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AB 2336: Personal Income Tax Law: exclusions from income: retirement: overtime.
What AB 2336 does, verified April 29, 2026
The bill proposes to exclude from income the first $25,000 of overtime pay received by a taxpayer during a taxable year, and the first $25,000 received as proceeds from a defined benefit plan. These exclusions would apply for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2031. The bill also includes additional requirements for new tax expenditures, such as specific goals and data collection. The bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
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Last action: In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission. (2026-04-27)Alert me
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| Apr. 27, 2026 | In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission. |
| Apr. 13, 2026 | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to REV. & TAX. suspense file. |
| Apr. 06, 2026 | In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. |
| Mar. 09, 2026 | Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. |
| Feb. 20, 2026 | From printer. May be heard in committee March 22. |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 19, 2026 · 498 words
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2336
| Introduced by Assembly Member Macedo |
February 19, 2026 |
An act to add and repeal Sections 17147 and 17147.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation, to take effect immediately, tax levy.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2336, as introduced, Macedo. Personal Income Tax Law: exclusions from income: retirement: overtime.
The Personal Income Tax Law, in modified conformity with federal income tax laws, defines “gross income” as income from whatever source derived, except as specifically excluded, and provides various exclusions from gross income.
This bill would, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2031, exclude from gross income the first $25,000 of overtime pay received by a taxpayer during the taxable year. The bill would also exclude from gross income the first $25,000 received by a taxpayer as proceeds from a defined benefit plan, as defined.
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 also would include additional information required for any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure.
This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 17147 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:17147.
(a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2031, gross income does not include the first twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) of overtime pay received during the taxable year.(b) This section shall remain operative only until January 1, 2031, and as of that date is repealed.
SEC. 2.
Section 17147.1 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:17147.1.
(a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2031, gross income does not include the first twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) received by a taxpayer as proceeds from a defined benefit plan, as defined in Section 414(j) of the Internal Revenue Code, during the taxable year.(b) This section shall remain operative only until January 1, 2031, and as of that date is repealed.
SEC. 3.
For purposes of complying with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as it related to the exclusions from income allowed by Sections 17147 and 17147.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as added by Sections 1 and 2 of this act, the Legislature finds and declares as follows:(a) The specific goal of the exclusions is to give financial support to those working extra hours to afford increasing costs and those on limited retirement income.
(b) There is no available data to collect or report with respect to the exclusions.
SEC. 4.
This act provides for a tax levy within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect.Text of AB 2336 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions