Transactions and use taxes: Counties of Contra Costa and Los Angeles.
Existing law authorizes various local governmental entities, subject to certain limitations and approval requirements, to levy a transactions and use tax for general or specific purposes, in accordance with the procedures and requirements set forth in the Transactions and Use Tax Law, including a requirement that the combined rate of all taxes that may be imposed in accordance with that law in any county not exceed 2%.
California AB 1768 (20252026) — Transactions and use taxes: Counties of Contra Costa and Los Angeles.
Existing law authorizes various local governmental entities, subject to certain limitations and approval requirements, to levy a transactions and use tax for general or specific purposes, in accordance with the procedures and requirements set forth in the Transactions and Use Tax Law, including a requirement that the combined rate of all taxes that may be imposed in accordance with that law in any county not exceed 2%.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 1768 Bryan Third Reading Urgency — 55–15 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB1768 Bryan et al. By Durazo Urgency Clause — 29–8 (pass) · upper
Do pass — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 6–2 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] — 5–2 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Bryan — primary (person)
Arreguín — coauthor (person)
Durazo — coauthor (person)
McKinnor — principal coauthor (person)
Wicks — coauthor (person)
Zbur — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2026-02-09 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2026-02-10 From printer. May be heard in committee March 12.
2026-02-23 Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and REV. & TAX. referral-committee
2026-04-20 Re-referred to Coms. on REV. & TAX. and L. GOV. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. referral-committee
2026-04-21 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2026-04-22 Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. referral-committee
2026-04-28 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 27). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2026-04-29 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (April 29). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2026-04-30 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2026-05-04 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2026-05-14 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 55. Noes 15. Page 5044.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2026-05-14 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2026-05-18 Referred to Com. on L. GOV. referral-committee