BILL NUMBER: ACR 143INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Daly FEBRUARY 23, 2016 Relative to taxation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ACR 143, as introduced, Daly. California Taxpayers Association. This measure would commend the California Taxpayers Association on the 90th anniversary of its founding, applaud its record of service to the people of California, and extend best wishes to the association for a long and productive future. Fiscal committee: no. WHEREAS, The California Taxpayers Association is celebrating its 90th anniversary, and it is appropriate at this time to recognize the association's nine decades of service to the people of our great state; and WHEREAS, The California Taxpayers Association was founded in 1926 as a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization with the dual mission of protecting taxpayers from unnecessary taxes and supporting government efficiency and has remained committed to achieving these important goals for the benefit of all Californians; and WHEREAS, Dramatic increases in government spending and the passage of state tax increases in 1921 fueled a desire to create the California Tax Improvement Association as an institutional voice for taxpayers, and in December 1925, members of the California Tax Improvement Association decided to create a successor organization to pursue the goals of reducing taxes and increasing economy in public expenditures; and WHEREAS, At a meeting on February 24, 1926, in the Pacific Mutual Building in Los Angeles, the California Taxpayers Association was born, and "CalTax" was adopted as the shorthand version of the association's formal name; and WHEREAS, The association's incorporation papers were certified by California Secretary of State Frank Jordan on March 8, 1926; and WHEREAS, Since its inception the association has informed the public and contributed to sound policymaking by conducting extensive research on education spending, local government costs, government management procedures, property taxation, parcel taxes, and many other issues of widespread concern and great importance to California taxpayers; and WHEREAS, CalTax has been a key nonpartisan participant in the policymaking process, meeting with governors and providing expert policy input to the Legislature, state tax agencies, county assessors and local governments; and WHEREAS, CalTax frequently testifies before the Legislature, the State Board of Equalization, and the Franchise Tax Board to represent its members and the general public, providing informed feedback that has led to improvements in the administration of California's tax laws, through increased conformity between state and federal tax laws; and WHEREAS, CalTax is robust in its determination to ensure fairness in tax administration and lends its support to individual taxpayers when legal challenges are needed to protect the rights of California taxpayers; and WHEREAS, Since its earliest years, CalTax has educated its members and all California voters on ballot measures relating to state taxes; and WHEREAS, CalTax has sponsored initiatives to take politics out of the redistricting process, to clarify the definition of "tax" in California law, and to accomplish other reforms supported by the people of California; and WHEREAS, CalTax is the longest-serving organization protecting the interests of California taxpayers, and follows the principles of fair-mindedness and accuracy to ensure continuing success for the next 90 years and beyond; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That California Legislature commends the California Taxpayers Association on the 90th anniversary of its founding, applauds its record of service to the people of California, and extends sincere best wishes to the association for a long and productive future.