2025-2026 Regular Session • California Legislature
AB53: Personal income taxes: exclusion: Military Services Retirement and Surviving Spouse Benefit Payment Act.
Legislative Summary
An act to add and repeal Sections 17132.9 and 17132.10 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation, to take effect immediately, tax levy.
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Bill History
12/2/2024
Read first time. To print.
State Assembly
12/3/2024
From printer. May be heard in committee January 2.
State Assembly
2/3/2025
Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
State Assembly
2/24/2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. Read second time and amended.
State Assembly
2/25/2025
Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
State Assembly
3/10/2025
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
State Assembly
3/17/2025
In committee: Set, second hearing. Referred to REV. & TAX. suspense file.
State Assembly
5/6/2025
Coauthors revised.
State Assembly
5/6/2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
State Assembly
5/14/2025
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
State Assembly
5/21/2025
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
State Assembly
5/21/2025
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended.
State Assembly
5/23/2025
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
State Assembly
5/27/2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
State Assembly
5/29/2025
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0.)
State Assembly
5/29/2025
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Senate
Roll Call Votes
AB 53 Ramos Assembly Third Reading
5/29/2025
70
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do pass
5/23/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
5/5/2025
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(5/29/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Rules(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 23
Republican: 15
Primary Sponsor

Tina McKinnor
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (37)
Blanca Pacheco
Democrat
Darshana Patel
Democrat
James Ramos
Democrat
Sabrina Cervantes
Democrat
Jeff Gonzalez
Republican
Dawn Addis
Democrat
Juan Alanis
Republican
Marie Alvarado-Gil
Democrat
Joaquin Arambula
Democrat
Marc Berman
Democrat
Juan Carrillo
Democrat
Steven Choi
Republican
Laurie Davies
Republican
Diane Dixon
Republican
Heath Flora
Republican
Robert Garcia
Democrat
Shannon Grove
Republican
Heather Hadwick
Republican
Monique Limon
Democrat
Alexandra Macedo
Republican
Mark Gonzalez
Democrat
Jerry McNerney
Democrat
Michelle Rodriguez
Democrat
Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh
Republican
Liz Ortega
Democrat
Joe Patterson
Republican
Sharon Quirk-Silva
Democrat
Chris Rogers
Democrat
Susan Rubio
Democrat
Pilar Schiavo
Democrat
Catherine Stefani
Democrat
Tri Ta
Republican
David Tangipa
Republican
Suzette Valladares
Republican
Greg Wallis
Republican
Chris Ward
Democrat
Akilah Weber Pierson
Democrat