California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 129 — Confidentiality: taxpayer communications.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 411, Statutes of 2009.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 16, 2009. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Under existing law, the Employment Development Department, the State Board of Equalization, and the Franchise Tax Board administer various taxes and fees. This bill in modified conformity with federal income tax laws would, with respect to tax advice, require that certain protections of confidentiality that apply to a communication between a client and an attorney also apply to communications between a taxpayer and any federally authorized tax practitioner that appears before those state agencies to the extent that the communication would be considered a privileged communication if it were made between a client and an attorney. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 411, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 33. Noes 45. Page 3345.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 10 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2207.)

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

  8. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

  9. (Page 2099.)

  10. Action rescinded whereby urgency clause was adopted, bill read third time, passed, and to Assembly.

  11. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 2061.)

  12. Read second time. To third reading.

  13. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

  14. Read second time. To third reading.

  15. From inactive file. To second reading.

  16. To inactive file on motion of Senator Kehoe.

  17. Ordered to third reading.

  18. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.

  19. Read second time. To third reading.

  20. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  21. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  22. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 16).

  23. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  24. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  25. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1765.)

  26. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  27. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 20).

  28. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  29. Read second time and amended.

  30. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 27).

  31. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 31).

  32. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  33. Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and REV. & TAX. by unanimous consent.

  34. Referred to Coms. on REV. & TAX. and JUD.

  35. From printer. May be heard in committee February 19.

  36. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Ma · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Ma

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 129 MA Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 91 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 85000
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 91000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Bass — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Assembly 3rd Reading AB129 Ma Urgency Clause

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37001
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 40001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Florez — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Price — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB129 Ma By Padilla

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31007
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 34007
% of votes cast 83%0%0%17%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Harman — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Not Voting
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Not Voting
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Liu — Not Voting
Maldonado — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

AB 129 MA Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

Passed 88 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 80004
Democratic 5000
Republican 3000
Total 88004
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hall — Yea
Bass — Yea
Duvall — Not Voting
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Not Voting
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Not Voting
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 20 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18001
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 20001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Fuentes — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 129 do?
Under existing law, the Employment Development Department, the State Board of Equalization, and the Franchise Tax Board administer various taxes and fees. This bill in modified conformity with federal income tax laws would, with respect to tax advice, require that certain protections of confidentiality that apply to a communication between a client and an attorney also apply to communications between a taxpayer and any federally authorized tax practitioner that appears before those state agencies to the extent that the communication would be considered a privileged communication if it were made between a client and an attorney. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 129?
AB 129 is sponsored by Ma.
What is the current status of AB 129?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 16, 2009. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 129?
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