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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Sept. 14, 2023 | CA | ACA 13 | Requires Ballot Measures Aiming to Raise the Threshold for New Taxes to Pass by the Same Threshold | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 19) |
Sept. 14, 2023 | CA | ACA 13 | Requires Ballot Measures Aiming to Raise the Threshold for New Taxes to Pass by the Same Threshold | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9) |
Sept. 14, 2023 | CA | ACA 1 | Repeals Barriers Over Local Governments Ability to Impose Taxes to Fund Housing and Transportation Projects | Amendment Adopted - Senate (29 - 10) |
Sept. 7, 2023 | CA | AB 28 | Establishes an 11% Tax on Firearm and Ammunition Purchases in California | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 17) |
Sept. 7, 2023 | CA | AB 28 | Establishes an 11% Tax on Firearm and Ammunition Purchases in California | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 9) |
Sept. 6, 2023 | CA | ACA 1 | Repeals Barriers Over Local Governments Ability to Impose Taxes to Fund Housing and Transportation Projects | Amendment Adopted - House (55 - 12) |
May 31, 2023 | CA | SB 584 | Establishes a 15% Tax on Short-Term Rentals Including Airbnbs | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 11) |
Oct. 4, 2021 | CA | SB 792 | Requires Retailers Report Their Sales Tax Returns from Online Sales from Each Locality Where Retailers Shipped or Delivered Items | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 4) |
Sept. 10, 2021 | CA | SB 792 | Requires Retailers Report Their Sales Tax Returns from Online Sales from Each Locality Where Retailers Shipped or Delivered Items | Bill Passed - House (56 - 14) |
Sept. 1, 2021 | CA | AB 1203 | Amends Property Tax Laws and the Assessment Appeals Court | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 15) |
Jan. 15, 2021 | CA | AB 80 | Authorizes Businesses to Deduct PPP Loans as Expenses on Their Taxes | Bill Passed - House (48 - 13) |
Aug. 31, 2020 | CA | AB 1876 | Authorizes Undocumented Immigrant Workers to Qualify for State Tax Returns | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10) |
June 10, 2020 | CA | AB 2570 | Establishes the False Claims Act | Bill Passed - House (44 - 20) |
Sept. 11, 2019 | CA | SB 468 | Authorizes Evaluation of Tax Expenditures | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 10) |
Sept. 10, 2019 | CA | SB 468 | Authorizes Evaluation of Tax Expenditures | Bill Passed - House (53 - 21) |
May 24, 2019 | CA | AB 1593 | Authorizes Certain Tax Breaks for Undocumented Families | Bill Passed - House (55 - 18) |
May 23, 2019 | CA | AB 1253 | Increases Income Taxes For People Who Earn More Than $1 Million | Bill Passed - House (59 - 17) |
April 11, 2019 | CA | SB 92 | Amends Tax Policies | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 9) |
June 28, 2018 | CA | AB 1838 | Prohibits Local Grocery Taxes | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 2) |
June 28, 2018 | CA | AB 1838 | Prohibits Local Grocery Taxes | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 7) |
April 6, 2017 | CA | SB 1 | Increases Gas and Vehicle Taxes to Pay for Road and Bridge Repairs | Bill Passed - House (54 - 26) |
April 6, 2017 | CA | SB 1 | Increases Gas and Vehicle Taxes to Pay for Road and Bridge Repairs | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 11) |
May 28, 2014 | CA | SB 1372 | Amends the Corporate Tax Rate | Bill Failed - Senate (19 - 17) |
May 29, 2013 | CA | SB 323 | Prohibits Tax-Exempt Status for Organizations that Discriminate Based on Sexual Orientation | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 9) |
Aug. 13, 2012 | CA | AB 1500 | Corporate Tax Rates and Middle Class Scholarship Fund | Bill Passed - House (54 - 25) |
Sept. 8, 2011 | CA | ABX1 40 | State Tax Code Restructuring | Bill Passed - House (54 - 15) |
May 31, 2011 | CA | AB 155 | Online Sale Taxes | Bill Passed - House (52 - 20) |
Aug. 31, 2010 | CA | SB 1391 | Business Tax Incentive Amendments | Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate (20 - 17) |
Aug. 25, 2010 | CA | SB 1272 | Tax Law Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 12) |
Aug. 25, 2010 | CA | AB 2666 | Establishing Public Database of Companies and Their Tax Credits in the State | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (48 - 26) |
Aug. 25, 2010 | CA | SB 1391 | Business Tax Incentive Amendments | Bill Passed - House (46 - 28) |
Aug. 23, 2010 | CA | SB 1272 | Tax Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (47 - 27) |
Aug. 23, 2010 | CA | AB 2666 | Establishing Public Database of Companies and Their Tax Credits in the State | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 14) |
June 3, 2010 | CA | SB 1113 | Income Tax Appeal Modifications | Bill Failed - Senate (15 - 20) |
June 3, 2010 | CA | SB 974 | Tax Law Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 16) |