California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill
SB 1151: Sales and Use Tax Law: exemptions: infant formula.
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 1151 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 18, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Sales and Use Tax Law: exemptions: infant formula. Primary sponsor: Sabrina Cervantes (D). Most recent recorded action (September 27, 2026): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 680, 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 sales and use tax laws impose taxes on retailers measured by the gross receipts from the sale of tangible personal property sold at retail in this state, or on the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property purchased from a retailer for storage, use, or other consumption in this state. The Sales and Use Tax Law provides various exemptions from those taxes, including an exemption for the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, food products for human consumption, as specified.
This bill would specify that “food products” includes infant formula.
This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabrina Cervantes | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 31 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 680, Statutes of 2026.
- Approved by the Governor.
- Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
- In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6372.) Ordered to the Senate.
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 1).
- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
- In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
- Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4213.) Ordered to the Assembly.
- Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.