Bill Sponsor
California Senate Bill 87
Session 20252026
Sales and Use Tax Law: consumer designation: all-volunteer fire departments.
Became Law
Became Law
Became Law on Oct 1, 2025
First Action
Jan 21, 2025
Latest Action
Oct 1, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
87
State
California
Session
20252026
Sponsorship by Party
Summary
Existing sales and use tax laws, among other things, impose a tax on retailers measured by the gross receipts from their sales of tangible personal property sold at retail in this state. The Sales and Use Tax Law makes certain sellers of tangible personal property consumers, and not retailers, of the tangible personal property they sell, including, until January 1, 2026, an all-volunteer fire department, as defined, if the profits are used solely and exclusively in furtherance of the purposes of the all-volunteer fire department, as prescribed. This bill would extend the sunset described above until January 1, 2031. Existing law requires any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure to contain, among other things, specific goals, purposes, and objectives that the tax expenditure will achieve, detailed performance indicators, and data collection requirements. The bill also would include additional information required for any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure. The Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law authorizes counties and cities to impose local sales and use taxes in conformity with the Sales and Use Tax Law, and existing laws authorize districts, as specified, to impose transactions and use taxes in accordance with the Transactions and Use Tax Law, which generally conforms to the Sales and Use Tax Law. Amendments to the Sales and Use Tax Law are automatically incorporated into the local tax laws. Existing law requires the state to reimburse counties and cities for revenue losses caused by the enactment of sales and use tax exemptions. This bill would provide that, notwithstanding Section 2230 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, no appropriation is made and the state shall not reimburse any local agencies for sales and use tax revenues lost by them pursuant to this bill. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
10/01/2025
California State Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 212, Statutes of 2025.
10/01/2025
California State Legislature
Approved by the Governor.
09/09/2025
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
09/03/2025
Senate
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
08/28/2025
Senate
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
08/28/2025
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2767.) Ordered to the Senate.
07/03/2025
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
07/02/2025
Assembly
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 2).
06/24/2025
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
06/12/2025
Assembly
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
06/05/2025
Assembly
Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
05/29/2025
Assembly
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
05/29/2025
Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1323.) Ordered to the Assembly.
05/27/2025
Senate
Ordered to special consent calendar.
05/23/2025
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
05/23/2025
Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1191.) (May 23).
05/16/2025
Senate
Set for hearing May 23.
04/07/2025
Senate
April 7 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
03/28/2025
Senate
Set for hearing April 7.
03/12/2025
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (March 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
02/26/2025
Senate
Set for hearing March 12.
02/24/2025
Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
01/29/2025
Senate
Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
01/22/2025
Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 21.
01/21/2025
Senate
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Sources
Record Created
Jan 22, 2025 6:02:11 AM
Record Updated
Oct 3, 2025 5:18:16 AM