Personal income taxes: deductions: tips: overtime compensation.
Summary
The Personal Income Tax Law, in modified conformity with federal income tax laws, allows various deductions in calculating taxable income and allows a taxpayer to elect to take a standard deduction in lieu of itemizing deductions. Existing federal income tax law, for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2029, allows deductions in determining taxable income, as defined, for amounts equal to the qualified tips, as defined, and qualified overtime compensation, as defined, received by a taxpayer during the taxable year, not to exceed certain amounts, as specified. This bill would, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2029, conform to federal income tax law with regard to qualified tips and qualified overtime compensation. The bill would, in that regard, allow the above-described deductions to be taken in addition to the standard deduction. Existing law requires any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure to contain, among other things, specific goals that the tax expenditure will achieve, detailed performance indicators, and data collection requirements. This bill also would include additional information required for any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2026
Last action Apr 27, 2026
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Total actions
8
Key actions
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Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
In committee: Set, final hearing. Held under submission.
lower
Apr 6, 2026
Committee
In committee: Set, second hearing. Referred to REV. & TAX. suspense file.
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
lower
Mar 16, 2026
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. Read second time and amended.
lower
Mar 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Committee
Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
lower
Jan 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee February 7.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kate Sanchez
RRepublican
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