California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 D cosponsors

SB 775 — Corporation taxes: exempt organizations: mutual ditch or irrigation companies: public water system: mutual water companies.

Last action — August 30 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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.

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Summary

The Corporation Tax Law, in modified conformity with federal income tax laws, exempts various types of organizations from taxes imposed by that law, including an exemption for transfers of assets by specified mutual water companies that are tax exempt under federal income tax laws, but are a taxable entity under state law when certain conditions are met. Existing law requires mutual water companies that operate a public water system to comply with various open meeting and record accessibility requirements for eligible persons, defined to include shareholders, specified persons receiving drinking water from that public water system, and elected officials of a city or county who represent those persons receiving drinking water from the public water system. This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2024, would exempt from the taxes imposed by the Corporation Tax Law a mutual ditch or irrigation company that operates a public water system if the company complies with specified requirements, including those open meeting and record accessibility requirements for eligible persons. The bill would provide that gross income does not include specified funding provided by the State Water Resources Control Board to a mutual ditch or irrigation company that operates a public water system or to specified mutual water companies. This bill would require a mutual water company to adopt policies to comply with the open meeting and record accessibility requirements described above and to submit the policies and a certification of compliance to the State Water Resources Control Board by June 30th of each year. The bill would require the State Water Resources Control Board to charge a specified compliance fee to any company that does not comply with these provisions by June 30th of each year but subsequently submits its policies and certification. By requiring the board to charge a specified fee for use by the board to administer these provisions, this bill would make an appropriation. The bill would require the State Water Resources Control Board to submit to the Franchise Tax Board by September 30th of each year a list of mutual water companies that have complied with these provisions for purposes of obtaining the exemption.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. August 30 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

  2. August 14 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  3. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  5. July 1 hearing: Heard for testimony only.

  6. Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

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

  8. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1338.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1108.) (May 16).

  11. Set for hearing May 16.

  12. May 13 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  13. Set for hearing May 13.

  14. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 904.) (May 1).

  16. Set for hearing May 1.

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

  18. Read first time.

  19. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 27.

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

3rd Reading

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27000
Democratic 9000
Republican 2000
Total 38000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Rubio — Yea
Monning — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beall — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hill — Yea
Roth — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Allen — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Chang — Yea
Pan — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 5000
Total 6000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (6)
Member Party Vote
Wieckowski — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 5000
Total 6000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (6)
Member Party Vote
Wieckowski — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety taxation environment
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 775 do?
The Corporation Tax Law, in modified conformity with federal income tax laws, exempts various types of organizations from taxes imposed by that law, including an exemption for transfers of assets by specified mutual water companies that are tax exempt under federal income tax laws, but are a taxable entity under state law when certain conditions are met. Existing law requires mutual water companies that operate a public water system to comply with various open meeting and record accessibility requirements for eligible persons, defined to include shareholders, specified persons receiving drinking water from that public water system, and elected officials of a city or county who represent those persons receiving drinking water from the public water system. This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2024, would exempt from the taxes imposed by the Corporation Tax Law a mutual ditch or irrigation company that operates a public water system if the company complies with specified requirements, including those open meeting and record accessibility requirements for eligible persons. The bill would provide that gross income does not include specified funding provided by the State Water Resources Control Board to a mutual ditch or irrigation company that operates a public water system or to specified mutual water companies. This bill would require a mutual water company to adopt policies to comply with the open meeting and record accessibility requirements described above and to submit the policies and a certification of compliance to the State Water Resources Control Board by June 30th of each year. The bill would require the State Water Resources Control Board to charge a specified compliance fee to any company that does not comply with these provisions by June 30th of each year but subsequently submits its policies and certification. By requiring the board to charge a specified fee for use by the board to administer these provisions, this bill would make an appropriation. The bill would require the State Water Resources Control Board to submit to the Franchise Tax Board by September 30th of each year a list of mutual water companies that have complied with these provisions for purposes of obtaining the exemption.
Who sponsors SB 775?
SB 775 is sponsored by Rubio, Susan (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 775?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 SB 775?
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