California Senate Bill 710
Session 20252026
Property taxation: active solar energy systems.
Became Law
Became Law on Oct 3, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
710
State
California
Session
20252026
Motion Text
Unfinished Business SB710 Blakespear et al. Concurrence
Senate Roll Call Votes
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Summary
The California Constitution generally limits the maximum rate of ad valorem tax on real property to 1% of the full cash value of the property and defines "full cash value" for these purposes as the appraised value of real property when purchased, newly constructed, or a change in ownership has occurred after the 1975 assessment. Pursuant to constitutional authorization, existing property tax law excludes from the definition of "newly constructed" for these purposes the construction or addition of any active solar energy system, as defined, through the 2025–26 fiscal year. Under existing property tax law, this exclusion remains in effect only until there is a subsequent change in ownership, but an active solar energy system that qualifies for the exclusion before January 1, 2027, continues to receive the exclusion until there is a subsequent change in ownership. Existing law repeals these exclusion provisions on January 1, 2027.
This bill would make a technical change to the existing active solar energy system exclusion by instead making the repeal date of January 1, 2027, the date the exclusion becomes inoperative.
This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 73 of the Revenue and Taxation Code proposed by AB 1516 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1516 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
02/21/25 - Introduced
February 21, 2025
05/07/25 - Amended Senate
May 7, 2025
05/23/25 - Amended Senate
May 23, 2025
06/23/25 - Amended Assembly
June 23, 2025
07/08/25 - Amended Assembly
July 8, 2025
07/16/25 - Amended Assembly
July 16, 2025
09/02/25 - Amended Assembly
September 2, 2025
09/05/25 - Amended Assembly
September 5, 2025
09/16/25 - Enrolled
September 16, 2025
10/03/25 - Chaptered
October 3, 2025
05/09/25- Senate Revenue and Taxation
May 9, 2025
05/16/25- Senate Appropriations
May 16, 2025
05/23/25- Senate Appropriations
May 23, 2025
05/27/25- Sen. Floor Analyses
May 27, 2025
06/27/25- Assembly Revenue and Taxation
June 27, 2025
07/03/25- Assembly Revenue and Taxation
July 3, 2025
07/11/25- Assembly Revenue and Taxation
July 11, 2025
08/18/25- Assembly Appropriations
August 18, 2025
09/03/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
September 3, 2025
09/05/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
September 5, 2025
09/09/25- Sen. Floor Analyses
September 9, 2025
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10/03/2025
California State Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 328, Statutes of 2025.
10/03/2025
California State Legislature
Approved by the Governor.
09/22/2025
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
09/11/2025
Senate
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2891.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
09/09/2025
Senate
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
09/09/2025
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3090.) Ordered to the Senate.
09/05/2025
Assembly
Ordered to third reading.
09/05/2025
Assembly
Read third time and amended.
09/05/2025
Assembly
Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended.
09/03/2025
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
09/02/2025
Assembly
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
08/29/2025
Assembly
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (August 29).
08/20/2025
Assembly
August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
07/16/2025
Assembly
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
07/15/2025
Assembly
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (July 14).
07/08/2025
Assembly
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
07/07/2025
Assembly
July 7 set for first hearing. Placed on REV. & TAX. suspense file.
07/01/2025
Assembly
June 30 hearing postponed by committee.
06/23/2025
Assembly
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
06/16/2025
Assembly
Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
06/05/2025
Assembly
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
06/04/2025
Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1522.) Ordered to the Assembly.
06/02/2025
Senate
Ordered to special consent calendar.
05/27/2025
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
05/23/2025
Senate
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
05/23/2025
Senate
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1210.) (May 23).
05/20/2025
Senate
Set for hearing May 23.
05/19/2025
Senate
May 19 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
05/15/2025
Senate
Set for hearing May 19.
05/14/2025
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 1083.) (May 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
05/07/2025
Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
03/18/2025
Senate
Set for hearing May 14.
03/12/2025
Senate
Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
02/24/2025
Senate
Read first time.
02/24/2025
Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
02/21/2025
Senate
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Record Created
Feb 22, 2025 6:06:47 AM
Record Updated
Nov 18, 2025 8:27:14 AM