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CA AB2479

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/20/2026

Primary Sponsor

Juan Alanis

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Makes a nonsubstantive technical change to California's existing employment tax credit, replacing "employee and pays" with "employee, that pays" in the statutory language

  • The underlying credit allows qualified taxpayers hiring full-time employees in designated census tracts or economic development areas to claim 35% of qualified wages paid to those employees

  • Credit applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2026

  • No fiscal impact: requires only a majority vote, has no appropriation, and does not affect local programs

Legislative Description

Personal income tax: employment credit.

Last Action

From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

2/21/2026

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