AB 703 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Pediatric Cancer Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.

Summary
Existing law allows an individual taxpayer to contribute amounts in excess of their personal income tax liability for the support of specified funds and accounts, including, among others, to the California Cancer Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund. This bill would allow an individual to designate on their tax return that a specified amount in excess of their tax liability be transferred to the continuously appropriated California Pediatric Cancer Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund, which would be created by this bill. The bill would require the Franchise Tax Board to revise the tax return form to include a space for the designation of contributions to the fund when another voluntary designation is removed from the form or there is space, whichever occurs first. By establishing a new continuously appropriated fund, this bill would make an appropriation. The bill would require that the above provisions remain operative only until January 1 of the 7th calendar year following the first appearance of the California Pediatric Cancer Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund on the tax return, except as specified.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jul 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jul 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Feb 14, 2025 Signed Jul 28, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jul 10, 2025 · Assembly May 5, 2025

How they voted

370
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Jul 10, 2025
D Democratic30
27 Yea 3
90% Yea
R Republican10
10 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
3
Jul 28, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Jul 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
lower
Jul 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2042.).
upper
Jul 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
upper
Jun 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
May 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
upper
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1430.)
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 30).
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read second time and amended.
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Introduced
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 7).
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. Read second time and amended.
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
lower
Feb 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Alex Lee
Alex Lee
DDemocratic
CA
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