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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 1768: Transactions and use taxes: Counties of Contra Costa and Los Angeles.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 1768 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 9, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Transactions and use taxes: Counties of Contra Costa and Los Angeles. Primary sponsor: Isaac Bryan (D). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 1, 2026): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 11, Statutes of 2026.

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Official summary

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

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%.

This bill would authorize, until December 31, 2031, the County of Los Angeles, by an ordinance adopted by the county, to levy a tax pursuant to the Transactions and Use Tax Law at a rate not to exceed 0.5% for general and special purposes, subject to voter approval, as specified. The bill would also authorize, until December 31, 2031, the County of Contra Costa, by an ordinance adopted by the county, to levy a tax pursuant to the Transactions and Use Tax Law at a rate not to exceed 0.625% for general or specific purposes, subject to voter approval, as specified. The bill would authorize those taxes to exceed the 2% limit described above.

This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Counties of Contra Costa and Los Angeles.

This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Isaac BryanPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly55
Jesse ArreguínCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Maria Elena DurazoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Tina McKinnorCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly61
Buffy WicksCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly14
Rick Chavez ZburCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly51

“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. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 11, Statutes of 2026.
  2. Approved by the Governor.
  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
  5. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 4374.).
  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (May 18).
  8. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Ayes 28. Noes 9. Page 4302.)
  9. Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
  10. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
  11. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 55. Noes 15. Page 5044.).
  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page