ACA 8 (De La Torre)

A constitutional amendment requiring two-thirds vote of the Legislature to place a measure on the statewide ballot that would provide limited ‘Kelo’ protections to owner occupied homes and small businesses. Provides no protections for family farms, businesses with more than 25 employees, places of worship or rental property. Independent analysis indicates loopholes in the measure that render any reforms meaningless.
Status: Defeated! ACA 8 failed to receive the 2/3 vote necessary to pass off the Assembly floor.
CAPPPR Position: Oppose

Learn More:

• Comparison of proposed CA Property Owners and Farmland Protection Act and ACA 8
• Analysis from Institute for Justice
• Analysis from the Pacific Legal Foundation

News Coverage:

• 5/24/07 Orange County Register Editorial
• Dan Walter’s column in the Sacramento Bee
• 9/2/07 Orange County Register Editorial
• San Diego Union Tribune Article

Read the Letters Opposing ACA 8:

• California Taxpayers’ Association
• California Farm Bureau
• Capitol Resource Institute letter
• NFIB
• California Family Council
• Family Water Alliance
• Property Rights Alliance
• California Cattlemen's Association
• Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
• Traditional Values Coalition