Legislative CommitteeTo: Members, Legislative CommitteeFrom: William Jansen, ChairRe: Legislative Committee Meeting
Thursday, January 24, 2008; 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.Our Legislative Committee meeting will be held on Thursday, January 24, 2008; 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Please consult your program to confirm the committee room location.Should you have any questions prior to the meeting, please feel free to call Stan Wieg at (916) 492-5200, or e-mail him at stanw@car.orgYour electronic meeting packet includes the items listed at the bottom of the cover memo. Simply click on the highlighted/underlined links to individually access your papers or use the quick-print form to print all papers at: . Please remember to click on "print page" button located at the top and bottom of the quick-print page. This will ensure all text will be printed.T
o review previous meeting materials please click the following “Archived Meeting Materials” link: Similarly, to see a record of prior actions of the Board of Directors, including motions from this Committee, please click on the following “Summary of Actions” link: The C.A.R. State Legislative Program report is available on the web. The Program contains brief summaries of C.A.R.-sponsored and state legislation related to the real estate industry, and is prepared by the Association’s Governmental Affairs staff for use by C.A.R. policy committees. The 2007 State Legislative Program can be found by clicking here:
The C.A.R. State Legislative Issues Report is now available on the web. The Report is prepared by the Association’s Governmental Affairs staff for use by C.A.R. policy committees as a foundation for policy development. All policy committee members are encouraged to use this document as a resource throughout the year. The 2007 Report can be found by clicking here: =PLEASE NOTE: This document is in excess of 80 pages. It may be beneficial to only select portions of this document that pertain to the issue area your committee is addressing.Please review these materials before our meeting on January24, 2008; I look forward to seeing you.Agenda - Legislative Committee
Agenda Summary
Evaluating Proposals for Possible Sponsored Legislation
Regulation of Home InspectorsBallot Propositions for 2008
Modifying Mortgage Interest Deduction
Commercial Investment Committee - Agenda
Common Interest Development Committee - Agenda
Equal Opportunity-Cultural Diversity Committee - Agenda
Housing Opportunity Committee - Agenda
Land Use and Environmental Committee - Agenda
Local Governmental Relations Committee - Agenda
Manufactured Housing Committee - Agenda
Property Management Committee - Agenda
Real Estate Finance Committee - Agenda
Taxation Committee - Agenda
Expanding the Mello-Roos Law
Affordable Housing Definition
Short Sale Tax Liability and Anti-deficiency Protections
Eminent Domain Ballot Propositions IBP
An initiative is Being Considered to Increase the Amount of the Homeowners' Exemption
