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AB 97
Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: Bobcat Fire: exclusions.
Assembly · Taxes and budget Public safety
What this bill does
This bill would include additional information required for any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure. …
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The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law, in conformity with federal income tax law, generally define "gross income" as income from whatever source derived, except as specifically excluded, and provides various exclusions from gross income.
This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, and before January 1, 2029, would provide an exclusion from gross income for any qualified taxpayer, as defined, for amounts received in settlement for costs and losses associated with the 2020 Bobcat Fire in the County of Los Angeles, as provided.
Existing law requires a bill authorizing a new tax expenditure to contain, among other things, specific goals, purposes, and objectives the tax expenditure will achieve, detailed performance indicators, and data collection requirements.
This bill would include additional information required for any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure.
This bill would make findings and declarations related to a gift of public funds.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Official summary from the Legislative Counsel’s office, via OpenStates.
Floor votes (1)
June 4, 2025 — Third reading vote
Passed · 72 yes · 0 no · 7 other
Yes (72): Dawn Addis, Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, Patrick Ahrens, Juan Alanis, Joaquin Arambula, Jasmeet Bains, Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, Steve Bennett, Marc Berman, Blanca Rubio, Mia Bonta, Isaac Bryan, Lisa Calderon, Juan Carrillo, Leticia Castillo, Celeste Rodriguez, Phillip Chen, Damon Connolly, Laurie Davies, Carl DeMaio, Diane Dixon, Sade Elhawary, Stan Ellis, Heath Flora, Jesse Gabriel, James Gallagher, Robert Garcia, Mike Gipson, Heather Hadwick, Matt Haney, John Harabedian, Gregg Hart, Joshua Hoover, Jacqui Irwin, Corey Jackson, Jeff Gonzalez, Ash Kalra, Maggy Krell, Tom Lackey, Josh Lowenthal, Ali Macedo, Mark González, Tina McKinnor, Michelle Rodriguez, Stephanie Nguyen, Liz Ortega, Blanca Pacheco, Diane Papan, Darsh Patel, Joe Patterson, Gail Pellerin, Cottie Petrie-Norris, Sharon Quirk-Silva, James Ramos, Rhodesia Ransom, Robert Rivas, Chris Rogers, Kate Sanchez, Pilar Schiavo, Nick Schultz, LaShae Sharp-Collins, José Solache, Esmeralda Soria, Catherine Stefani, Tri Ta, David Tangipa, Avelino Valencia, Greg Wallis, Chris Ward, Buffy Wicks, Lori Wilson, Anamarie Ávila Farías
Other / no vote recorded (7): David Alvarez, Tasha Boerner, Jessica Caloza, Mike Fong, Alex Lee, Al Muratsuchi, Rick Zbur
Official motion wording
AB 97 Lackey Third Reading Urgency
Official record: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov