AB 2205 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: New Employment Credit.

Summary
The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law allow various credits against the taxes imposed by those laws, including, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2026, a credit for hiring qualified full-time employees, as defined, within a designated census tract or economic development area in an amount equal to 35% of the qualified wages, defined in part as those wages that exceed 150% of minimum wage but do not exceed 350% of minimum wage, paid to those employees multiplied by the applicable percentage for that taxable year. Existing law exempts certain taxpayers from the above-described census tract or economic development area requirement, as specified, and disallows the above-described credit for specified businesses. Existing law repeals the above-described provisions on December 1, 2029. This bill would extend the operative date for the above-described tax credits through taxable years beginning before January 1, 2031. The bill would extend the above-described repeal date to December 1, 2034. 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
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2026 Last action May 14, 2026
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Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
8
Amendments
1
May 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
In committee: Held under submission.
lower
May 13, 2026
Committee
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
lower
Apr 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Apr 13, 2026
Committee
In committee: Set, second hearing. Referred to REV. & TAX. suspense file.
lower
Apr 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
lower
Mar 18, 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 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Sharon Quirk-Silva
Sharon Quirk-Silva
DDemocratic
CA
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