Bill Commons

CA AB 760

vetoed

Income taxes: exclusions: 2026 Garden Grove chemical leak.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 760 pass?

No. CA AB 760 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Vetoed by Governor.

What is CA AB 760 about?

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 provide various exclusions from gross income. This bill would, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, and before January 1, 2032, provide an exclusion from gross income for any qualified taxpayer, as defined, for amounts received for costs and losses associated with the 2026 Garden Grove chemical leak, as provided. Existing law requires any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure to contain, among other things, specific goals that 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. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.

Who sponsors CA AB 760?

Ta is the primary sponsor of CA AB 760, joined by 8 cosponsors.

Description

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 provide various exclusions from gross income. This bill would, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, and before January 1, 2032, provide an exclusion from gross income for any qualified taxpayer, as defined, for amounts received for costs and losses associated with the 2026 Garden Grove chemical leak, as provided. Existing law requires any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure to contain, among other things, specific goals that 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. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.

Introduced
2025-05-07
Latest action
2026-09-27 — Vetoed by Governor.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Taauthor
  • Stricklandprincipal coauthor
  • Chencoauthor
  • Daviescoauthor
  • Dixoncoauthor
  • Quirk-Silvacoauthor
  • Sanchezcoauthor
  • Choicoauthor
  • Umbergcoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-27

    Vetoed by Governor.

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  2. 2026-09-14

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.

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  3. 2026-08-31

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.

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  4. 2026-08-31

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).

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  5. 2026-08-31

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6975.).

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  6. 2026-08-27

    From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 27).

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  7. 2026-08-26

    Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended.

  8. 2026-08-26

    Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6563.)

  9. 2026-08-25

    Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-08-24

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  11. 2026-08-24

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

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  12. 2026-08-19

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  13. 2026-08-18

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  14. 2026-08-17

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  15. 2026-08-13

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

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  16. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  17. 2026-08-03

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  18. 2026-06-25

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  19. 2026-06-24

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 24).

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  20. 2026-06-15

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

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  21. 2026-06-12

    Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

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  22. 2026-06-12

    Withdrawn from committee.

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  23. 2026-06-11

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

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  24. 2025-06-20

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

  25. 2025-06-13

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

  26. 2025-05-28

    Referred to Com. on JUD.

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  27. 2025-05-15

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

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  28. 2025-05-15

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 1563.)

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  29. 2025-05-12

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  30. 2025-05-08

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

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  31. 2025-05-07

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 7).

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  32. 2025-04-29

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  33. 2025-03-17

    Referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

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  34. 2025-02-19

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  35. 2025-02-18

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/18/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-18Compare
  • 05/08/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-05-08Compare
  • 06/11/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-11Compare
  • 06/25/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-25Compare
  • 08/13/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-13Compare
  • 08/18/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-18Compare
  • 09/04/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-04Compare
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  • AB760Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended.

    2025-05-07 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Patterson: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Lee: other
  • AB 760 Ta Assembly Third Reading

    2025-05-15 · pass · 69-0

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

    2026-06-24 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Ashby: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: other

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