California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 389
Personal Income Tax: tax credits: fire-resistant home improvements.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Wallis (Republican)
Cosponsors (17)
- Alanis (Republican)
- Castillo (Republican)
- Chen (Republican)
- Davies (Republican)
- DeMaio (Republican)
- Dixon (Republican)
- Essayli
- Flora (Republican)
- Gallagher
- Jeff Gonzalez (Republican)
- Hadwick (Republican)
- Lackey (Republican)
- Macedo (Republican)
- Patterson (Republican)
- Sanchez (Republican)
- Ta (Republican)
- Tangipa (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
The Personal Income Tax Law allows various credits against the taxes imposed by that law.
This bill would allow a credit against those taxes for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2025, and before January 1, 2030, to a qualified taxpayer, as defined, in an amount equal to 40% of the taxpayer's qualified expenses, as defined, not to exceed $400 per taxable year, or $2,000 cumulatively.
Existing law requires any bill authorizing a new tax credit to contain, among other things, specific goals, purposes, and objectives that the tax credit will achieve, detailed performance indicators, and data collection requirements.
The bill would also include additional information required for any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure.
This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
Text versions
- 04/07/25 - Amended Assembly· Apr 7, 2025
- 02/03/25 - Introduced· Feb 3, 2025
- AB389
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 2, 2026 · House
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. - Jan 31, 2026 · House
Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution. - May 5, 2025 · House
In committee: Set, first hearing. Held under submission. - Apr 8, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. - Apr 7, 2025 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. Read second time and amended. - Mar 17, 2025 · House
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to REV. & TAX. suspense file. - Feb 18, 2025 · House
Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. - Feb 4, 2025 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 6. - Feb 3, 2025 · House
Read first time. To print.