AB 1768 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Transactions and use taxes: Counties of Contra Costa and Los Angeles.

Summary

Existing law authorizes various local governmental entities, subject to certain limitations and approval requirements, to levy a transactions and use tax for general or specific purposes, in accordance with the procedures and requirements set forth in the Transactions and Use Tax Law, including a requirement that the combined rate of all taxes that may be imposed in accordance with that law in any county not exceed 2%. This bill would authorize, until December 31, 2031, the County of Los Angeles, by an ordinance adopted by the county, to levy a tax pursuant to the Transactions and Use Tax Law at a rate not to exceed 0.5% for general and special purposes, subject to voter approval, as specified. The bill would also authorize, until December 31, 2031, the County of Contra Costa, by an ordinance adopted by the county, to levy a tax pursuant to the Transactions and Use Tax Law at a rate not to exceed 0.625% for general or specific purposes, subject to voter approval, as specified. The bill would authorize those taxes to exceed the 2% limit described above. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Counties of Contra Costa and Los Angeles. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

Assembly Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Feb 9, 2026 Signed Jun 1, 2026

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06/01/26 - Chaptered → AB1768 · 1 edit

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Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2026 · Assembly May 14, 2026

How they voted

29–8

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 40

May 20, 2026

D Democratic30

28 Yea 2

93% Yea

R Republican10

1 Yea 8 Nay 1

80% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 1, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor.

legislature

May 20, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (29-8-3)

senate

May 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

lower

May 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 4374.).

upper

May 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (May 18).

upper

May 18, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

upper

May 14, 2026

Assembly · Passed

Assembly Vote: pass (54-15-10)

assembly

May 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 55. Noes 15. Page 5044.).

lower

Apr 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

lower

Apr 29, 2026

Introduced

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (April 29).

lower

Apr 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 27). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

lower

Apr 23, 2026

Committee

(Pending re-refer to Com. on L. GOV.)

lower

Apr 22, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

lower

Apr 21, 2026

Introduced

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. Read second time and amended.

lower

Apr 20, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to Coms. on REV. & TAX. and L. GOV. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

lower

Feb 23, 2026

Committee

Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and REV. & TAX.

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 12.

lower

1 primary · 5 co-sponsors