SB 9 — Local taxes: authorization: cigarettes and tobacco products.
Last action — From Assembly without further action.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed Assembly
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2015-2016, 2nd Special 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.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
The Cigarette and Tobacco Products Tax Law imposes a tax on every distributor of cigarettes and tobacco products at specified rates. That law specifies that the taxes imposed by that law are in lieu of all other state, county, municipal, or district taxes on the privilege of distributing cigarettes or tobacco products. The California Constitution prohibits the Legislature from imposing taxes for local purposes, but allows the Legislature to authorize local governments to impose them. This bill would authorize the board of supervisors of a county or city and county to impose a tax on the privilege of distributing cigarettes and tobacco products in the county or city and county, including within an incorporated city within the county.
Bill Text
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Action History
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From Assembly without further action.
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In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 23. Noes 15. Page 48.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 2. Page 28.) (August 19).
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Set for hearing August 19.
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From printer.
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To print.
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Introduced. Read first time. Referred to Com. on P.H. & D.S.
Sponsors
- Mike McGuire · Primary
- Liu · Cosponsor
- Leno · Cosponsor
- Hernandez · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on · 4 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- McGuire, Mike Democratic
Co-sponsors (3)
- Liu
- Leno
- Hernandez
Not signed on (118)
118 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 118 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 21 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| Democratic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 23 | 15 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 58% | 38% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Fuller | — | Nay |
| Galgiani | — | Nay |
| Glazer | — | Yea |
| Allen | — | Yea |
| Mitchell | — | Yea |
| De León | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Hueso | — | Yea |
| Lara | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Pan | — | Yea |
| Pavley | — | Yea |
| Cannella | — | Nay |
| Runner | — | Nay |
| Hancock | — | Yea |
| Beall | — | Yea |
| Hertzberg | — | Not Voting |
| Huff | — | Nay |
| Leyva | — | Yea |
| Monning | — | Yea |
| Morrell | — | Nay |
| Nielsen | — | Nay |
| Roth | — | Nay |
| Wieckowski | — | Yea |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Anderson | — | Nay |
| Bates | — | Nay |
| Block | — | Yea |
| Hernandez | — | Yea |
| Leno | — | Yea |
| Liu | — | Yea |
| Moorlach | — | Not Voting |
| Vidak | — | Nay |
| Wolk | — | Yea |
| Beth Gaines | — | Nay |
| Bill Berryhill | — | Nay |
| Mark Stone | — | Nay |
| Jackson, Corey A. | Democratic | Yea |
| McGuire, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Nguyen, Stephanie | Democratic | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 69% | 15% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (13)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Hernandez | — | Yea |
| Mitchell | — | Yea |
| Leno | — | Yea |
| Monning | — | Yea |
| Morrell | — | Nay |
| Pan | — | Yea |
| Wolk | — | Yea |
| Anderson | — | Not Voting |
| Beall | — | Yea |
| Moorlach | — | Not Voting |
| Nielsen | — | Nay |
| McGuire, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 9 do?
- The Cigarette and Tobacco Products Tax Law imposes a tax on every distributor of cigarettes and tobacco products at specified rates. That law specifies that the taxes imposed by that law are in lieu of all other state, county, municipal, or district taxes on the privilege of distributing cigarettes or tobacco products. The California Constitution prohibits the Legislature from imposing taxes for local purposes, but allows the Legislature to authorize local governments to impose them. This bill would authorize the board of supervisors of a county or city and county to impose a tax on the privilege of distributing cigarettes and tobacco products in the county or city and county, including within an incorporated city within the county.
- Who sponsors SB 9?
- SB 9 is sponsored by McGuire, Mike (Democratic), Liu, Leno, and Hernandez.
- What is the current status of SB 9?
- This bill died with 2015-2016, 2nd Special 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 9?
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