Bill Commons

CA SB 1151

enacted

Sales and Use Tax Law: exemptions: infant formula.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 1151 pass?

Yes. CA SB 1151 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 680, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SB 1151 about?

Existing sales and use tax laws impose taxes on retailers measured by the gross receipts from the sale of tangible personal property sold at retail in this state, or on the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property purchased from a retailer for storage, use, or other consumption in this state. The Sales and Use Tax Law provides various exemptions from those taxes, including an exemption for the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, food products for human consumption, as specified. This bill would specify that "food products" includes infant formula. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.

Who sponsors CA SB 1151?

Cervantes is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1151.

Description

Existing sales and use tax laws impose taxes on retailers measured by the gross receipts from the sale of tangible personal property sold at retail in this state, or on the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property purchased from a retailer for storage, use, or other consumption in this state. The Sales and Use Tax Law provides various exemptions from those taxes, including an exemption for the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, food products for human consumption, as specified. This bill would specify that "food products" includes infant formula. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.

Introduced
2026-02-18
Latest action
2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 680, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Cervantesauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-27

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 680, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-27

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-08-28

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-24

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  5. 2026-08-24

    In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  6. 2026-08-24

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6372.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  7. 2026-07-02

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  8. 2026-07-01

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 1).

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  9. 2026-06-16

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  10. 2026-05-26

    Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-05-14

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  12. 2026-05-14

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4213.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  13. 2026-05-12

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

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  14. 2026-05-11

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

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  15. 2026-05-07

    Set for hearing May 11.

  16. 2026-05-06

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 4154.) (May 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  17. 2026-04-29

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

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  18. 2026-04-09

    Set for hearing May 6.

  19. 2026-04-08

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

    referral-committee

  20. 2026-03-25

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

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  21. 2026-02-26

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

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  22. 2026-02-19

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.

  23. 2026-02-18

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/18/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-18Compare
  • 03/25/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-25Compare
  • 04/29/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-04-29Compare
  • 08/25/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-25Compare
  • 09/27/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-27Compare
  • SB1151Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-05-06 · pass · 5-0

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

  • Consent Calendar 2nd

    2026-05-14 · pass · 35-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Pérez: other
    • Reyes: other
    • Blakespear: other
    • Umberg: other
    • Niello: other

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

    2026-06-15 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Sanchez: other

  • Do pass.

    2026-07-01 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Mark González: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Tangipa: other
    • Calderon: other
    • Sharp-Collins: other
    • Pellerin: other

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