Personal income taxes: unemployment insurance: fitness benefit.

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Signed into Law

Summary

The bill creates a new tax exclusion and deduction for qualified fitness benefits that employers give to employees, and it removes those benefits (up to $600 per year) from the definition of wages used for unemployment insurance. It applies to all employees receiving such benefits and requires the Franchise Tax Board to report annually on how many taxpayers claim the exclusion or deduction.

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Hearings

• Revenue and Taxation Committee Hearing
  Revenue and Taxation · Apr 27, 2026
• Revenue and Taxation Committee Hearing
  Revenue and Taxation · Apr 6, 2026
• Revenue And Taxation
  Revenue And Taxation · Apr 6, 2026

History

1. Apr 27, 2026In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission.
2. Apr 6, 2026In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to REV. & TAX. suspense file.
3. Mar 26, 2026Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
4. Mar 25, 2026From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. Read second time and amended.
5. Mar 9, 2026Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
6. Feb 21, 2026From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
7. Feb 20, 2026Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Tangipa · sponsor

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