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CA SB 333

enacted

Transactions and use taxes: San Luis Obispo Council of Governments.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did CA SB 333 pass?

Yes. CA SB 333 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-13. Latest recorded action (2025-10-13): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 750, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA SB 333 about?

Existing law authorizes various local governmental entities, subject to certain limitations and approval requirements, to levy a transactions and use tax for general or specific 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 any county not exceed 2%. This bill would authorize the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments, by an ordinance adopted by the council, to levy a tax pursuant to the Transactions and Use Tax Law at a rate not to exceed 1%, for general and special purposes, subject to voter approval on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2032. The bill would authorize the board to exceed the 2% limit described above to impose the retail transactions and use tax. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of San Luis Obispo.

Who sponsors CA SB 333?

Laird is the primary sponsor of CA SB 333, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law authorizes various local governmental entities, subject to certain limitations and approval requirements, to levy a transactions and use tax for general or specific 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 any county not exceed 2%. This bill would authorize the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments, by an ordinance adopted by the council, to levy a tax pursuant to the Transactions and Use Tax Law at a rate not to exceed 1%, for general and special purposes, subject to voter approval on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2032. The bill would authorize the board to exceed the 2% limit described above to impose the retail transactions and use tax. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of San Luis Obispo.

Introduced
2025-02-12
Latest action
2025-10-13 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 750, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Lairdauthor
  • Limóncoauthor
  • Addiscoauthor
  • Hartcoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-12

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

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  2. 2025-02-13

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.

  3. 2025-02-19

    Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and REV. & TAX.

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-04

    Set for hearing March 19.

  5. 2025-03-18

    Set for hearing April 9 in REV. & TAX. pending receipt.

  6. 2025-03-19

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 422.) (March 19). Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

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  7. 2025-04-09

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 740.) (April 9).

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  8. 2025-04-10

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  9. 2025-05-29

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 1331.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  10. 2025-05-29

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  11. 2025-06-05

    Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and REV. & TAX.

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  12. 2025-06-18

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

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  13. 2025-07-14

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 7).

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  14. 2025-07-15

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  15. 2025-07-16

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  16. 2025-09-09

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 54. Noes 19. Page 3063.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  17. 2025-09-09

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  18. 2025-09-10

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 2804.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  19. 2025-09-17

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

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  20. 2025-10-13

    Approved by the Governor.

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  21. 2025-10-13

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 750, Statutes of 2025.

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Versions

  • 02/12/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-12Compare
  • 07/15/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-07-15Compare
  • 09/12/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-12Compare
  • 10/13/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-13Compare
  • SB333Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]

    2025-03-19 · pass · 5-2

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Seyarto: no
    • Choi: no

  • Do pass

    2025-04-09 · pass · 4-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Umberg: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Valladares: no

  • 3rd Reading SB333 Laird et al.

    2025-05-29 · pass · 28-10

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Strickland: no
    • Choi: no
    • Grove: no
    • Dahle: no
    • Valladares: no
    • Seyarto: no
    • Niello: no
    • Jones: no
    • Alvarado-Gil: no
    • Ochoa Bogh: no
    • Limón: other
    • Reyes: other

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

    2025-06-18 · pass · 7-2

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Ta: no
    • Hoover: no
    • Ransom: other

  • Do pass as amended.

    2025-07-07 · pass · 5-2

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Ta: no
    • DeMaio: no

  • SB 333 Laird Senate Third Reading By Addis

    2025-09-09 · pass · 54-19

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Johnson: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Jeff Gonzalez: no
    • Castillo: no
    • Alanis: no
    • Wallis: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Ta: no
    • Hoover: no
    • Gallagher: no
    • Macedo: no
    • Ellis: no
    • Davies: no
    • DeMaio: no
    • Hadwick: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • Lackey: no
    • Sanchez: no
    • Chen: no
    • Valencia: other
    • Muratsuchi: other
    • Bauer-Kahan: other
    • Irwin: other
    • Schiavo: other
    • Patel: other
    • Flora: other

  • Unfinished Business SB333 Laird et al. Concurrence

    2025-09-10 · pass · 30-10

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Umberg: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Choi: no
    • Strickland: no
    • Grove: no
    • Niello: no
    • Jones: no
    • Dahle: no
    • Ochoa Bogh: no
    • Alvarado-Gil: no
    • Seyarto: no
    • Valladares: no

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