CA SB 1408
enactedContra Costa Transportation Authority: transactions and use tax.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 1408 pass?
Yes. CA SB 1408 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-20): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 401, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 1408 about?
Existing law authorizes various local governmental entities, subject to certain limitations and approval requirements, to levy a transactions and use tax for general purposes, in accordance with the procedures and requirements set forth in the Transactions and Use Tax Law, including a requirement that the combined rate of all taxes that may be imposed in accordance with that law in the county not exceed 2%. This bill would authorize, until January 1, 2045, the Contra Costa Transportation Authority to impose a transactions and use tax for the support of countywide transportation programs at a rate of no more than 1% that would, in combination with other transactions and use taxes, exceed the above-described combined rate limit of 2%, if the ordinance proposing the tax is approved by the voters, subject to applicable voter approval requirements, as specified. The bill would provide that a transactions and use tax rate imposed pursuant to the bill will not be considered for purposes of that combined rate limit described above. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Contra Costa.
Who sponsors CA SB 1408?
Arreguín is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1408.
Description
Existing law authorizes various local governmental entities, subject to certain limitations and approval requirements, to levy a transactions and use tax for general purposes, in accordance with the procedures and requirements set forth in the Transactions and Use Tax Law, including a requirement that the combined rate of all taxes that may be imposed in accordance with that law in the county not exceed 2%. This bill would authorize, until January 1, 2045, the Contra Costa Transportation Authority to impose a transactions and use tax for the support of countywide transportation programs at a rate of no more than 1% that would, in combination with other transactions and use taxes, exceed the above-described combined rate limit of 2%, if the ordinance proposing the tax is approved by the voters, subject to applicable voter approval requirements, as specified. The bill would provide that a transactions and use tax rate imposed pursuant to the bill will not be considered for purposes of that combined rate limit described above. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Contra Costa.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-20
- Latest action
- 2026-09-20 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 401, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Arreguínauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-20
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 401, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-20
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-03
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-27
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2026-08-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
2026-08-26
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 48. Noes 19. Page 6620.) Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-07-01
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-06-30
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (June 29).
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2026-06-18
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
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2026-06-08
Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and REV. & TAX.
referral-committee
2026-05-20
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-19
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 4336.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-04-23
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-04-22
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 4016.) (April 22).
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2026-04-14
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
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2026-04-09
Set for hearing April 22.
2026-04-08
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. (Ayes 9. Noes 2. Page 3761.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
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2026-03-23
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
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2026-03-17
Set for hearing April 7.
2026-03-04
Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and REV. & TAX.
referral-committee
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, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]
2026-04-07 · pass · 9-2
Member-level votes (13)
- Menjivar: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Valladares: no
- Seyarto: no
- Dahle: other
- Strickland: other
Do pass
2026-04-22 · pass · 4-1
Member-level votes (5)
- Ashby: yes
- Grayson: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Becker: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: no
3rd Reading
2026-05-19 · pass · 30-9
Member-level votes (40)
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Allen: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Limón: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Becker: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Rubio: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Stern: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Laird: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Richardson: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Strickland: no
- Grove: no
- Alvarado-Gil: no
- Ochoa Bogh: no
- Dahle: no
- Jones: no
- Choi: no
- Valladares: no
- Seyarto: no
- Niello: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]
2026-06-17 · pass · 8-1
Member-level votes (10)
- Stefani: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Fong: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Ward: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Ta: no
- Alanis: other
Do pass.
2026-06-29 · pass · 4-2
Member-level votes (7)
- McKinnor: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Sanchez: no
- DeMaio: no
- Michelle Rodriguez: other
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