAN Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- AB 2663 FRIEDMAN Assembly Third Reading — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Friedman — primary (person)
- Low — coauthor (person)
- Portantino — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-15** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-16** From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.
- **2018-03-08** Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-09** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 2). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-10** Read second time and amended. `reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2018-04-11** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-18** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-25** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 25). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2018-05-25** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2018-05-30** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5483.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2018-05-31** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2018-06-07** Referred to Com. on GOV. & F. `referral-committee`
- **2018-08-08** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2018-08-13** In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2018-08-17** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 16). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction`
- **2018-08-17** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2018-08-20** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2018-08-21** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5533.). `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2018-08-22** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 24 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2018-08-27** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6657.). `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2018-09-05** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2018-09-29** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-09-29** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 919, Statutes of 2018.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b665b6cb-43ee-4a99-adb6-bcfb24984409`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).