AB 1565: Income and corporation taxes: credits: work opportunity credit.

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law allow various credits against the taxes imposed by those laws.

This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, and before January 1, 2032, would allow a credit against those taxes to a qualified taxpayer in an amount equal to 40% of the qualified wages paid or incurred to a qualified employee employed during the taxable year. The bill would define a qualified employee for this purpose to mean an individual that, among other things, has been convicted of a felony, as provided, and has a hiring date not more than one year after the date the individual was convicted or was released from prison.

Existing law requires any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure to contain, among other things, specific goals that the tax expenditure will achieve, detailed performance indicators, and data collection requirements.

This bill would include additional information required for any bill authorizing a new income tax expenditure.

This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. April 27, 2026In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission.
2. March 16, 2026In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to REV. & TAX. suspense file.
3. February 2, 2026Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
4. January 13, 2026From printer. May be heard in committee February 12.
5. January 12, 2026Read first time. To print.