California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 1565 — Research and development tax credit areas.

Last action — From Senate committee without further action.

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

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development with duties that include overseeing various programs to promote economic and community development throughout the state. This bill would authorize, until January 1, 2016, the department to designate, based on specific factors, a Research and Development Tax Credit Area located within an Innovation Hub or a city, as respectively defined. The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law, by reference to a specified federal statute, allow a credit against taxes imposed by those laws for increasing research activities. The amount of the credit under both laws is equal to 15% of the excess of the qualified research expenses, as defined, for the taxable year over the base amount, as defined, and, in addition, under the Corporation Tax Law, 24% of the basic research payments, as defined. This bill would, under both laws, in lieu of that credit, for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2011, and before January 1, 2016, provide to a qualified taxpayer, as defined, a tax credit for research and development, as defined, for expenses equal to 20% of the research and development expenses relating to the development of alternative energy sources and advanced transportation technologies, as those terms are defined, conducted in California in a research and development tax area, as described. The bill would further require the Legislative Analyst's Office to report to the Legislature on the effectiveness of the tax credit program established by this act. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Senate committee without further action.

  2. In committee: Placed on REV. & TAX. suspense file.

  3. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

  4. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

  5. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  6. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

  7. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  8. Referred to Com. on RLS.

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

  10. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 1466.)

  11. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  12. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 6).

  13. Re-referred to Com. on INS.

  14. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on INS. Read second time and amended.

  15. Referred to Com. on INS.

  16. From printer. May be heard in committee April 12.

  17. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Blakeslee · Cosponsor
  • Buchanan · Primary
  • V. Manuel Perez · Cosponsor
  • Coto · Cosponsor
  • Harkey · Cosponsor
  • Harman · Cosponsor
  • Huber · Cosponsor
  • Silva · Cosponsor
  • Solorio · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 113 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Buchanan

Co-sponsors (8)

  • Blakeslee
  • V. Manuel Perez
  • Coto
  • Harkey
  • Harman
  • Huber
  • Silva
  • Solorio

Not signed on (113)

113 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1565 INS. Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

Passed 85 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 77007
Democratic 5000
Republican 3000
Total 85007
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Charles — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fuentes — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Yea
Conway — Yea
Gaines — Not Voting
Saldana — Not Voting
Cook — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Bass — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Not Voting
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Not Voting
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 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8001
Democratic 0001
Republican 1000
Total 9002
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Charles — Not Voting
Carter — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Torres — Yea
Coto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1565 do?
Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development with duties that include overseeing various programs to promote economic and community development throughout the state. This bill would authorize, until January 1, 2016, the department to designate, based on specific factors, a Research and Development Tax Credit Area located within an Innovation Hub or a city, as respectively defined. The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law, by reference to a specified federal statute, allow a credit against taxes imposed by those laws for increasing research activities. The amount of the credit under both laws is equal to 15% of the excess of the qualified research expenses, as defined, for the taxable year over the base amount, as defined, and, in addition, under the Corporation Tax Law, 24% of the basic research payments, as defined. This bill would, under both laws, in lieu of that credit, for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2011, and before January 1, 2016, provide to a qualified taxpayer, as defined, a tax credit for research and development, as defined, for expenses equal to 20% of the research and development expenses relating to the development of alternative energy sources and advanced transportation technologies, as those terms are defined, conducted in California in a research and development tax area, as described. The bill would further require the Legislative Analyst's Office to report to the Legislature on the effectiveness of the tax credit program established by this act. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
Who sponsors AB 1565?
AB 1565 is sponsored by Blakeslee, Buchanan, V. Manuel Perez, Coto, Harkey, Harman, Huber, Silva, and Solorio.
What is the current status of AB 1565?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 1565?
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