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Home/Bills/AB 1596California · 2025–2026 Regular Session
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AB 1596: Sales and Use Tax Law: exemptions: infant car seats.

California · Assembly · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified May 4, 2026

What AB 1596 does, verified May 4, 2026

This bill creates a new exemption from sales and use tax on infant car seats from January 1, 2027, to January 1, 2032. The exemption applies to the sale, storage, use, or consumption of these seats. However, local sales and use taxes or transactions and use taxes are not affected by this exemption. The state will not reimburse local agencies for lost sales and use tax revenues as a result of this bill.

Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission. (2026-04-27)Alert me
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Juan AlanisLeticia CastilloJosh HooverSuzette Martinez ValladaresGreg Wallis
Recent actions6 total · showing 5
Apr. 27, 2026In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission.
Mar. 16, 2026In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to REV. & TAX. suspense file.
Feb. 02, 2026Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
Jan. 17, 2026From printer. May be heard in committee February 16.
Jan. 17, 2026From printer.
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