Personal Income Tax Law: gross income exclusion: Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Summary
The Personal Income Tax Law provides for various exclusions from gross income, including a reward from a crime hotline. This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016, and before January 1, 2021, also would exclude from gross income the value of any medal given by the International Olympic Committee or the International Paralympic Committee, and any prize money or honoraria received from the United States Olympic Committee, on account of either the Olympic Games or the Paralympic Games. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2016
Committee Review
Aug 2016
Assembly Passage
May 2016
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2016
Last action Aug 11, 2016
Floor votes · Assembly May 31, 2016
How they voted
71–0
Passed
Total votes 71
May 31, 2016
D
Democratic46
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
5
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Aug 11, 2016
Upper · Passed
In committee: Held under submission.
upper
Aug 1, 2016
Committee
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
upper
Jun 22, 2016
Committee
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Jun 13, 2016
Committee
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.
upper
Jun 9, 2016
Committee
Referred to Com. on GOV. & F.
upper
May 31, 2016
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (71-0)
assembly
May 25, 2016
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (May 25).
lower
May 17, 2016
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
May 16, 2016
Lower · Passed
Read second time and amended.
lower
May 12, 2016
Introduced
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (May 9).
lower
Feb 25, 2016
Committee
Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
lower
Feb 16, 2016
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
lower
0 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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