Property taxation: welfare exemption: nature resources and open-space lands.
Existing property tax law, in accordance with the California Constitution, provides for a welfare exemption under which property used exclusively for religious, hospital, scientific, or charitable purposes and owned and operated by funds, foundations, or corporations meeting certain statutory requirements is exempt from taxation. Existing law also provides that property used exclusively for the preservation of specified nature resources or open-space lands meeting other specified criteria shall be deemed to be included within the welfare exemption. Existing law makes the inclusion of this property within the welfare exemption inoperative on the lien date in 2012, which is January 1, 2012, and repeals this provision on January 1, 2013.
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California Legislature
20112012
AB 703
California AB 703 (20112012)
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Property taxation: welfare exemption: nature resources and open-space lands.
California AB 703 (20112012) — Property taxation: welfare exemption: nature resources and open-space lands.
Existing property tax law, in accordance with the California Constitution, provides for a welfare exemption under which property used exclusively for religious, hospital, scientific, or charitable purposes and owned and operated by funds, foundations, or corporations meeting certain statutory requirements is exempt from taxation. Existing law also provides that property used exclusively for the preservation of specified nature resources or open-space lands meeting other specified criteria shall be deemed to be included within the welfare exemption. Existing law makes the inclusion of this property within the welfare exemption inoperative on the lien date in 2012, which is January 1, 2012, and repeals this provision on January 1, 2013.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 703 GORDON Assembly Third Reading — 77–1 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB703 Gordon By Kehoe — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 12–5 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Gordon — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2011-02-17 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2011-02-18 From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
2011-03-07 Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. referral-committee
2011-04-04 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to REV. & TAX. suspense file. referral-committee
2011-05-23 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 16). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-05-24 Read second time and amended. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2011-05-25 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2011-05-27 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2011-05-27 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 27). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-05-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-06-01 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 1. Page 1702.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-06-01 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2011-06-08 Referred to Com. on GOV. & F. referral-committee
2011-06-29 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-08-16 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 15). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-08-17 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-08-30 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2124.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-08-31 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2011-09-07 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2011-10-08 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2011-10-08 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 575, Statutes of 2011.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/926a2528-c81f-4e9f-9256-71977b34ae38. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).