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California State Legislature · SB 788 · Chaptered (Chapter 329, Statutes of 2025)

Tax preparers: exemptions.

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Officially: “Tax preparers: exemptions. Read the full text

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2025-2026 session

Where it is

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Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. · Feb 21, 2025
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24. · Feb 24, 2025
Read first time. · Feb 24, 2025
Referred to Com. on RLS. · Mar 12, 2025
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. · Mar 24, 2025
Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D. · Apr 2, 2025
Set for hearing April 28. · Apr 3, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 917.) (April 28). · Apr 29, 2025
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Apr 30, 2025
Set for hearing May 12. · May 2, 2025
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. · May 12, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · May 13, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1441.) Ordered to the Assembly. · Jun 3, 2025
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. · Jun 4, 2025
Referred to Com. on B. & P. · Jun 9, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Jun 24, 2025
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 9). · Jul 9, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · Jul 10, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2904.) Ordered to the Senate. · Sep 4, 2025
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. · Sep 4, 2025
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m. · Sep 10, 2025
Approved by the Governor. · Oct 3, 2025
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 329, Statutes of 2025. · Oct 3, 2025

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Niello

Recorded votes

SB 788 Niello Senate Third Reading By KrellAssembly · 2025-09-04 · (PASS) · Ayes 77, Noes 0, Abstain 2
Do pass.Assembly · 2025-07-09 · (PASS) · Ayes 15, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Assembly · 2025-06-24 · (PASS) · Ayes 16, Noes 0, Abstain 2
Senate 3rd Reading SB788 NielloSenate · 2025-06-03 · (PASS) · Ayes 38, Noes 0, Abstain 2
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]Senate · 2025-04-28 · (PASS) · Ayes 11, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the California legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 329, Statutes of 2025. (Oct 3, 2025).