The State of California has suspended the State Fire Prevention Fee as of July 1, 2017 forward. We continue to advocate for refunds to class members and a declaration that the fee was an illegal tax under Propositions 13 and 26.
Updates
Call now to repeal and refund the fire tax!
YOUR PHONE CALLS ARE NEEDED NOW: On Wednesday, April 18, the Senate Governance and Finance Committee will hear Senate Bill 1044. HJTA SUPPORTS THIS BILL, which would permanently repeal the State Responsibility Fire Prevention Fee, otherwise known as the fire tax, and...
HJTA appeals dismissal of fire tax lawsuit, continues to fight for refunds
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association filed its Notice of Appeal in the fire prevention fee case on March 1st. Within ten days we will be filing our notice designating the record on appeal. As regular recipients of these emails know, the annual fire prevention fee has...
HJTA to appeal court ruling dismissing fire-tax lawsuit
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association plans to appeal today's decision by the Sacramento Superior Court dismissing their legal challenge against the state's past collection of a "fire prevention fee" from rural homeowners. "Dismissal of this case was an abuse of...
HJTA attorneys file and serve the Fire Tax “Motion for Summary Judgment” along with over a thousand pages of evidence
We are proud to announce that the fire tax motion for summary judgment has been filed and is set for hearing on December 8th. The motion is accompanied by hundreds of affidavits from fee payers and hundreds more pages of evidence gleaned from the 13,000 pages of...
Update: Cap-and-Trade bill and Changes to the Fire Prevention Fee
This week the Legislature passed Assembly Bill 398, purportedly designed to curb carbon emissions. This will lead to another increase of 71 cents on a gallon of gasoline. This comes on top of the 12 cent increase they just approved. (There seems to be no end to the...
Fire Tax To Be Repealed?
Over the last year, politicians in Sacramento have been negotiating the extension of California’s so-called “cap and trade” law which is intended to address the issue of climate change. Last night, the governor and legislative leaders announced a proposal...