Income tax: credit: immigration.

Summary

The bill adds a new credit to the California personal income tax code that lets qualifying taxpayers deduct the cost of filing a federal Petition for Alien Relative (I‑130) – $675 for paper filings or $625 for online filings – from their state tax bill. It applies to tax years beginning in 2025 through 2030 and is limited to individuals with adjusted gross incomes of $250,000 or less (joint filers) or $120,000 or less (single filers). The credit is intended to lower the financial barrier to legal family immigration.

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Hearings

• Revenue and Taxation Committee Hearing
  Revenue and Taxation · May 5, 2025
• Revenue and Taxation Committee Hearing
  Revenue and Taxation · Apr 7, 2025

History

1. Feb 2, 2026From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2. Jan 31, 2026Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
3. May 5, 2025In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission.
4. Apr 29, 2025Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
5. Apr 28, 2025From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. Read second time and amended.
6. Apr 7, 2025In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to REV. & TAX. suspense file.
7. Mar 25, 2025Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
8. Mar 24, 2025Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
9. Mar 24, 2025From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. Read second time and amended.
10. Feb 24, 2025Read first time.
11. Feb 22, 2025From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
12. Feb 21, 2025Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

• Tangipa · sponsor
• Jeff Gonzalez

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