CA SB 1287
in committeePersonal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: credits: shortline railroad expenditures and railroad infrastructure.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 1287 pass?
Not yet. CA SB 1287 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-14): May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
What is CA SB 1287 about?
The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law allow various credits against the taxes imposed by those laws. This bill, the Shortline Railroad Modernization Act of 2026, would allow credits against those taxes for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2027, and before January 1, 2032, to a qualified taxpayer in an amount equal to 50% of the qualified shortline railroad expenditures and for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2028, and before January 1, 2033, in an amount equal to 50% of the qualified new rail infrastructure expenditures, as defined and specified. 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. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
Who sponsors CA SB 1287?
Hurtado is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1287.
Description
The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law allow various credits against the taxes imposed by those laws. This bill, the Shortline Railroad Modernization Act of 2026, would allow credits against those taxes for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2027, and before January 1, 2032, to a qualified taxpayer in an amount equal to 50% of the qualified shortline railroad expenditures and for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2028, and before January 1, 2033, in an amount equal to 50% of the qualified new rail infrastructure expenditures, as defined and specified. 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. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-20
- Latest action
- 2026-05-14 — May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Hurtadoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-14
May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2026-05-08
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-05-04
May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-24
Set for hearing May 4.
2026-04-22
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 3985.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-04-14
Set for hearing April 21.
2026-04-09
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
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2026-04-08
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3795.) (April 8).
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2026-03-25
Set for hearing April 8.
2026-03-04
Referred to Coms. on REV. & TAX. and TRANS.
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2026-02-23
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2026-02-23
Read first time.
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2026-02-20
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Transportation]
2026-04-08 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Grayson: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Becker: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Ashby: yes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-21 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Valladares: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Menjivar: other
Placed on suspense file
2026-05-04 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Dahle: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Grayson: yes
Related bills
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