California 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 545 — University of California: major tax expenditures: research.

Last action — In committee: Held under submission.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021-2022 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.

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Summary

Existing law imposes various taxes, including income taxes and sales and use taxes, and allows specified tax expenditures, as defined, including credits, deductions, exclusions, and exemptions in computing those taxes. Existing law establishes the University of California, and provides for its administration, and the provision of instruction at its various campuses, by the Regents of the University of California. This bill would request the Regents of the University of California to perform a comprehensive assessment of major tax expenditures, as defined, to study, among other things, the legislative intent, the beneficiaries, the number of affected returns or business entities, the cost to the General Fund, the effectiveness of those tax expenditures, and options to modify the tax expenditures to improve their effectiveness or reduce their cost. The bill would require the Franchise Tax Board and California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to provide readily available taxpayer information required for the University of California to complete the study. The bill would provide that any unauthorized use or sharing of the taxpayer information provided would be a misdemeanor. By expanding the scope of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would request the Regents of the University of California to provide a report to the Legislature by January 1, 2024. The bill would require the Senate Committee on Governance and Finance and the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation, upon receipt of the report from the university, to hold a joint public hearing on the report by August 15, 2024. This bill would repeal these provisions on February 15, 2025. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In committee: Held under submission.

  2. In committee: Referred to suspense file.

  3. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  4. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  5. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 24).

  6. Re-referred to Coms. on GOV. & F. and ED.

  7. Referred to Com. on RLS.

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

  9. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 20. Page 1728.)

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (May 20).

  12. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 1460.)

  13. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  14. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. Read second time and amended.

  16. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (April 26).

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

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

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

  20. From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.

  21. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Quirk · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 15 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Quirk

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

3rd Reading

Passed 33 Yea · 3 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Democratic 21001
Republican 1303
Total 33304
% of votes cast 83%8%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Roth — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Newman — Yea
Min — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Ashby, Angelique V. Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S. Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Menjivar, Caroline Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Rubio, Susan Democratic Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wahab, Aisha Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Niello, Roger W. Republican Not Voting
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Not Voting
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Nay

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AB 545 Pellerin Assembly Third Reading

Passed 67 Yea · 6 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 47000
Unaffiliated 16202
Republican 4405
Total 67607
% of votes cast 84%8%0%9%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Low — Yea
Wood — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Essayli — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Rodriguez — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Ting — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Luz Rivas — Yea
Vince Fong — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Addis, Dawn Democratic Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Alvarez, David Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bains, Jasmeet Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Connolly, Damon Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Haney, Matt Democratic Yea
Hart, Gregg Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
McKinnor, Tina Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Ortega, Liz Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea
Pellerin, Gail Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Schiavo, Pilar Democratic Yea
Soria, Esmeralda Democratic Yea
Valencia, Avelino Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez Democratic Yea
Alanis, Juan Republican Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Davies, Laurie Republican Not Voting
Dixon, Diane Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Hoover, Josh Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Not Voting
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay
Sanchez, Kate Republican Nay
Ta, Tri Republican Not Voting
Wallis, Greg Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 13 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 9001
Republican 1200
Unaffiliated 3000
Total 13201
% of votes cast 81%13%0%6%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Hart, Gregg Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Ortega, Liz Democratic Yea
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea
Pellerin, Gail Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Not Voting
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Dixon, Diane Republican Yea
Sanchez, Kate Republican Nay

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1001
Democratic 4001
Republican 0001
Total 5003
% of votes cast 63%0%0%38%
How each member voted (8)
Member Party Vote
Low — Yea
Essayli — Not Voting
Bennett, Steve Democratic Not Voting
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Pellerin, Gail Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Not Voting

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Republican 1000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Bates — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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AB 545 Quirk Assembly Third Reading

Passed 58 Yea · 20 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 26200
Unaffiliated 32801
Republican 01000
Total 582001
% of votes cast 73%25%0%1%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
Low — Yea
Frazier — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Levine — Yea
Daly — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Burke — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Chau — Yea
Voepel — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Kiley — Nay
Mayes — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Smith — Nay
Cunningham — Nay
Gray — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Nay
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Davies, Laurie Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Nay
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 5100
Unaffiliated 7100
Republican 0200
Total 12400
% of votes cast 75%25%0%0%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Nay
Levine — Yea
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Chau — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Nay
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Davies, Laurie Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 7 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5002
Democratic 2100
Republican 0100
Total 7202
% of votes cast 64%18%0%18%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Levine — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Burke — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Mayes — Not Voting
Luz Rivas — Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Nay

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Subjects

taxation education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 545 do?
Existing law imposes various taxes, including income taxes and sales and use taxes, and allows specified tax expenditures, as defined, including credits, deductions, exclusions, and exemptions in computing those taxes. Existing law establishes the University of California, and provides for its administration, and the provision of instruction at its various campuses, by the Regents of the University of California. This bill would request the Regents of the University of California to perform a comprehensive assessment of major tax expenditures, as defined, to study, among other things, the legislative intent, the beneficiaries, the number of affected returns or business entities, the cost to the General Fund, the effectiveness of those tax expenditures, and options to modify the tax expenditures to improve their effectiveness or reduce their cost. The bill would require the Franchise Tax Board and California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to provide readily available taxpayer information required for the University of California to complete the study. The bill would provide that any unauthorized use or sharing of the taxpayer information provided would be a misdemeanor. By expanding the scope of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would request the Regents of the University of California to provide a report to the Legislature by January 1, 2024. The bill would require the Senate Committee on Governance and Finance and the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation, upon receipt of the report from the university, to hold a joint public hearing on the report by August 15, 2024. This bill would repeal these provisions on February 15, 2025. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors AB 545?
AB 545 is sponsored by Quirk.
What is the current status of AB 545?
This bill died with 2021-2022 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 545?
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