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Business Taxes Law Guide—Revision 2024
Additional Local Taxes
Revenue and Taxation Code
Division 2. Other Taxes
Part 1.7. Additional Local Taxes
Chapter 3.93 Local Government Finance in the County of Ventura*
7300. Authorization to levy; County of VenturA. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the County of Ventura may impose a transactions and use tax for the support of countywide transportation programs at a rate of no more than 0.5 percent that would, in combination with all taxes imposed in accordance with Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251), exceed the limit established in Section 7251.1 if all of the following requirements are met:
(1) The County of Ventura adopts an ordinance proposing the transactions and use tax by any applicable voting approval requirement.
(2) The ordinance proposing the transactions and use tax is submitted to the electorate and is approved by the voters voting on the ordinance by the applicable voting approval requirement in accordance with the California Constitution.
(3) The transactions and use tax conforms to the Transactions and Use Tax Law, Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251), other than Section 7251.1.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 7251.1, a transactions and use tax rate imposed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not be considered for purposes of the combined rate limitation established by Section 7251.1.
History—Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 286 (AB 2453). Ch. 286 (AB 2453), in effect January 1, 2023. Stats. 2023, Ch. 391 (SB 335), substituted “Ventura County Transportation Commission" with "County of Ventura" throughout; added "by the applicable voting approval requirement" after "voting on the ordinance" in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a); deleted "Article XIII C of" before "the California Constitution" in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a).
7300.1. Repeal date. If an ordinance proposing the transactions and use tax authorized by this chapter is not approved pursuant to Section 7300, this chapter shall be repealed on January 1, 2027.
History—Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 286 (AB 2453).
* Chapter 3.93 was added by Stats. 2022. Ch. 286 (AB 2453), in effect January 1, 2023.