SB 657: Personal Income Tax Law: deferred compensation: exclusions: long-term qualified tuition program.

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 conformity with federal income tax law, generally defines “gross income” as income from whatever source derived, except as specifically excluded, and provides various exclusions from gross income. Existing law, known as the Golden State Scholarshare Trust Act, establishes the Golden State Scholarshare College Savings Trust (Scholarshare trust), under the administration of the Scholarshare Investment Board, to provide financial aid for postsecondary education costs of participating students. Existing state and federal law generally includes in gross income distributions from a qualified tuition program, as defined to include the Scholarshare trust, except as provided.

Existing federal law, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, excludes from gross income, for federal income tax purposes, distributions from a qualified tuition program that are made after December 31, 2023, and are paid in a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer to a Roth IRA, as described.

This bill would exempt from gross income distribution made from a long-term qualified tuition program during the taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, and before January 1, 2030, that are paid in a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer to a Roth IRA, and would conform state tax law to those changes relating to federal law, as described above.

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

This bill 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 1 · Republican 10

“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. February 2, 2026Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2. May 23, 2025May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
3. May 20, 2025Set for hearing May 23.
4. May 19, 2025May 19 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
5. May 15, 2025Set for hearing May 19.
6. May 14, 2025From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 1083.) (May 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
7. April 29, 2025From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
8. March 18, 2025Set for hearing May 14.
9. March 5, 2025Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
10. February 21, 2025From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
11. February 20, 2025Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.