Personal income taxes: Protect Our Coast and Oceans Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.
Existing law allows an individual, until January 1, 2025, to designate on their personal income tax return that a specified amount in excess of their tax liability be contributed to the California Beach and Coastal Enhancement Account under a space on the tax return titled "Protect Our Coast and Oceans Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund." Existing law requires these moneys to be continuously appropriated and allocated to the Franchise Tax Board, the Controller, and the California Coastal Commission to support eligible programs awarded grants under the selection criteria established by the California Coastal Commission for the Whale Tail Grants Program. Existing law repeals these provisions on December 1, 2025, or on December 1 of the year that the minimum contribution amount of $250,000 is not met, as specified.
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California Legislature
20232024
AB 2197
California AB 2197 (20232024)
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Personal income taxes
Protect Our Coast and Oceans Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund
California AB 2197 (20232024) — Personal income taxes: Protect Our Coast and Oceans Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.
Existing law allows an individual, until January 1, 2025, to designate on their personal income tax return that a specified amount in excess of their tax liability be contributed to the California Beach and Coastal Enhancement Account under a space on the tax return titled "Protect Our Coast and Oceans Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund." Existing law requires these moneys to be continuously appropriated and allocated to the Franchise Tax Board, the Controller, and the California Coastal Commission to support eligible programs awarded grants under the selection criteria established by the California Coastal Commission for the Whale Tail Grants Program. Existing law repeals these provisions on December 1, 2025, or on December 1 of the year that the minimum contribution amount of $250,000 is not met, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · lower
AB 2197 Addis Consent Calendar Second Day — 70–0 (pass) · lower
AB 2197 Addis Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 72–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Addis — primary (person)
Blakespear — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2024-02-07 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2024-02-08 From printer. May be heard in committee March 9.
2024-02-26 Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. referral-committee
2024-03-13 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-03-20 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 20). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-03-21 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2024-04-04 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 4630.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-04-04 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2024-05-01 Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. referral-committee
2024-06-12 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 12). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2024-06-13 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-06-24 From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2024-06-25 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2024-06-27 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-06-27 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2024-07-03 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 6146.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-07-18 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12:30 p.m.
2024-07-18 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2024-07-18 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 150, Statutes of 2024. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1b1e0d62-06fd-4a68-82ea-e8077f1f63a0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).