AB 1919: Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District: transactions and use tax: qualified voter initiative.

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. August 6, 2026Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 107, Statutes of 2026.
2. August 6, 2026Approved by the Governor.
3. August 4, 2026Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
4. August 3, 2026In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
5. August 3, 2026Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 8. Page 5252.).
6. June 30, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
7. June 29, 2026From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
8. June 24, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 4.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
9. June 16, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
10. June 10, 2026Referred to Coms. on E. & C.A. and TRANS.
11. May 28, 2026In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
12. May 27, 2026Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 20. Page 5463.).