CaliforniaCalifornia Sea Otter Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.
What it does
Existing law allows an individual taxpayer to contribute amounts in excess of their personal income tax liability for the support of specified funds and accounts, including, among others, to the Native California Wildlife Rehabilitation Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.
More detail
This bill would, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2033, allow an individual to designate on their tax return that a specified amount in excess of their tax liability be transferred to the continuously appropriated California Sea Otter Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund, which would be created by this bill. The bill would require the Franchise Tax Board to revise the tax return form to include a space for the designation of contributions to the fund. By establishing a new continuously appropriated fund, this bill would make an appropriation. The bill would also require the fund to appear on the personal income tax return for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2033. The bill would require that the above provisions remain operative only until December 1, 2033, and be repealed as of that date. However, the bill would provide for an earlier repeal if the Franchise Tax Board determines that the amount of contributions estimated to be received during the 2nd and later calendar years after its first appearance on a return will not at least equal the minimum contribution amount, in which case these provisions would be repealed on December 1 of that year. The bill would require, notwithstanding the repeal of the bill's provisions, that any contribution amounts designated prior to the repeal of the bill's provisions be transferred and disbursed in accordance with those provisions, as specified.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Aug 27Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 145, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Aug 27Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Aug 18Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 10Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5316.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB575 Laird Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 6In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Vote recorded SB 575 Laird Senate Third Reading By Pellerin. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 6Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6078.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Jun 25Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Jun 24From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 24).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 9From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jun 8
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 1From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.Major
- May 27From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.Major
- May 4Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.Minor
- Jan 26In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded Consent Calendar 2nd. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 26Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3286.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- Jan 21Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Jan 20From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Jan 15Set for hearing January 20.
- Jan 15Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Jan 14From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3225.) (January 14).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 5From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.Major
- 2025
- Dec 23Set for hearing January 14.
- Apr 23April 23 set for second hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Apr 4Set for hearing April 23.
- Apr 3April 9 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Mar 24From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.Major
- Mar 18Set for hearing April 9.
- Mar 5Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.Minor
- Feb 21From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
- Feb 20Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced