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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 333: Transactions and use taxes: San Luis Obispo Council of Governments.

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

SB 333 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Transactions and use taxes: San Luis Obispo Council of Governments. Primary sponsor: John Laird (D). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 13, 2025): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 750, Statutes of 2025.

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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 the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments, by an ordinance adopted by the council, to levy a tax pursuant to the Transactions and Use Tax Law at a rate not to exceed 1%, for general and special purposes, subject to voter approval on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2032. The bill would authorize the board to exceed the 2% limit described above to impose the retail transactions and use tax.

This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of San Luis Obispo.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John LairdPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate17
Dawn AddisCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly30
Gregg HartCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly37
Monique LimónCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21

“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 750, Statutes of 2025.
  2. Approved by the Governor.
  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 2804.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 54. Noes 19. Page 3063.) Ordered to the Senate.
  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  8. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 7).
  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
  11. Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and REV. & TAX.
  12. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

Sources

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