Existing law authorizes school districts to impose qualified special taxes, subject to specified constitutional and statutory provisions. Existing law defines "qualified special taxes" as taxes that apply uniformly to all taxpayers or all real property within a school district and may include taxes that provide for an exemption from those taxes for persons who are 65 years of age or older, for persons receiving Supplemental Security Income for a disability, or for persons receiving Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, as specified.
California SB 371 (20152016) — School districts: special taxes.
Existing law authorizes school districts to impose qualified special taxes, subject to specified constitutional and statutory provisions. Existing law defines "qualified special taxes" as taxes that apply uniformly to all taxpayers or all real property within a school district and may include taxes that provide for an exemption from those taxes for persons who are 65 years of age or older, for persons receiving Supplemental Security Income for a disability, or for persons receiving Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, as specified.
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 371 Hancock Senate Third Reading By TING — 53–16 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Hancock — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-24 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2015-02-25 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 27.
2015-03-05 Referred to Com. on GOV. & F. referral-committee
2015-04-06 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2015-04-24 Set for hearing May 6.
2015-05-06 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 920.) (May 6). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-05-07 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-05-14 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 3. Page 996.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-05-14 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2015-05-28 Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. referral-committee
2015-06-24 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 22). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-06-25 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-06-29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 53. Noes 16. Page 2176.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-06-29 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2015-07-01 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:45 p.m.
2015-07-13 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-07-13 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 81, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0f321ea5-29fc-4bcc-94d1-89a0ef180620. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).