Local government: Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982.

Existing law, the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982, provides that if 50% or more of the registered voters, or 6 registered voters, whichever is more, residing within the territory proposed to be included in a community facilities district, or the owners of 12 or more of the area of the land in the territory proposed to be included in a district and not exempt from the proposed special tax, file written protests against the establishment of the district, no further proceeding to create the district or to impose the special tax may be taken for a period of one year from the date of the decision of the legislative body, as specified. This bill would prohibit offering a voter or landowner, and would prohibit a voter or landowner from accepting or receiving, consideration to file a protest, to withdraw a protest, or to forgo the filing of a protest.