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CA SB 376

enacted

Incomplete gift nongrantor trusts: Personal Income Tax Law.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did CA SB 376 pass?

Yes. CA SB 376 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-06. Latest recorded action (2025-10-06): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 410, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA SB 376 about?

Existing law, the Personal Income Tax Law, in partial conformity with federal income tax law, imposes a tax on the taxable income of estates or of any kind of property held in trust. That law provides the taxable income of an estate or trust is computed in the same manner as in the case of an individual, except as provided, and the tax is paid by the fiduciary of the trust or estate. Existing law provides that, where the grantor or another person is treated as the owner of any portion of the trust, known as a "grantor trust," then items of income, deductions, and credits against tax of the trust are included in computing the taxable income and credits of the grantor or other owner. Existing law, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, includes the income of an incomplete gift nongrantor trust, as defined, in the gross income of the grantor to the extent the income of the trust would be taken into account in computing the grantor's taxable income if the trust were treated as a grantor trust, except as provided. This bill would amend the definition of incomplete gift nongrantor trust to specifically exclude a trust, or portion of a trust, that qualifies as a charitable remainder trust, as specified. The bill would include findings and declarations that this change does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, existing law.

Who sponsors CA SB 376?

Valladares is the primary sponsor of CA SB 376.

Description

Existing law, the Personal Income Tax Law, in partial conformity with federal income tax law, imposes a tax on the taxable income of estates or of any kind of property held in trust. That law provides the taxable income of an estate or trust is computed in the same manner as in the case of an individual, except as provided, and the tax is paid by the fiduciary of the trust or estate. Existing law provides that, where the grantor or another person is treated as the owner of any portion of the trust, known as a "grantor trust," then items of income, deductions, and credits against tax of the trust are included in computing the taxable income and credits of the grantor or other owner. Existing law, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, includes the income of an incomplete gift nongrantor trust, as defined, in the gross income of the grantor to the extent the income of the trust would be taken into account in computing the grantor's taxable income if the trust were treated as a grantor trust, except as provided. This bill would amend the definition of incomplete gift nongrantor trust to specifically exclude a trust, or portion of a trust, that qualifies as a charitable remainder trust, as specified. The bill would include findings and declarations that this change does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, existing law.

Introduced
2025-02-13
Latest action
2025-10-06 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 410, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Valladaresauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-13

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

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-14

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16.

  3. 2025-02-26

    Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-18

    Set for hearing May 14.

  5. 2025-05-14

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 1082.) (May 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  6. 2025-05-15

    Set for hearing May 19.

  7. 2025-05-19

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

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  8. 2025-05-20

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  9. 2025-06-02

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1387.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  10. 2025-06-03

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

    reading-1

  11. 2025-06-09

    Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

    referral-committee

  12. 2025-07-01

    June 30 hearing postponed by committee.

  13. 2025-07-14

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 7).

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  14. 2025-07-15

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  15. 2025-08-18

    Withdrawn from committee.

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  16. 2025-08-18

    Ordered to second reading.

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  17. 2025-08-19

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  18. 2025-09-10

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3170.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  19. 2025-09-10

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  20. 2025-09-11

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2882.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  21. 2025-09-22

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

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  22. 2025-10-06

    Approved by the Governor.

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  23. 2025-10-06

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 410, Statutes of 2025.

    became-law

Versions

  • 02/13/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-13Compare
  • 07/15/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-07-15Compare
  • 09/16/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-16Compare
  • 10/06/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-06Compare
  • SB376Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

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
  • 3rd Reading

    2025-06-02 · pass · 38-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Hurtado: other
    • Reyes: other
  • Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-07-07 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Carrillo: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Bains: yes
  • SB 376 Valladares Senate Third Reading By Quirk-Silva

    2025-09-10 · pass · 79-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Addis: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Tangipa: other
  • Unfinished Business SB376 Valladares Concurrence

    2025-09-11 · pass · 40-0

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

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