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California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

California AB 1919

Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District: transactions and use tax: qualified voter initiative.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary

Existing law provides for the establishment of the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District, with specified powers and duties related to the operation of public transit services serving the County of Santa Cruz. Existing law, among other things, authorizes the board of directors of the district to impose transactions and use taxes in accordance with the Transactions and Use Tax Law by an ordinance approved by the electors voting on the measure at a special election called by the board of directors for that purpose. This bill would also authorize those special taxes to be imposed by a qualified voter initiative. The bill would require the special election for a tax measure proposed by the board of directors or a qualified voter initiative to be consolidated with a statewide general election by the board of supervisors of the County of Santa Cruz and would require the tax measure to be submitted to the voters in accordance with specified elections provisions. The bill would also require the county elections official for the County of Santa Cruz to serve as the elections official of the district for purposes of administering the ballot measure process and any election for purposes of specified provisions of law. To the extent that the bill would impose additional duties on a county elections official, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Aug 3, 2026
Senate		3rd Reading AB1919 Pellerin et al. By Laird Urgency ClausepassSet your home in California to see
Jun 23, 2026
Senate		Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]passSet your home in California to see
Jun 16, 2026
Senate		Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Transportation]passSet your home in California to see
May 28, 2026
House		AB 1919 Pellerin Third Reading UrgencypassSet your home in California to see
Apr 22, 2026
House		Do pass.passSet your home in California to see
Apr 15, 2026
House		Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]passSet your home in California to see
Mar 25, 2026
House		Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]passSet your home in California to see

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