Personal Income Tax Law: Small Business Relief Act: elective tax.
Existing law, the Small Business Relief Act, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2026, authorizes a partnership or "S" corporation that meets certain other requirements to elect to pay an elective tax at a rate based on its net income, as specified, for the taxable year. The Personal Income Tax Law allows various credits against the taxes imposed by that law, including a credit against the personal income tax to a taxpayer, other than a partnership, that is a partner, shareholder, or member of an entity that elects to pay the elective tax authorized by the Small Business Relief Act, in an amount equal to a specified percentage of the partner's, shareholder's, or member's pro rata share or distributive share, as applicable, of income subject to the elective tax paid by the entity.
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SB 851
California SB 851 (20212022)
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Personal Income Tax Law: Small Business Relief Act: elective tax.
California SB 851 (20212022) — Personal Income Tax Law: Small Business Relief Act: elective tax.
Existing law, the Small Business Relief Act, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2026, authorizes a partnership or "S" corporation that meets certain other requirements to elect to pay an elective tax at a rate based on its net income, as specified, for the taxable year. The Personal Income Tax Law allows various credits against the taxes imposed by that law, including a credit against the personal income tax to a taxpayer, other than a partnership, that is a partner, shareholder, or member of an entity that elects to pay the elective tax authorized by the Small Business Relief Act, in an amount equal to a specified percentage of the partner's, shareholder's, or member's pro rata share or distributive share, as applicable, of income subject to the elective tax paid by the entity.
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
2022-02-23 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-03-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3060.) (March 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-03-25 Set for hearing April 4.
2022-04-04 April 4 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
2022-05-13 Set for hearing May 19.
2022-05-19 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3771.) (May 19). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-05-19 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2022-05-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-05-24 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2022-05-26 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3983.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-05-27 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2022-06-02 Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. referral-committee
2022-06-22 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-08-03 August 3 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2022-08-11 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 11). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-08-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-25 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-25 Ordered to third reading.
2022-08-25 Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee
2022-08-30 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (August 30). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-08-31 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-31 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2022-08-31 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5412.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-09-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2022-09-28 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2022-09-28 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 705, Statutes of 2022. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/eab318ce-7c82-43e0-95f4-628935691f66. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).