CA SB 56
Status unknownProperty taxation: disabled veterans' exemption: household income.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did CA SB 56 pass?
The current status of CA SB 56 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2025-07-15): Set, first hearing. Held in committee and under submission.
What is CA SB 56 about?
The California Constitution provides that all property is taxable, and requires that it be assessed at the same percentage of fair market value, unless otherwise provided by the California Constitution or federal law. The California Constitution and existing property tax law provide various exemptions from taxation, including, among others, a disabled veterans' exemption. Under existing law, the disabled veterans' exemption exempts from taxation part of the full value of property that constitutes the principal place of residence of a veteran, the veteran's spouse, or the veteran and veteran's spouse jointly, and the unmarried surviving spouse of a veteran, as provided, if the veteran incurred specified injuries or died while on active duty in military service, as described. Existing law exempts that part of the full value of the residence that does not exceed $100,000, or $150,000 if the household income of the claimant does not exceed $40,000, as adjusted for inflation, as specified. This bill would, until January 1, 2036, exclude service-connected disability payments from the definition of "household income" for purposes of the disabled veterans' exemption. The bill would also correct an erroneous cross-reference in the above-described provisions. By imposing additional duties on local tax officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law requires any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure to contain, among other things, specific goals, purposes, and objectives that 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. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above. Existing law requires the state to reimburse local agencies annually for certain property tax revenues lost as a result of any exemption or classification of property for purposes of ad valorem property taxation. This bill would provide that, notwithstanding those provisions, no appropriation is made and the state shall not reimburse local agencies for property tax revenues lost by them pursuant to the bill. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
Who sponsors CA SB 56?
Seyarto is the primary sponsor of CA SB 56, joined by 13 cosponsors.
Description
The California Constitution provides that all property is taxable, and requires that it be assessed at the same percentage of fair market value, unless otherwise provided by the California Constitution or federal law. The California Constitution and existing property tax law provide various exemptions from taxation, including, among others, a disabled veterans' exemption. Under existing law, the disabled veterans' exemption exempts from taxation part of the full value of property that constitutes the principal place of residence of a veteran, the veteran's spouse, or the veteran and veteran's spouse jointly, and the unmarried surviving spouse of a veteran, as provided, if the veteran incurred specified injuries or died while on active duty in military service, as described. Existing law exempts that part of the full value of the residence that does not exceed $100,000, or $150,000 if the household income of the claimant does not exceed $40,000, as adjusted for inflation, as specified. This bill would, until January 1, 2036, exclude service-connected disability payments from the definition of "household income" for purposes of the disabled veterans' exemption. The bill would also correct an erroneous cross-reference in the above-described provisions. By imposing additional duties on local tax officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law requires any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure to contain, among other things, specific goals, purposes, and objectives that 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. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above. Existing law requires the state to reimburse local agencies annually for certain property tax revenues lost as a result of any exemption or classification of property for purposes of ad valorem property taxation. This bill would provide that, notwithstanding those provisions, no appropriation is made and the state shall not reimburse local agencies for property tax revenues lost by them pursuant to the bill. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-07
- Latest action
- 2025-07-15 — Set, first hearing. Held in committee and under submission.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Seyartoauthor
- Alvarado-Gilcoauthor
- Dahlecoauthor
- Niellocoauthor
- Ochoa Boghcoauthor
- Rubiocoauthor
- Wahabcoauthor
- Alaniscoauthor
- Dixoncoauthor
- Jeff Gonzalezcoauthor
- Hadwickcoauthor
- Lackeycoauthor
- Walliscoauthor
- Schiavocoauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-07-15
Set, first hearing. Held in committee and under submission.
2025-07-15
July 14 hearing: Placed on REV. & TAX. suspense file.
2025-07-02
Coauthors revised.
2025-07-02
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
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2025-06-19
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on M. & V.A.
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2025-06-09
Re-referred to Coms. on M. & V.A. and REV. & TAX. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
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2025-06-05
Referred to Coms. on REV. & TAX. and M. & V.A.
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2025-05-29
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2025-05-29
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1322.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2025-05-27
Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-05-23
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1189.) (May 23).
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2025-05-23
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-05-16
Set for hearing May 23.
2025-05-12
May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-02
Set for hearing May 12.
2025-04-29
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 918.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-03-28
Set for hearing April 28.
2025-03-12
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on M. & V.A. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (March 12). Re-referred to Com. on M. & V.A.
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2025-03-05
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
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2025-02-26
Set for hearing March 12.
2025-01-29
Referred to Coms. on REV. & TAX. and M. & V.A.
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2025-01-08
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 7.
2025-01-07
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Military and Veterans Affairs] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2025-03-12 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Ashby: yes
- Umberg: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Grayson: yes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2025-04-28 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (5)
- McNerney: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Grove: other
Placed on suspense file
2025-05-12 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Wahab: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Caballero: yes
Do pass
2025-05-23 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Caballero: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Dahle: other
Special Consent SB56 Seyarto et al.
2025-05-29 · pass · 38-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Grove: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Jones: 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
- Blakespear: yes
- Laird: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Choi: yes
- Valladares: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Niello: yes
- Allen: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Becker: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Limón: other
- Reyes: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2025-07-01 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Davies: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
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