California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB 1151
Sales and Use Tax Law: exemptions: infant formula.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Cervantes (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing sales and use tax laws impose taxes on retailers measured by the gross receipts from the sale of tangible personal property sold at retail in this state, or on the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property purchased from a retailer for storage, use, or other consumption in this state. The Sales and Use Tax Law provides various exemptions from those taxes, including an exemption for the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, food products for human consumption, as specified.
This bill would specify that "food products" includes infant formula.
This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
Text versions
- 09/27/26 - Chaptered· Sep 27, 2026
- 08/25/26 - Enrolled· Aug 25, 2026
- 04/29/26 - Amended Senate· Apr 29, 2026
- 03/25/26 - Amended Senate· Mar 25, 2026
- 02/18/26 - Introduced· Feb 18, 2026
- SB1151
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:08 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2026 House | SB 1151 Cervantes Senate Third Reading By Celeste Rodriguez | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jul 1, 2026 House | Do pass. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 15, 2026 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 14, 2026 Senate | Consent Calendar 2nd | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 6, 2026 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Sep 27, 2026 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 680, Statutes of 2026. - Sep 27, 2026 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Aug 28, 2026 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m. - Aug 24, 2026 · Senate
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. - Aug 24, 2026 · House
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6372.) Ordered to the Senate. - Jul 2, 2026 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Jul 1, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 1). - Jun 16, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - May 26, 2026 · House
Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. - May 14, 2026 · House
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. - May 14, 2026 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4213.) Ordered to the Assembly. - May 12, 2026 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. - May 11, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. - May 7, 2026 · Senate
Set for hearing May 11. - May 6, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 4154.) (May 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. - Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
Set for hearing May 6. - Apr 8, 2026 · Senate
Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. - Mar 25, 2026 · Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Com. on RLS. - Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21. - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.