California Assembly bill in Session 2025-2026.
Status: in_committee. Latest action: April 27, 2026.
Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: credit: childcare.
The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law allow various credits against the taxes imposed by those laws. This bill would allow a credit against those taxes for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2027, and before January 1, 2032, in an amount equal to 50% of qualified contributions to promote childcare, up to $100,000, as specified. Existing law requires any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure, as defined, to include tax credits, to contain, among other things, specific goals, purposes, and objectives that the tax credit will achieve, detailed performance indicators, and data collection requirements. This bill would include findings and reporting requirements in compliance with this requirement. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-20 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-04-27 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-04-27 | Latest Action | In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission. |