SB-863
Budget & Economy

Taxation.

Engrossed
CA
2025-2026 Regular Session
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Key Takeaways

  • Updates tax payment rules to clarify when mailed and electronic payments are officially received by tax collectors.
  • Authorizes tax collectors to reduce minimum bids on defaulted properties when special assessments are reduced.
  • Requires new local tax ordinances to become effective 110 days after voter approval instead of adoption.
  • Strengthens tobacco sales regulations with penalties up to $10,000 for repeated violations.

Summary

The California Senate Committee on Revenue and Taxation, led by Chair McNerney and Senators Ashby, Grayson, Umberg, and Valladares, proposes modifications to tax administration procedures through amendments to four sections of the Revenue and Taxation Code. The legislation addresses property tax remittance timing, tax-defaulted property sales, and tobacco product regulations.

The bill establishes that property tax payments without specified receipt dates are considered received when the county treasurer-tax collector obtains them. For tax-defaulted property sales, tax collectors may now reduce minimum bid prices when special assessments or direct charges against the property are decreased. The amendments also revise the implementation timeline for transactions and use tax ordinances, requiring them to become operative no earlier than the first day of a calendar quarter commencing 110 days after the election, rather than after ordinance adoption.

The legislation updates administrative authority over tobacco product sales enforcement, transferring responsibilities from the State Board of Equalization to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration. It maintains existing restrictions on cigarette and tobacco product sales, requiring vendor-assisted, face-to-face transactions except when sellers meet specific delivery sale conditions. The amendments preserve current civil penalties for violations, ranging from $1,000 for first offenses to $10,000 for fifth and subsequent violations within a five-year period.

Key Dates

Vote on Assembly Floor
Assembly Floor
Vote on Assembly Floor
SB 863 Rev. & Tax. Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
Assembly Revenue And Taxation Hearing
Assembly Committee
Assembly Revenue And Taxation Hearing
Do pass. To Consent Calendar
Vote on Senate Floor
Senate Floor
Vote on Senate Floor
Consent Calendar 2nd SB863 REV. & TAX. (McNerney)
Senate Revenue and Taxation Hearing
Senate Committee
Senate Revenue and Taxation Hearing
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
Introduced
Senate Floor
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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40% progression
Bill has passed all readings in its first house and is ready to move to the other house (5/1/2025)

Latest Voting History

July 14, 2025
PASS
Assembly Floor
Vote on Assembly Floor
AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
770279PASS

Key Takeaways

  • Updates tax payment rules to clarify when mailed and electronic payments are officially received by tax collectors.
  • Authorizes tax collectors to reduce minimum bids on defaulted properties when special assessments are reduced.
  • Requires new local tax ordinances to become effective 110 days after voter approval instead of adoption.
  • Strengthens tobacco sales regulations with penalties up to $10,000 for repeated violations.

Get Involved

Act Now!

Email the authors or create an email template to send to all relevant legislators.

Summary

The California Senate Committee on Revenue and Taxation, led by Chair McNerney and Senators Ashby, Grayson, Umberg, and Valladares, proposes modifications to tax administration procedures through amendments to four sections of the Revenue and Taxation Code. The legislation addresses property tax remittance timing, tax-defaulted property sales, and tobacco product regulations.

The bill establishes that property tax payments without specified receipt dates are considered received when the county treasurer-tax collector obtains them. For tax-defaulted property sales, tax collectors may now reduce minimum bid prices when special assessments or direct charges against the property are decreased. The amendments also revise the implementation timeline for transactions and use tax ordinances, requiring them to become operative no earlier than the first day of a calendar quarter commencing 110 days after the election, rather than after ordinance adoption.

The legislation updates administrative authority over tobacco product sales enforcement, transferring responsibilities from the State Board of Equalization to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration. It maintains existing restrictions on cigarette and tobacco product sales, requiring vendor-assisted, face-to-face transactions except when sellers meet specific delivery sale conditions. The amendments preserve current civil penalties for violations, ranging from $1,000 for first offenses to $10,000 for fifth and subsequent violations within a five-year period.

40% progression
Bill has passed all readings in its first house and is ready to move to the other house (5/1/2025)

Key Dates

Vote on Assembly Floor
Assembly Floor
Vote on Assembly Floor
SB 863 Rev. & Tax. Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
Assembly Revenue And Taxation Hearing
Assembly Committee
Assembly Revenue And Taxation Hearing
Do pass. To Consent Calendar
Vote on Senate Floor
Senate Floor
Vote on Senate Floor
Consent Calendar 2nd SB863 REV. & TAX. (McNerney)
Senate Revenue and Taxation Hearing
Senate Committee
Senate Revenue and Taxation Hearing
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
Introduced
Senate Floor
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Latest Voting History

July 14, 2025
PASS
Assembly Floor
Vote on Assembly Floor
AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
770279PASS

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