California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 1271 — Personal Income Tax Law: cancellation of indebtedness: student loan forgiveness.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 841, Statutes of 2014.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2014. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

The Personal Income Tax Law provides for various exclusions from gross income. This bill would, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2014, exclude from gross income the amount of student loan indebtedness repaid or canceled pursuant to a specified federal law. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 841, Statutes of 2014.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 4997.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 5015.)

  6. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 4995.) Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  7. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10.

  8. In Senate.

  9. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 1. Page 6725.) Ordered to the Senate.

  10. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 6717.)

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  12. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (August 29).

  13. Joint Rule 62(a) file notice suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 24. Page 6645.)

  14. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

  15. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  16. Ordered to third reading.

  17. (Ayes 55. Noes 24. Page 6484.) .

  18. Action rescinded whereby the bill was re-referred to the Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 97.

  19. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 97.

  20. Ordered to third reading.

  21. Read third time and amended. (Page 6329.)

  22. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  23. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 23).

  24. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  25. Referred to Com. on U. & C.

  26. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  27. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 3187.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  28. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  29. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3119.) (April 9).

  30. Set for hearing April 9.

  31. Referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  32. Read first time.

  33. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

  34. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Evans · Primary
  • Leno · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Evans

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Leno

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

SB 1271 Evans Senate Third Reading By YAMADA

Passed 77 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70101
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 77101
% of votes cast 97%1%0%1%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Daly — Yea
Campos — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Chau — Yea
Allen — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Gray — Yea
Logue — Yea
Medina — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Unfinished Supp 6 SB1271 Evans Concurrence

Passed 32 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 30007
Democratic 2001
Total 32008
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Lara — Not Voting
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Not Voting
Wyland — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Walters — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
De León — Not Voting
Hancock — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Hill — Yea
Knight — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Total 9000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Harkey — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Ting — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12001
Republican 2000
Total 14001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Not Voting
Buchanan — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31006
Democratic 2001
Total 33007
% of votes cast 83%0%0%18%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Correa — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wyland — Yea
De León — Yea
Block — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Hill — Yea
Mitchell — Not Voting
Cannella — Not Voting
Evans — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Hancock — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hernandez — Yea
Knight — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beall — Yea
Liu — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea

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Subjects

taxation education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1271 do?
The Personal Income Tax Law provides for various exclusions from gross income. This bill would, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2014, exclude from gross income the amount of student loan indebtedness repaid or canceled pursuant to a specified federal law. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
Who sponsors SB 1271?
SB 1271 is sponsored by Evans and Leno.
What is the current status of SB 1271?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2014. Enacted.
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