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Measure SB 17
Authors Ochoa Bogh   Grove   Valladares  
Coauthors: Hurtado   Seyarto  
Subject Personal income taxes: deductions: tips.
Relating To relating to taxation, to take effect immediately, tax levy.
Title An act to amend Section 17072 of, and to add and repeal Section 17211 of, the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation, to take effect immediately, tax levy.
Last Action Dt 2025-05-05
State Amended Senate
Status In Committee Process
Active? Y
Vote Required Majority
Appropriation No
Fiscal Committee Yes
Local Program No
Substantive Changes None
Urgency Yes
Tax Levy Yes
Leginfo Link Bill
Actions
2025-05-23     May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2025-05-16     Set for hearing May 23.
2025-05-12     May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-05     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-05-02     Set for hearing May 12.
2025-04-29     Withdrawn from committee.
2025-04-29     Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-28     Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
2025-04-24     From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L., P.E. & R. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 872.) (April 23).
2025-04-11     Set for hearing April 30 in L., P.E. & R. pending receipt.
2025-04-04     Set for hearing April 23.
2025-01-29     Referred to Coms. on REV. & TAX. and L., P.E. & R.
2024-12-03     From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 2.
2024-12-02     Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Amended Senate     2025-05-05
Amended Senate     2025-04-28
Introduced     2024-12-02
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								Section 62 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to adjusted gross income defined, shall apply, except as otherwise provided.
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								Section 62(a)(2)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers, shall not apply.
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								Section 62(a)(21) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to attorneys fees relating to awards to whistleblowers, shall not apply.
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								For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2036, Section 62(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to the general
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								For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2036, there shall be allowed a deduction from gross income in an amount equal to the qualified tips received by a qualified taxpayer during the taxable year, not to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000). 
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								For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: 
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								“Qualified taxpayer” means a taxpayer that satisfies all of the following:
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								Works in an occupation in which the taxpayer regularly receives more than twenty dollars ($20) per
						month in qualified tips.
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								Does not currently hold a professional license issued by the Department of Consumer Affairs pursuant to the Business and Professions Code, except for a license issued by the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology. 
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								Has adjusted gross income, without regard for the deduction provided by this section, not in excess of the following:
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								In the case of a taxpayer who is a head of household, a surviving spouse, as defined in Section 17046, or a married couple filing a joint return, two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).
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								In the case of any other individual, one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000).
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								“Qualified tips” means tips or voluntary monetary contributions received by a qualified taxpayer from a guest, patron, or customer for services rendered to that guest, patron, or customer, and that the qualified taxpayer reports for purposes of Section 6053 of the Internal Revenue Code and the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (26 U.S.C. Sec. 3103 et seq.). 
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								A qualified taxpayer shall maintain records that are adequate to substantiate any deduction allowed under this section, and shall, upon request, provide such records to the Franchise Tax Board. 
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								(1)
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								The Franchise Tax Board may adopt regulations necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.
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								The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) does not apply to any standard, criterion,
						procedure, determination, rule, notice, or guideline established or issued by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section. 
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								(e)
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								For purposes of complying with Section 41, the Legislature finds and declares as follows:
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								The specific goal of the deduction provided by this section is to help struggling workers retain more of their earnings.
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								The performance indicators for the Legislature to use in determining whether the deduction achieves its goal shall be the number of taxpayers deducting tips from income pursuant to this section, and the average dollar value of tips deducted from income.
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								The
						Franchise Tax Board, no later than December 1, 2036, shall submit a report to the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, detailing the number of taxpayers deducting tips from income under this section and the average dollar value of tips deducted.
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								The disclosure provisions of this paragraph shall be treated as an exception to Section 19542.
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								This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2036, and as of that date is repealed.
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Last Version Text Digest The Personal Income Tax Law, in modified conformity with federal income tax laws, allows various deductions from gross income in calculating adjusted gross income. This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2036, would allow a deduction in determining adjusted gross income for an amount equal to the qualified tips, as defined, received by a qualified taxpayer, as defined, during the taxable year, not to exceed $20,000. Existing law requires any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure to contain, among other things, specific goals that the tax expenditure will achieve, detailed performance indicators, and data collection requirements. This bill also would include additional information required for any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.