Legislature

04 Apr

Legislature

San Francisco Agency May Have Approved Improper Overpayment to Group With Ties to Suspended City Official

• April 4, 2025
• By Annie

“San Francisco’s Department on the Status of Women appears to have violated local laws by approving a $30,000 overpayment to a politica...

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28 Mar

Legislature

Committee Approves Measure to Incentivize Development of Clean Energy

• March 28, 2025
• By Annie

The Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee approved legislation March 26 that would incentivize the development of clean energy in Calif...

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21 Mar

Legislature

Committee Approves Measure Paving Way for Tax Hikes in San Luis Obispo County

• March 21, 2025
• By Annie

The Senate Local Government Committee approved legislation March 19 that would pave the way for higher taxes in areas along the Central...

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20 Jan

Legislature

Lawmaker Reintroduces Twice-Failed ‘Wealth Tax’ Proposal

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Assembly Member Alex Lee and nine co-authors this week reintroduced legislation to tax assets of high-wealth Californians – a “wealth t...

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25 Feb

Legislature

Assembly Member Jacqui Irwin Is New Chair of Tax Policy Committee

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Assembly Member Jacqui Irwin is the new chair of the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon announced...

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11 Feb

Legislative Update, Legislature, State Legislature

Senator Caballero Is New Tax Policy Committee Chair

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Senator Anna Caballero, a Democrat who represents a district in Merced, has been named chair of the Senate Governance and Finance Commi...

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15 Jan

Legislature

Lawmakers Hold First Floor Sessions of the Year, Propose $2.4 Billion Tax Increase on Businesses

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

A group of lawmakers proposed a $2.4 billion-a-year tax increase on businesses January 12, just one day after the...

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04 Sep

Legislature

Tax Disclosure Bill Sent to Governor

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

The Senate voted 28-11 on August 30 to send SB 972 (Skinner), a CalTax-opposed bill requiring disclosure of confidential taxpayer infor...

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07 Aug

Legislature

Committee Holds No-Vote Hearing on Proposed Tax Hike on Income Over $1 Million

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

The Senate Governance and Finance Committee held a no-vote hearing August 3 on a union-backed proposal that would impose a large, retro...

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08 May

Legislature

Taxes Under Consideration as Assembly and Senate Return to Work

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

The Assembly returned from its almost two-month recess May 4 and the Senate is scheduled to reconvene May 11, with several tax-related ...

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