CaliforniaPersonal income taxes: Fire Safe Home Tax Credits Act.
What it does
The Personal Income Tax Law allows various credits against the tax imposed by that law. Existing law requires any bill authorizing a new tax credit to contain, among other things, specific goals, purposes, and objectives that the tax credit will achieve, detailed performance indicators, and data collection requirements.
More detail
This bill would allow credits against the tax imposed by the Personal Income Tax Law for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2031, to a qualified taxpayer for qualified costs relating to qualified home hardening, as defined, and for qualified costs relating to qualified vegetation management, as defined, in specified amounts, not to exceed an aggregate amount of $50,000,000 per taxable year.
This bill would require a qualified taxpayer to reserve a credit for qualified costs relating to qualified home hardening or qualified vegetation management to be eligible for the above-described credits and provide all necessary information for this purpose, as specified.
This bill also would include additional information required for any bill authorizing a new income tax credit and would require the Legislative Analyst's Office to prepare a written report regarding the credits, as provided.
This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 2Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.Latest
- 2025
- May 23May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
- May 20Set for hearing May 23.
- May 19May 19 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- May 15Set for hearing May 19.
- May 14From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 1081.) (May 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- May 7From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.Major
- Apr 9From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.Major
- Mar 18Set for hearing May 14.
- Feb 14Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.Minor
- Feb 4From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 6.
- Feb 3Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced