Assembly bill · 20252026
AB 159
Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: exemptions: wildfire.
Progress
248 days from first to latest action, across 15 recorded actions.
Filed
Jan 8
Referred to committee
Feb 3
Heard in committee
Mar 20
Reported from committee
Mar 20
Passed first chamber
Mar 20
Passed second chamber
Sent to governor
Became law
Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.
Record votes
Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.
AB 159 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading
Assembly · Mar 20, 2025Party-line vote
Passed 53–17
53 Yea
17 Nay
10 Absent / not voting
Do pass
Senate · Sep 10, 2025
Passed 13–0
13 Yea
0 Nay
5 Absent / not voting
Full history
Every action recorded by California Legislative Information.
Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Grayson.
Sep 13, 2025 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Sep 11, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (September 10). Budget and Fiscal Review
Sep 10, 2025 · Senate
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. & F. R. Budget and Fiscal Review
Sep 8, 2025 · Senate
Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended. (Ayes 28. Noes 8. Page 2568.)
Sep 8, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Com. on B. & F. R. Budget and Fiscal Review
Apr 2, 2025 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Mar 20, 2025 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 17. Page 742.)
Mar 20, 2025 · Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Mar 18, 2025 · Assembly
(Ayes 53. Noes 17. Page 643.)
Mar 17, 2025 · Assembly
Ordered to second reading.
Mar 17, 2025 · Assembly
Withdrawn from committee.
Mar 17, 2025 · Assembly
Referred to Com. on BUDGET. Budget
Feb 3, 2025 · Assembly
From printer. May be heard in committee February 8.
Jan 9, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time. To print.
Jan 8, 2025 · Assembly
Authors
- Committee on Budget–
In committee
- Budget
Assembly
Referred Feb 3, 2025 · never reported
- Budget and Fiscal Review
Senate
Referred Apr 2, 2025 · heard Sep 10, 2025 · reported after 161 days
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| Bill | Author | Progress | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 159Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: exemptions: wildfire. | Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review– | Became law | Became law | Sep 17, 2025Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 112, Statutes of 2025. |
| AB 480Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: insurance tax law: low-income housing tax credit: | Sharon Quirk-SilvaD | Became law | Became law | Oct 10, 2025Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 492, Statutes of 2025. |
| AB 2319Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: credits: qualified motion picture: post-production. | Nick SchultzD | Became law | Became law | Sep 19, 2026Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 343, Statutes of 2026. |
| AB 429Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: exclusions: wildfires. | Heather HadwickR | Passed first chamber | In progress | Jun 18, 2025Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. |
| AB 27Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: Chiquita Canyon elevated temperature landfill event: exclusions. | Pilar SchiavoD | Passed first chamber | In progress | Aug 13, 2025In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. |
| AB 97Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: Bobcat Fire: exclusions. | Tom LackeyR | Passed first chamber | In progress | Jun 18, 2025Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. |