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Civil Litigation,
Government

Dec. 13, 2017

Judge dismisses challenge to state fire fee

A Sacramento County judge has dismissed a long-running suit challenging a state fire fee passed in 2011.

SACRAMENTO — A superior court judge dismissed a long-running challenge to a state fire fee passed in 2011.

Monday’s ruling by Judge Shelleyanne W. L. Chang of Sacramento did not address the merits of the case. This was a disappointment to legal observers who hope for a courtroom test of Proposition 26, a 2010 ballot initiative that requires a two-thirds vote of the Legislature to pass a tax.

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