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CA SB 665

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Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: credits: retail security measures.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did CA SB 665 pass?

No. CA SB 665 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 665 about?

The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law allow various credits against the taxes imposed by those laws. This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, and before January 1, 2030, would allow a credit against those taxes to a qualified taxpayer, as defined, for retail theft prevention measures, as specified. The bill would limit the credit allowed to a taxpayer to no more than $10,000 per taxable year. 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 also would include additional information required for any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.

Who sponsors CA SB 665?

Choi is the primary sponsor of CA SB 665, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Description

The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law allow various credits against the taxes imposed by those laws. This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, and before January 1, 2030, would allow a credit against those taxes to a qualified taxpayer, as defined, for retail theft prevention measures, as specified. The bill would limit the credit allowed to a taxpayer to no more than $10,000 per taxable year. 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 also would include additional information required for any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.

Introduced
2025-02-20
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
  • Alvarado-Gilcoauthor
  • Ochoa Boghcoauthor
  • Alaniscoauthor
  • Walliscoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-20

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

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-21

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  3. 2025-03-05

    Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-18

    Set for hearing May 14.

  5. 2025-05-07

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee

  6. 2025-05-14

    May 14 set for first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 1. Noes 4. Page 1083.) Reconsideration granted.

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  7. 2026-02-02

    Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-05-14 · fail · 1-4

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

  • [First] hearing set for [05-14-2025]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted

    2025-05-14 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Grayson: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Umberg: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB665

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