BILL NUMBER: SB 56 INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senators Roth and Emmerson JANUARY 7, 2013 An act relating to local government finance. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 56, as introduced, Roth. Local government finance. Existing law required, on and after July 1 2004, and before July 1, 2011, that a specified portion of the motor vehicle license fee revenues deposited to the credit of the Motor Vehicle License Fee Account in the Transportation Tax Fund be allocated first to the County of Orange and next to each city and county meeting specified criteria, including each city that was incorporated from unincorporated territory after August 5, 2004. Existing law requires, on or after July 1, 2011, that the same portion of revenues be deposited into the Local Law Enforcement Services Account in the Local Revenue Fund 2011 for allocation to cities, counties, and cities and counties. This bill would state the Legislature's intent to enact legislation that would restore funding to cities that either were incorporated or annexed territory after 2004. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would restore funding to cities that either were incorporated or annexed territory after 2004.