Income taxes: exclusions: 2026 Garden Grove chemical leak.
AB 760
California Bills
20250AB__076096AMD INTRODUCED 2025-02-18 AMENDED_ASSEMBLY 2025-05-08 AMENDED_SENATE 2026-06-11 AMENDED_SENATE 2026-06-25 2025 AB AMD Introduced by Assembly Member Ta (Principal coauthor: Senator Strickland) (Coauthors: Assembly Members Chen, Davies, Dixon, Quirk-Silva, and Sanchez) (Coauthor: Senator Choi) LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ta PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR SENATE Strickland COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Chen COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Davies COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Dixon COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Quirk-Silva COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Sanchez COAUTHOR SENATE Choi
An act to add and repeal Sections 17138.9 and 24309.8 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation, to take effect immediately, tax levy. taxation, to take effect immediately, tax levy Income taxes: exclusions: 2026 Garden Grove chemical leak. The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law, in conformity with federal income tax law, generally define “gross income” as income from whatever source derived, except as specifically excluded, and provide various exclusions from gross income.
This bill would, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, and before January 1, 2032, provide an exclusion from gross income for any qualified taxpayer, as defined, for amounts received for costs and losses associated with the Garden Grove chemical leak, as provided. Existing law requires any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure to contain, among other things, specific goals that the tax expenditure will achieve, detailed performance indicators, and data collection requirements. This bill would include additional information required for any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure.
This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy. MAJORITY NO YES NO YES NO YES NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. (
a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1) In 2026, a chemical leak at an aerospace facility led the Cities of Garden Grove, Stanton, and Westminster to evacuate due to the potential for a catastrophic explosion.
(2) The growing severity of the chemical leak resulted in a gubernatorial proclamation of a state of emergency and a presidential emergency declaration.
(3) The Garden Grove chemical leak resulted in the evacuation of more than 50,000 residents and caused significant disruption, displacement, economic loss, and personal hardship to residents and businesses throughout the County of Orange.
(4) The California Attorney General has authorized class action lawsuits as a result of the Garden Grove chemical leak. (
b) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting Sections 17138.9 and 24309.8 of the Revenue and Taxation Code to ensure that persons receiving settlement payments arising from the Garden Grove chemical leak retain the maximum practical benefit of those payments for recovery and restoration purposes.
SEC.
Section 17138.9 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code , to read: 17138.9. (
a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, and before January 1, 2032, gross income does not include any qualified amount received by a qualified taxpayer. (
b) For purposes of this section: (1) “2026 Garden Grove chemical leak” means the chemical leak event that began on May 21, 2026, at an aerospace manufacturing facility in the City of Garden Grove. (2) “Qualified amount” means any amount received in settlement by a qualified taxpayer from a settlement entity in connection with the Garden Grove chemical leak. (3) “Qualified taxpayer” means any of the following: (
A) Any taxpayer who owned real property located in the County of Orange during the Garden Grove chemical leak who paid or incurred expenses and received amounts from a settlement arising out of the Garden Grove chemical leak. (
B) Any taxpayer who resided within the County of Orange during the Garden Grove chemical leak who paid or incurred expenses and received amounts from a settlement arising out of the Garden Grove chemical leak. (
C) Any taxpayer who had a place of business within the County of Orange during the Garden Grove chemical leak who paid or incurred expenses and received amounts from a settlement arising out of the Garden Grove chemical leak. (4) “Settlement entity” means an entity making a settlement payment of a qualified amount to a qualified taxpayer. (
c) The settlement entity shall provide, upon request by the Franchise Tax Board, documentation of the settlement payments in the form and manner requested by the Franchise Tax Board. (d)
(1) For the purpose of complying with
Section regarding the exclusion provided by this
section and
Section 24309.9, the Legislature finds and declares that the specific goal of the tax exclusion is to provide essential relief to individuals who have suffered injury, loss, inconvenience, and expense due to a near-catastrophic environmental disaster precipitated by the Garden Grove chemical leak. (1)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>The specific goal of the tax exclusion is to provide essential relief to individuals who have suffered injury, loss, inconvenience, and expense due to a near-catastrophic environmental disaster precipitated by the Garden Grove chemical leak.</xhtml:p><p>(2)<span class="EnSpace"/>There is no available data to collect or report with respect to the exclusions.</p>"?> (2) (
A) By November 1, 2029, the Franchise Tax Board shall deliver to the Legislature a written report, in accordance with
Section of the Government Code, that states the aggregate dollar amount of settlement payments arising out of the Garden Grove chemical leak. (
B) The disclosure requirements of this paragraph shall be treated as an exception to
Section 19542. (
e) This
section shall remain operative until December 1, 2032, and as of that date is repealed.
SEC.
Section 24309.8 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code , to read: 24309.8. (
a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, and before January 1, 2032, gross income does not include any qualified amount received by a qualified taxpayer. (
b) For purposes of this section: (1) “2026 Garden Grove chemical leak” means the chemical leak event that began on May 21, 2026, at an aerospace manufacturing facility in the City of Garden Grove. (2) “Qualified amount” means any amount received in settlement by a qualified taxpayer from a settlement entity in connection with the Garden Grove chemical leak. (3) “Qualified taxpayer” means any of the following: (
A) Any taxpayer who owned real property located in the County of Orange during the Garden Grove chemical leak who paid or incurred expenses and received amounts from a settlement arising out of the Garden Grove chemical leak. (
B) Any taxpayer who had a place of business within the County of Orange during the Garden Grove chemical leak who paid or incurred expenses and received amounts from a settlement arising out of the Garden Grove chemical leak. (4) “Settlement entity” means an entity making a settlement payment of a qualified amount to a qualified taxpayer. (
c) The settlement entity shall provide, upon request by the Franchise Tax Board, documentation of the settlement payments in the form and manner requested by the Franchise Tax Board. (
d) This
section shall remain operative only until December 1, 2032, and as of that date is repealed.
SEC. 4. This act provides for a tax levy within the meaning of