Publication 216, The First 100 Years
1879-1979
1848-1906
Creation of the First State Board of Equalization
The Board of Equalization Becomes a Constitutional Agency
The Challenge of the Railroads
The 1906 Report of the Commission on Revenue and Taxation
1907-1929
Senate Constitutional Amendment Number One: Separation of Sources
Taxes on Motor Vehicles and Fuel
The 1929 Bank and Corporation Franchise Tax Act
Martin Commission Recommends Abolition of the Board
1930-1940
Revenue Crisis of the 1930s: Riley-Stewart Plan Enacted
The Motor Vehicle Transportation License Tax
The Brief Unseating of Chairman Collins
1941-1959
World War II and Economic Boom
1954 Amendment Relieves Board of Liquor Control
The Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law
Basic Internal Study 1957-1958
1960-1969
The Subscription Television Tax
Property Tax Reform: Assembly Bill 80
Senior Citizens Property Tax Assistance Law
1970-1979
Transit District Sales Tax Enacted
Repeal of Motor Vehicle Transportation License Tax
Waxman-Dymally Campaign Disclosure Act
California Joins the Multistate Tax Commission