CA AB 736
in committeeTransfer taxes: limitation.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did CA AB 736 pass?
Not yet. CA AB 736 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-06-25): In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
What is CA AB 736 about?
Existing law, the Documentary Transfer Tax Act, authorizes the imposition of a tax by a county or city and county, as provided, with respect to specified instruments that transfer specified interests in real property. This bill would, beginning January 1, 2027, prohibit a local jurisdiction, defined to include a city, including a charter city, county, or city and county, from collecting a transfer tax, as defined, levied on the sale or transfer of a real property interest conveyed if the combined transfer tax rate levied by the local jurisdiction exceeds 1.5% of the consideration paid for or value of the real property interest conveyed, except as otherwise provided. The bill would also prohibit a local jurisdiction from levying a transfer tax on the first sale of single-family housing property occurring within 5 years of one or more housing units on the real property being destroyed or made uninhabitable by a natural disaster, as defined. By imposing new duties upon local officials with respect to transfer taxes, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities. 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 736?
Mark González is the primary sponsor of CA AB 736, joined by 3 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law, the Documentary Transfer Tax Act, authorizes the imposition of a tax by a county or city and county, as provided, with respect to specified instruments that transfer specified interests in real property. This bill would, beginning January 1, 2027, prohibit a local jurisdiction, defined to include a city, including a charter city, county, or city and county, from collecting a transfer tax, as defined, levied on the sale or transfer of a real property interest conveyed if the combined transfer tax rate levied by the local jurisdiction exceeds 1.5% of the consideration paid for or value of the real property interest conveyed, except as otherwise provided. The bill would also prohibit a local jurisdiction from levying a transfer tax on the first sale of single-family housing property occurring within 5 years of one or more housing units on the real property being destroyed or made uninhabitable by a natural disaster, as defined. By imposing new duties upon local officials with respect to transfer taxes, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities. 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
- 2025-02-19
- Latest action
- 2026-06-25 — In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Mark Gonzálezauthor
- Wicksauthor
- Gonzalezauthor
- Graysonauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-25
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-06-22
Joint Rule 62(a) suspended. (Ayes 26. Noes 7.)
2026-06-22
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-06-22
Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
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2026-06-22
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10 (c).
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2026-06-22
Joint Rule 62(a) suspended. (Ayes 27. Noes 7. Page 4897.)
2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (May 14).
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2026-05-14
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-11
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
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2026-04-22
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-04-15
Referred to Com. on HOUSING.
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2025-06-04
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2025-06-03
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 65. Noes 11. Page 1980.).
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2025-05-27
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-05-23
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (May 23).
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2025-04-30
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
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2025-04-21
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-04-10
Read second time and amended.
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2025-04-09
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (April 9).
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2025-03-03
Referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
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2025-02-19
Introduced measure version corrected.
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2025-02-19
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2025-02-18
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-04-09 · pass · 10-1
Member-level votes (12)
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Lee: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Haney: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Gallagher: no
- Ta: other
Do pass.
2025-05-23 · pass · 11-2
Member-level votes (15)
- Calderon: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Hart: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Solache: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Fong: yes
- Dixon: no
- Tangipa: no
- Ta: other
- Sanchez: other
AB 736 Wicks Third Reading Urgency
2025-06-03 · pass · 65-11
Member-level votes (79)
- Berman: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Fong: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Flora: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Haney: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Soria: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Papan: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Bains: yes
- Addis: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Solache: yes
- Lee: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Patel: yes
- Ward: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Krell: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Gipson: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Hart: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Davies: no
- Jeff Gonzalez: no
- Sanchez: no
- Tangipa: no
- Ellis: no
- Hadwick: no
- Gallagher: no
- Castillo: no
- DeMaio: no
- Dixon: no
- Macedo: no
- Ta: other
- Hoover: other
- Chen: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-21 · pass · 8-1
Member-level votes (10)
- Caballero: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Seyarto: no
- Ochoa Bogh: other
Placed on suspense file
2026-05-11 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
Do pass
2026-05-14 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Wahab: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Dahle: other
- Seyarto: other
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