Chiquita Canyon Landfill: property tax reassessment and penalties.
(1) 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 the assessor's valuation of real property as shown on the 1975–76 tax bill under "full cash value" or, thereafter, the appraised value of that real property when purchased, newly constructed, or a change in ownership has occurred. The California Constitution authorizes the full cash value base to be reduced to reflect substantial damage, destruction, or other factors causing a decline in value.
California AB 985 (20252026) — Chiquita Canyon Landfill: property tax reassessment and penalties.
(1) 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 the assessor's valuation of real property as shown on the 1975–76 tax bill under "full cash value" or, thereafter, the appraised value of that real property when purchased, newly constructed, or a change in ownership has occurred. The California Constitution authorizes the full cash value base to be reduced to reflect substantial damage, destruction, or other factors causing a decline in value.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
3rd Reading AB985 Schiavo et al. By Blakespear Urgency Clause — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Banking and Financial Institutions] — 3–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
AB 985 Ahrens Assembly Third Reading — 64–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Schiavo — primary (person)
Ahrens — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-02-20 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2025-02-21 From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2025-03-10 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2025-03-24 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-03-25 Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2025-04-22 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-04-30 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-05-07 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 7). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-08 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-06-03 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 1. Page 1964.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-06-04 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2025-06-18 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2025-06-23 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-06-25 Re-referred to Coms. on REV. & TAX. and B. & F.I. referral-committee
2025-07-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on B. & F.I. (Ayes 3. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on B. & F.I. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-07-15 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-07-16 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. & F.I. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-07-17 Withdrawn from committee.
2025-07-17 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2025-08-18 In committee: Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
2025-08-29 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2025-08-29 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-02 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-04 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-08 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-11 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2886.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-12 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.