CA SB 661
vetoedAirports: financial assistance.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 661 pass?
No. CA SB 661 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
What is CA SB 661 about?
The State Aeronautics Act establishes the Aeronautics Account in the State Transportation Fund, and continuously appropriates the moneys in the account for expenditure for airport purposes by the Division of Aeronautics within the Department of Transportation and the California Transportation Commission. Existing sales and use tax laws impose taxes on retailers measured by the gross receipts from the sale of tangible personal property sold at retail in this state, or on the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property purchased from a retailer for storage, use, or other consumption in this state, including taxes imposed on the sale, storage, use, or other consumption of jet fuels. Existing law requires revenues from these taxes to be transmitted to the Treasurer and deposited into the Retail Sales Tax Fund. Existing federal law requires that any revenue from sales and use taxes imposed on aviation fuel be used for the operation costs of airports, the local airport system, or other local facilities that are directly and substantially related to the air transportation of passengers or property, except as provided. This bill would require the Controller, on or before September 1 of each year, to transfer an amount calculated to represent the sales and use tax revenues derived with respect to the sale, storage, use, or other consumption of jet fuel, as provided, from the Retail Sales Tax Fund to the account for allocation to airports and aviation-related purposes, as provided. The bill would require all public and private use airports where jet fuel is sold or consumed to report fuel flowage statistics to the Division of Aeronautics, as provided, and would require the division to determine the revenue allocation for each airport that reports fuel flowage statistics. By adding new reporting requirements for county-owned and city-owned airports, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. From the above-described sales and use tax revenues deposited into the account, this bill would require the division, after deducting its administrative costs, as provided, to allocate 75% of those revenues to public and private use airports based on their reported fuel flowage statistics, as provided, 15% of those revenues for general aviation airports, as provided, 1% to award grants for aviation education, as provided, and 9% for existing grant programs that serve nonhub and small hub airports. From the above-described 75% of revenues deposited into the account, the bill would apportion, until January 1, 2032, $500,000 annually to award grants to rural, nonhub commercial airports and general aviation airports, as provided. By increasing the sources of funding for and expanding the purposes for which money may be used from a continuously appropriated fund, the Aeronautics Account, this bill would make an appropriation. 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.
Who sponsors CA SB 661?
Hurtado is the primary sponsor of CA SB 661.
Description
The State Aeronautics Act establishes the Aeronautics Account in the State Transportation Fund, and continuously appropriates the moneys in the account for expenditure for airport purposes by the Division of Aeronautics within the Department of Transportation and the California Transportation Commission. Existing sales and use tax laws impose taxes on retailers measured by the gross receipts from the sale of tangible personal property sold at retail in this state, or on the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property purchased from a retailer for storage, use, or other consumption in this state, including taxes imposed on the sale, storage, use, or other consumption of jet fuels. Existing law requires revenues from these taxes to be transmitted to the Treasurer and deposited into the Retail Sales Tax Fund. Existing federal law requires that any revenue from sales and use taxes imposed on aviation fuel be used for the operation costs of airports, the local airport system, or other local facilities that are directly and substantially related to the air transportation of passengers or property, except as provided. This bill would require the Controller, on or before September 1 of each year, to transfer an amount calculated to represent the sales and use tax revenues derived with respect to the sale, storage, use, or other consumption of jet fuel, as provided, from the Retail Sales Tax Fund to the account for allocation to airports and aviation-related purposes, as provided. The bill would require all public and private use airports where jet fuel is sold or consumed to report fuel flowage statistics to the Division of Aeronautics, as provided, and would require the division to determine the revenue allocation for each airport that reports fuel flowage statistics. By adding new reporting requirements for county-owned and city-owned airports, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. From the above-described sales and use tax revenues deposited into the account, this bill would require the division, after deducting its administrative costs, as provided, to allocate 75% of those revenues to public and private use airports based on their reported fuel flowage statistics, as provided, 15% of those revenues for general aviation airports, as provided, 1% to award grants for aviation education, as provided, and 9% for existing grant programs that serve nonhub and small hub airports. From the above-described 75% of revenues deposited into the account, the bill would apportion, until January 1, 2032, $500,000 annually to award grants to rural, nonhub commercial airports and general aviation airports, as provided. By increasing the sources of funding for and expanding the purposes for which money may be used from a continuously appropriated fund, the Aeronautics Account, this bill would make an appropriation. 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.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-20
- Latest action
- 2026-09-30 — In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
- Bill type
- bill,appropriation
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Hurtadoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-30
In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
2026-09-30
Vetoed by the Governor.
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2026-09-04
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
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2026-08-28
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
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2026-08-27
Ordered to special consent calendar.
2026-08-25
From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.)
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2026-08-25
From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 5818.)
2026-08-24
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).
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2026-08-24
From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on TRANS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
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2026-08-24
From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on TRANS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 5618.) Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
2026-08-20
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
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2026-08-20
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-20
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6304.) Ordered to the Senate.
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2026-08-17
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-13
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 13).
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2026-08-13
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
2026-08-13
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-08-05
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2026-07-01
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-06-30
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 29).
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2026-06-30
June 29 set for second hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2026-06-22
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
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2025-07-15
July 14 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-07-08
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
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2025-06-16
Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and REV. & TAX.
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2025-06-05
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2025-06-04
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1521.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2025-06-02
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-05-29
Read third time and amended.
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2025-05-29
Ordered to second reading.
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2025-05-23
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 1208.) (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.
2025-05-05
May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-25
Set for hearing May 5.
2025-04-23
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 872.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-04-23
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 843.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
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2025-04-11
Set for hearing April 23 in REV. & TAX. pending receipt.
2025-04-10
Set for hearing April 22.
2025-04-09
Re-referred to Coms. on TRANS. and REV. & TAX.
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2025-04-08
Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
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2025-04-08
Withdrawn from committee.
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2025-04-07
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
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2025-03-05
Referred to Com. on TRANS.
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2025-02-21
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2025-02-20
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Versions
- 02/20/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-20Compare
- 04/07/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-04-07Compare
- 05/29/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-05-29Compare
- 06/22/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-22Compare
- 07/01/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-07-01Compare
- 08/13/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-13Compare
- 08/31/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-31Compare
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]
2025-04-22 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Gonzalez: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Limón: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Menjivar: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-04-23 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- McNerney: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Valladares: yes
Placed on suspense file
2025-05-05 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Wahab: yes
Do pass
2025-05-23 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Caballero: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Dahle: other
- Wahab: other
3rd Reading
2025-06-04 · pass · 39-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Durazo: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Limón: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Grove: yes
- Niello: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Allen: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Jones: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Stern: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Laird: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Becker: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Choi: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Reyes: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]
2025-07-07 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (16)
- Carrillo: yes
- Ward: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Hart: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Davies: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Papan: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Hoover: other
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-29 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Gipson: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
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