CA SB 269
deadPersonal income taxes: Fire Safe Home Tax Credits Act.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did CA SB 269 pass?
No. CA SB 269 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-02-02). Latest recorded action (2026-02-02): Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
What is CA SB 269 about?
The Personal Income Tax Law allows various credits against the tax imposed by that law. Existing law requires any bill authorizing a new tax credit to contain, among other things, specific goals, purposes, and objectives that the tax credit will achieve, detailed performance indicators, and data collection requirements. This bill would allow credits against the tax imposed by the Personal Income Tax Law for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2031, to a qualified taxpayer for qualified costs relating to qualified home hardening, as defined, and for qualified costs relating to qualified vegetation management, as defined, in specified amounts, not to exceed an aggregate amount of $50,000,000 per taxable year. This bill would require a qualified taxpayer to reserve a credit for qualified costs relating to qualified home hardening or qualified vegetation management to be eligible for the above-described credits and provide all necessary information for this purpose, as specified. This bill also would include additional information required for any bill authorizing a new income tax credit and would require the Legislative Analyst's Office to prepare a written report regarding the credits, as provided. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
Who sponsors CA SB 269?
Choi is the primary sponsor of CA SB 269, joined by 7 cosponsors.
Description
The Personal Income Tax Law allows various credits against the tax imposed by that law. Existing law requires any bill authorizing a new tax credit to contain, among other things, specific goals, purposes, and objectives that the tax credit will achieve, detailed performance indicators, and data collection requirements. This bill would allow credits against the tax imposed by the Personal Income Tax Law for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2031, to a qualified taxpayer for qualified costs relating to qualified home hardening, as defined, and for qualified costs relating to qualified vegetation management, as defined, in specified amounts, not to exceed an aggregate amount of $50,000,000 per taxable year. This bill would require a qualified taxpayer to reserve a credit for qualified costs relating to qualified home hardening or qualified vegetation management to be eligible for the above-described credits and provide all necessary information for this purpose, as specified. This bill also would include additional information required for any bill authorizing a new income tax credit and would require the Legislative Analyst's Office to prepare a written report regarding the credits, as provided. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-03
- Latest action
- 2026-02-02 — Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Choiauthor
- Alaniscoauthor
- Jeff Gonzalezcoauthor
- Pattersoncoauthor
- Seyartoprincipal coauthor
- Jonescoauthor
- Ochoa Boghcoauthor
- Niellocoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-02-03
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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2025-02-04
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 6.
2025-02-14
Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
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2025-03-18
Set for hearing May 14.
2025-04-09
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
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2025-05-07
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
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2025-05-14
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 1081.) (May 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-05-15
Set for hearing May 19.
2025-05-19
May 19 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-20
Set for hearing May 23.
2025-05-23
May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2026-02-02
Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-05-14 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Grayson: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Valladares: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Umberg: yes
Placed on suspense file
2025-05-19 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Wahab: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Cabaldon: other
- Dahle: other
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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