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CA AB 1768

enacted

Transactions and use taxes: Counties of Contra Costa and Los Angeles.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 1768 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1768 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-01): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 11, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 1768 about?

Existing law authorizes various local governmental entities, subject to certain limitations and approval requirements, to levy a transactions and use tax for general or specific purposes, in accordance with the procedures and requirements set forth in the Transactions and Use Tax Law, including a requirement that the combined rate of all taxes that may be imposed in accordance with that law in any county not exceed 2%. This bill would authorize, until December 31, 2031, the County of Los Angeles, by an ordinance adopted by the county, to levy a tax pursuant to the Transactions and Use Tax Law at a rate not to exceed 0.5% for general and special purposes, subject to voter approval, as specified. The bill would also authorize, until December 31, 2031, the County of Contra Costa, by an ordinance adopted by the county, to levy a tax pursuant to the Transactions and Use Tax Law at a rate not to exceed 0.625% for general or specific purposes, subject to voter approval, as specified. The bill would authorize those taxes to exceed the 2% limit described above. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Counties of Contra Costa and Los Angeles. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Who sponsors CA AB 1768?

Bryan is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1768, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law authorizes various local governmental entities, subject to certain limitations and approval requirements, to levy a transactions and use tax for general or specific purposes, in accordance with the procedures and requirements set forth in the Transactions and Use Tax Law, including a requirement that the combined rate of all taxes that may be imposed in accordance with that law in any county not exceed 2%. This bill would authorize, until December 31, 2031, the County of Los Angeles, by an ordinance adopted by the county, to levy a tax pursuant to the Transactions and Use Tax Law at a rate not to exceed 0.5% for general and special purposes, subject to voter approval, as specified. The bill would also authorize, until December 31, 2031, the County of Contra Costa, by an ordinance adopted by the county, to levy a tax pursuant to the Transactions and Use Tax Law at a rate not to exceed 0.625% for general or specific purposes, subject to voter approval, as specified. The bill would authorize those taxes to exceed the 2% limit described above. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Counties of Contra Costa and Los Angeles. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Introduced
2026-04-21
Latest action
2026-06-01 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 11, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bryanauthor
  • McKinnorprincipal coauthor
  • Wickscoauthor
  • Zburcoauthor
  • Arreguíncoauthor
  • Durazocoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-01

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 11, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-01

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-05-20

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-05-20

    In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

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  5. 2026-05-20

    Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 4374.).

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  6. 2026-05-19

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  7. 2026-05-18

    Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Ayes 28. Noes 9. Page 4302.)

  8. 2026-05-18

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (May 18).

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  9. 2026-05-18

    Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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  10. 2026-05-14

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  11. 2026-05-14

    Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 55. Noes 15. Page 5044.).

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  12. 2026-05-04

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  13. 2026-04-30

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  14. 2026-04-29

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (April 29).

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  15. 2026-04-28

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 27). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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  16. 2026-04-23

    (Pending re-refer to Com. on L. GOV.)

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  17. 2026-04-23

    Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 4778.)

  18. 2026-04-22

    Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

    referral-committee

  19. 2026-04-21

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. Read second time and amended.

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  20. 2026-04-20

    Re-referred to Coms. on REV. & TAX. and L. GOV. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

    referral-committee

  21. 2026-02-23

    Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and REV. & TAX.

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  22. 2026-02-10

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 12.

  23. 2026-02-09

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/09/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-09Compare
  • 04/21/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-21Compare
  • 04/30/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-30Compare
  • 05/20/26 - Enrolled — 2026-05-20Compare
  • 06/01/26 - Chaptered — 2026-06-01Compare
  • AB1768Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]

    2026-04-27 · pass · 5-2

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • DeMaio: no
    • Sanchez: no
  • Do pass as amended.

    2026-04-29 · pass · 6-2

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Wilson: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Ta: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Pacheco: other
    • Blanca Rubio: other
  • AB 1768 Bryan Third Reading Urgency

    2026-05-14 · pass · 55-15

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Ward: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Dixon: no
    • Macedo: no
    • Sanchez: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • Davies: no
    • DeMaio: no
    • Chen: no
    • Lackey: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Gallagher: no
    • Ta: no
    • Hoover: no
    • Castillo: no
    • Hadwick: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Schiavo: other
    • Michelle Rodriguez: other
    • Patel: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Lee: other
    • Irwin: other
    • Carrillo: other
    • Bains: other
    • Blanca Rubio: other
    • Arambula: other
  • Do pass

    2026-05-18 · pass · 5-2

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Seyarto: no
    • Choi: no
  • 3rd Reading AB1768 Bryan et al. By Durazo Urgency Clause

    2026-05-20 · pass · 29-8

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Limón: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Jones: no
    • Strickland: no
    • Alvarado-Gil: no
    • Choi: no
    • Seyarto: no
    • Valladares: no
    • Ochoa Bogh: no
    • Niello: no
    • Becker: other
    • Grove: other
    • Hurtado: other

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