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AB-831 State government: tax expenditures.(2007-2008)

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Amended  IN  Assembly  June 01, 2007
Amended  IN  Assembly  April 25, 2007
Amended  IN  Assembly  April 17, 2007
Amended  IN  Assembly  March 26, 2007

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2007–2008 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 831

Introduced  by  Assembly Member Parra
 (Coauthor(s): Assembly Member Beall, Dymally, Krekorian, Wolk)
 (Coauthor(s): Senator Kehoe)

February 22, 2007

An act to add Section 13305.5 to the Government Code, relating to tax expenditures.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 831, as amended, Parra. State government: tax expenditures.
Existing law requires certain legislative measures to include specified information or meet specified requirements.
This bill would require that any legislative measure creating a new tax expenditure, or extending the operation of an existing tax expenditure, as defined, shall provide for a repeal of the expenditure in a manner reflective of that reflects the needs and conditions of the proposed expenditure.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 13305.5 is added to the Government Code, to read:

13305.5.
 (a) On and after January 1, 2008, any legislative measure creating a new tax expenditure, or extending the operation of an existing tax expenditure, shall include a repeal of the expenditure in a manner reflective of that reflects the needs and conditions of the proposed expenditure.
(b) For purposes of this section, “tax expenditure” means a credit, deduction, exclusion, exemption, or any other tax benefit as provided for by state law.