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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 2186: Personal Income Tax Law: exclusions: reparations programs.

Vetoed Official data

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

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 2186 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Personal Income Tax Law: exclusions: reparations programs. Primary sponsor: Tina McKinnor (D). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (September 30, 2026): Vetoed by Governor.

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Official summary

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

The Personal Income Tax Law, in modified conformity with federal income tax laws, defines “gross income” as income from whatever source derived, except as specifically excluded, and provides various exclusions from gross income.

This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2028, and before January 1, 2033, would exclude from gross income any reparations benefit or payment, as defined, received by a taxpayer during the taxable year.

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

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

This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tina McKinnorPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly61
Timothy GraysonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate9
John HarabedianCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly41

“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. Vetoed by Governor.
  2. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 58. Noes 16. Page 6325.).
  4. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 9.).
  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13).
  8. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  10. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
  11. Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
  12. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

Sources

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