(1) Existing property tax law, in accordance with the California Constitution, provides for a "welfare exemption" for property used exclusively for religious, hospital, scientific, or charitable purposes and that is owned or operated by certain types of nonprofit entities, if certain qualifying criteria are met. Existing law defines "property used exclusively for religious, hospital, or charitable purposes" to include facilities in the course of construction on or after the first Monday of March 1954, as specified.
California AB 84 (20232024) — Property tax: welfare exemption: affordable housing.
(1) Existing property tax law, in accordance with the California Constitution, provides for a "welfare exemption" for property used exclusively for religious, hospital, scientific, or charitable purposes and that is owned or operated by certain types of nonprofit entities, if certain qualifying criteria are met. Existing law defines "property used exclusively for religious, hospital, or charitable purposes" to include facilities in the course of construction on or after the first Monday of March 1954, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 8–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation] — 8–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 11–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
AB 84 Ward Assembly Third Reading — 73–0 (pass) · lower
Special Consent AB84 Ward By Skinner — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 11–0 (pass) · lower
AB 84 Ward Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 80–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Ward — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2022-12-16 Introduced. To print. introduction
2022-12-17 From printer. May be heard in committee January 16.
2023-01-04 Read first time. reading-1
2023-01-26 Referred to Coms. on REV. & TAX. and H. & C.D. referral-committee
2023-02-02 Re-referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and REV. & TAX. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. referral-committee
2023-03-07 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-03-08 Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. referral-committee
2023-03-29 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 29). Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-05-01 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to REV. & TAX. suspense file. referral-committee
2023-05-02 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 1). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2023-05-03 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-04 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2023-05-17 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2023-05-18 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 18). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2023-05-18 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-22 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-25 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 1776.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-05-26 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2023-06-07 Referred to Com. on GOV. & F. referral-committee
2023-07-05 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-07-13 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 12). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2023-07-13 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-08-14 In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file. referral-committee
2023-09-01 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (September 1). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-08 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2023-09-12 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2684.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-12 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2023-09-13 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3438.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-20 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2023-10-11 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-10-11 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 734, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/06c0dbf0-a561-4662-80d3-bcca8c064555. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).