California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

SB 324 — Income taxation: savings plans: Qualified ABLE Program.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 796, Statutes of 2015.

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  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 23, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law, in specified conformity with federal income tax laws regarding qualified tuition programs, provide that distributions from a qualified tuition program are generally not included in the income of the donor or the beneficiary, as specified. Existing federal law, the Stephen Beck, Jr., Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014 (ABLE Act) , for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2014, encourages and assists individuals and families to save private funds for the purpose of supporting persons with disabilities to maintain their health, independence, and quality of life by excluding from gross income distributions used for qualified disability expenses by a beneficiary of a Qualified ABLE Program established and maintained by a state, as specified. This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016, would conform to these federal income tax law provisions relating to the ABLE Act under the Personal Income Tax Law, as provided. The bill would create the ABLE Act Board and would require the board provide an annual listing of distributions to individuals that have an interest in an ABLE account to the Franchise Tax Board, as provided. This bill would provide that it will only become effective if AB 449 is enacted and becomes effective.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 796, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10:45 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2664.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2953.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 27).

  11. Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.

  12. August 26 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  13. August 19 hearing postponed by committee.

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

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

  16. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 13).

  17. July 13 set for first hearing. Placed on REV. & TAX. suspense file.

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

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

  20. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1200.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  21. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  22. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1151.) (May 28).

  23. Set for hearing May 28.

  24. April 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  25. Set for hearing April 27.

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

  27. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 524.) (April 8).

  28. Set for hearing April 8.

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

  30. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 26.

  31. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Beall · Cosponsor
  • Dodd · Cosponsor
  • Jacqui Irwin · Cosponsor
  • Kim · Cosponsor
  • Pavley · Primary
  • Wilk · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 116 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Pavley

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (116)

116 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB324 Pavley Concurrence

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37000
Democratic 3000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Liu — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pan — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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SB 324 Pavley Senate Third Reading By IRWIN

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70001
Democratic 4000
Republican 5000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Harper — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Campos — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Williams — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Chang — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Gray — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dodd — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Chávez — Not Voting
Hadley — Yea
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Holden — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Chang — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37000
Democratic 3000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Monning — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hall — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie 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
Beall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bates — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea

Official roll call →

Placed on suspense file

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
Bates — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 324 do?
The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law, in specified conformity with federal income tax laws regarding qualified tuition programs, provide that distributions from a qualified tuition program are generally not included in the income of the donor or the beneficiary, as specified. Existing federal law, the Stephen Beck, Jr., Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014 (ABLE Act) , for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2014, encourages and assists individuals and families to save private funds for the purpose of supporting persons with disabilities to maintain their health, independence, and quality of life by excluding from gross income distributions used for qualified disability expenses by a beneficiary of a Qualified ABLE Program established and maintained by a state, as specified. This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016, would conform to these federal income tax law provisions relating to the ABLE Act under the Personal Income Tax Law, as provided. The bill would create the ABLE Act Board and would require the board provide an annual listing of distributions to individuals that have an interest in an ABLE account to the Franchise Tax Board, as provided. This bill would provide that it will only become effective if AB 449 is enacted and becomes effective.
Who sponsors SB 324?
SB 324 is sponsored by Beall, Dodd, Irwin, Jacqui (Democratic), Kim, Pavley, and Wilk.
What is the current status of SB 324?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 23, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 324?
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