California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 150 — Personal Income Tax Law: exclusion: student loan debt forgiveness.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 650, 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 January 29, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 12 sponsors

    1 primary, 11 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The Personal Income Tax Law provides for various exclusions from gross income, including an exclusion for the amount of student loan indebtedness repaid or canceled pursuant to a specified federal law. This bill would exclude from gross income the amount of student loan indebtedness discharged on or after January 1, 2015, and before January 1, 2020, for an eligible individual who is granted a discharge under specified conditions, as provided. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 650, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:45 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2776.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3176.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (September 11).

  9. Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (September 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. September 11 hearing: Placed on REV. & TAX. suspense file.

  12. Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.

  13. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2103.)

  14. Art. IV. Sec. 8(b) of the Constitution dispensed with.

  15. Joint Rule 61(a) suspended. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 3102.)

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

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

  18. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2363.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  20. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 2216.) (August 27).

  21. Set for hearing August 27.

  22. July 13 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  23. Set for hearing July 13.

  24. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1733.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  25. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  26. June 24 hearing postponed by committee.

  27. Set for hearing June 24.

  28. June 17 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  29. Set for hearing June 17.

  30. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  31. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

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

  33. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  34. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 1.

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

Sponsors

  • Bates · Cosponsor
  • Brough · Cosponsor
  • Chávez · Cosponsor
  • Fuller · Cosponsor
  • Huff · Cosponsor
  • Mathis · Cosponsor
  • Morrell · Cosponsor
  • Nguyen · Primary
  • Olsen · Cosponsor
  • Vidak · Cosponsor
  • Cristina Garcia · Cosponsor
  • Bill Berryhill · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 110 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Nguyen

Co-sponsors (11)

Not signed on (110)

110 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

SB 150 Nguyen Senate Third Reading By GARCIA, C.

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
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Harper — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kim — Yea
Low — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Chu — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Williams — Not Voting
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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Unfinished Business (Supplemental File 4) SB150 Nguyen 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
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wolk — 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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Do pass as amended.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12001
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 16001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Holden — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Bigelow — Yea
Chang — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Daly — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Weber — 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 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36001
Democratic 3000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hall — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Lara — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — 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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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
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Nielsen — Yea

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

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Subjects

taxation education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 150 do?
The Personal Income Tax Law provides for various exclusions from gross income, including an exclusion for the amount of student loan indebtedness repaid or canceled pursuant to a specified federal law. This bill would exclude from gross income the amount of student loan indebtedness discharged on or after January 1, 2015, and before January 1, 2020, for an eligible individual who is granted a discharge under specified conditions, as provided. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
Who sponsors SB 150?
SB 150 is sponsored by Bates, Brough, Chávez, Fuller, Huff, Mathis, Morrell, Nguyen, Olsen, Vidak, Cristina Garcia, and Bill Berryhill.
What is the current status of SB 150?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 29, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 150?
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