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CA AB 27

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Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: Chiquita Canyon elevated temperature landfill event: exclusions.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did CA AB 27 pass?

Not yet. CA AB 27 is in committee as of 2025-08-13 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-08-13): In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

What is CA AB 27 about?

(1) The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law, in conformity with federal income tax law, generally define "gross income" as income from whatever source derived, except as specifically excluded, and provides various exclusions from gross income. This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, and before January 1, 2029, would provide an exclusion from gross income for amounts received, on or after March 1, 2024, as compensation for specified costs and losses related to the Chiquita Canyon elevated temperature landfill event in the County of Los Angeles, as provided. Existing law requires a bill authorizing a new tax expenditure to contain, among other things, specific goals, purposes, and objectives the tax expenditure will achieve, detailed performance indicators, and data collection requirements. This bill would include additional information required for any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure. (2) Existing law establishes various means-tested public social services programs administered by counties to provide eligible recipients with certain benefits, including, but not limited to, cash assistance under the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, nutrition assistance under the CalFresh program, and health care services under the Medi-Cal program. Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services, subject to an appropriation in the annual Budget Act, to administer the California Guaranteed Income Pilot Program to provide grants to eligible entities for the purpose of administering pilot programs and projects that provide a guaranteed income to participants. Existing law defines an eligible entity, for purposes of the program, as a nonprofit organization, as specified, or a city, county, or city and county. This bill would, to the extent permitted by federal law, prohibit any Chiquita Canyon elevated temperature landfill event payment amount received by a taxpayer from being considered income or resources when determining eligibility or benefit amounts for any means-tested program or guaranteed income payments, as defined. To the extent that the bill would expand eligibility for programs administered by counties, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) This bill would make legislative findings and declarations related to a gift of public funds. (4) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Who sponsors CA AB 27?

Schiavo is the primary sponsor of CA AB 27, joined by 6 cosponsors.

Description

(1) The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law, in conformity with federal income tax law, generally define "gross income" as income from whatever source derived, except as specifically excluded, and provides various exclusions from gross income. This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, and before January 1, 2029, would provide an exclusion from gross income for amounts received, on or after March 1, 2024, as compensation for specified costs and losses related to the Chiquita Canyon elevated temperature landfill event in the County of Los Angeles, as provided. Existing law requires a bill authorizing a new tax expenditure to contain, among other things, specific goals, purposes, and objectives the tax expenditure will achieve, detailed performance indicators, and data collection requirements. This bill would include additional information required for any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure. (2) Existing law establishes various means-tested public social services programs administered by counties to provide eligible recipients with certain benefits, including, but not limited to, cash assistance under the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, nutrition assistance under the CalFresh program, and health care services under the Medi-Cal program. Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services, subject to an appropriation in the annual Budget Act, to administer the California Guaranteed Income Pilot Program to provide grants to eligible entities for the purpose of administering pilot programs and projects that provide a guaranteed income to participants. Existing law defines an eligible entity, for purposes of the program, as a nonprofit organization, as specified, or a city, county, or city and county. This bill would, to the extent permitted by federal law, prohibit any Chiquita Canyon elevated temperature landfill event payment amount received by a taxpayer from being considered income or resources when determining eligibility or benefit amounts for any means-tested program or guaranteed income payments, as defined. To the extent that the bill would expand eligibility for programs administered by counties, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) This bill would make legislative findings and declarations related to a gift of public funds. (4) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Introduced
2025-03-03
Latest action
2025-08-13 — In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Schiavoauthor
  • Calderoncoauthor
  • Bennettcoauthor
  • Jacksoncoauthor
  • Allencoauthor
  • Sterncoauthor
  • Hartcoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-12-02

    Read first time. To print.

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  2. 2024-12-03

    From printer. May be heard in committee January 2.

  3. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-03

    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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  5. 2025-03-04

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

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-03-10

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to REV. & TAX. suspense file.

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  7. 2025-05-06

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  8. 2025-05-14

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  9. 2025-05-21

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

    referral-committee

  10. 2025-05-21

    Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 1627.)

  11. 2025-05-23

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).

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  12. 2025-05-27

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  13. 2025-05-29

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 1774.)

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  14. 2025-05-29

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

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  15. 2025-06-11

    Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

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  16. 2025-06-19

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

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  17. 2025-06-25

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

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  18. 2025-07-02

    Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

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  19. 2025-07-08

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  20. 2025-08-13

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

Versions

  • 12/02/24 - Introduced — 2024-12-02Compare
  • 03/03/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-03-03Compare
  • 06/19/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-06-19Compare
  • AB27Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-05-05 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
  • Do pass.

    2025-05-23 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Calderon: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Sanchez: other
  • AB 27 Schiavo Assembly Third Reading

    2025-05-29 · pass · 71-0

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Alvarez: other
    • Nguyen: other
    • Sharp-Collins: other
    • Chen: other
    • Ward: other
    • Bryan: other
    • Solache: other
    • Tangipa: other
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Bains: yes
  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Rules]

    2025-06-25 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Valladares: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Ashby: yes
  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2025-07-07 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Limón: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Becker: yes

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