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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 420: Property tax: welfare exemption: detention facilities.

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 420 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Property tax: welfare exemption: detention facilities. Primary sponsor: Stephen Padilla (D), Jerry McNerney (D), Thomas Umberg (D). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (September 29, 2026): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 750, 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.

The California Constitution authorizes the Legislature to exempt from taxation, in whole or in part, property that is used exclusively for religious, hospital, or charitable purposes, and is owned or held in trust by a nonprofit entity. Pursuant to that authority, existing law provides for a welfare exemption under which property used exclusively for an exempt purpose and owned and operated by specified entities, including foundations, limited liability companies, or corporations meeting certain statutory requirements is exempt from taxation.

This bill would specify that for the purposes of the welfare exemption provisions above, “property used exclusively for religious, hospital, scientific, or charitable purposes” shall not include property, or any portion thereof, operated as a detention facility, as defined. The bill would declare that the above provision is declarative of, and not a change in, existing law.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Stephen PadillaPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Jerry McNerneyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate5
Thomas UmbergPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Jesse ArreguínCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Juan CarrilloCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly39
Mike GipsonCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly65
Liz OrtegaCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly20
Sasha Renée PérezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate25
Sharon Quirk-SilvaCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly67
Michelle RodriguezCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly53
Susan RubioCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22

“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 2026.
  2. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 750, Statutes of 2026.
  3. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 750, Statutes of 2026.
  4. Approved by the Governor.
  5. Approved by the Governor.
  6. Approved by the Governor.
  7. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
  8. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
  9. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
  10. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 32. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
  11. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 32. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
  12. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 32. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

Sources

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