Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 274Introduced by Assembly Member Cristina GarciaFebruary 01, 2017 An act to add Section 6359.05 to the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation. taxation, to take effect immediately, tax levy.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 274, as amended, Cristina Garcia. Sales and use taxes. taxes: exemption: food products.Existing sales and use tax laws impose a tax on retailers measured by the gross receipts from the sale of tangible personal property sold at retail in this state, or on the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property purchased from a retailer for storage, use, or other consumption in this state. These laws provide various exemptions from these taxes, including an exemption for food products for human consumption, as provided. products, which, pursuant to Proposition 163, approved by the voters on November 3, 1992, are required to include, among other items, candy, confectionery, and snack foods.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that defines the term snack food for the purposes of these laws.Assembly Constitutional Amendment 2 of the 201718 Regular Session, if approved by the voters, on and after April 1, 2019, would instead require that any sales or use taxes levied by the state or any of its political subdivisions apply to the sale of, or the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, certain food products for human consumption, which include candy, confectionery, and snack foods. Assembly Constitutional Amendment 2, if approved by the voters, would authorize the Legislature to exempt the sale of, or the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, any food product from sales and use taxes by a statute that becomes operative on or after November 7, 2018.This bill, on and after April 1, 2019, would exempt from those taxes the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of those certain, food products for human consumption subject to those taxes pursuant to Assembly Constitutional Amendment 2 of the 201718 Regular Session, except for food products that are candy, as defined.The Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law authorizes counties and cities to impose local sales and use taxes in conformity with the Sales and Use Tax Law, and existing laws authorize districts, as specified, to impose transactions and use taxes in accordance with the Transactions and Use Tax Law, which generally conforms to the Sales and Use Tax Law. Amendments to the Sales and Use Tax Law are automatically incorporated into the local tax laws.Existing law requires the state to reimburse counties and cities for revenue losses caused by the enactment of sales and use tax exemptions.This bill would provide that, notwithstanding these provisions, no appropriation is made and the state shall not reimburse any local agencies for sales and use tax revenues lost by them pursuant to this bill.This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy, but would become operative on November 7, 2018, only if Assembly Constitutional Amendment 2 of the 201718 Regular Session is submitted to, and approved by, the voters.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 6359.05 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:6359.05. (a) On and after April 1, 2019, there are exempted from the taxes imposed by this part the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, food products for human consumption subject to the taxes imposed by this part pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 34 of Article XIII of the California Constitution.(b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to food products that are candy. For purposes of this subdivision, candy means a preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or pieces. Candy shall not include any preparation that contains flour or requires refrigeration.SEC. 2. Notwithstanding Section 2230 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, no appropriation is made by this act and the state shall not reimburse any local agency for any sales and use tax revenues lost by it under this act.SEC. 3. This act provides for a tax levy within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. However, the provisions of this act shall become operative only if Assembly Constitutional Amendment 2 of the 201718 Regular Session is submitted to, and approved by, the voters of California pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 10 of Article II of the California Constitution, and in that event shall become operative on November 7, 2018.SECTION 1.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that defines the term snack food for the purposes of sales and use tax laws.
Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 274Introduced by Assembly Member Cristina GarciaFebruary 01, 2017 An act to add Section 6359.05 to the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation. taxation, to take effect immediately, tax levy.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 274, as amended, Cristina Garcia. Sales and use taxes. taxes: exemption: food products.Existing sales and use tax laws impose a tax on retailers measured by the gross receipts from the sale of tangible personal property sold at retail in this state, or on the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property purchased from a retailer for storage, use, or other consumption in this state. These laws provide various exemptions from these taxes, including an exemption for food products for human consumption, as provided. products, which, pursuant to Proposition 163, approved by the voters on November 3, 1992, are required to include, among other items, candy, confectionery, and snack foods.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that defines the term snack food for the purposes of these laws.Assembly Constitutional Amendment 2 of the 201718 Regular Session, if approved by the voters, on and after April 1, 2019, would instead require that any sales or use taxes levied by the state or any of its political subdivisions apply to the sale of, or the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, certain food products for human consumption, which include candy, confectionery, and snack foods. Assembly Constitutional Amendment 2, if approved by the voters, would authorize the Legislature to exempt the sale of, or the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, any food product from sales and use taxes by a statute that becomes operative on or after November 7, 2018.This bill, on and after April 1, 2019, would exempt from those taxes the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of those certain, food products for human consumption subject to those taxes pursuant to Assembly Constitutional Amendment 2 of the 201718 Regular Session, except for food products that are candy, as defined.The Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law authorizes counties and cities to impose local sales and use taxes in conformity with the Sales and Use Tax Law, and existing laws authorize districts, as specified, to impose transactions and use taxes in accordance with the Transactions and Use Tax Law, which generally conforms to the Sales and Use Tax Law. Amendments to the Sales and Use Tax Law are automatically incorporated into the local tax laws.Existing law requires the state to reimburse counties and cities for revenue losses caused by the enactment of sales and use tax exemptions.This bill would provide that, notwithstanding these provisions, no appropriation is made and the state shall not reimburse any local agencies for sales and use tax revenues lost by them pursuant to this bill.This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy, but would become operative on November 7, 2018, only if Assembly Constitutional Amendment 2 of the 201718 Regular Session is submitted to, and approved by, the voters.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2017
Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2017
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 274
Introduced by Assembly Member Cristina GarciaFebruary 01, 2017
Introduced by Assembly Member Cristina Garcia
February 01, 2017
An act to add Section 6359.05 to the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation. taxation, to take effect immediately, tax levy.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 274, as amended, Cristina Garcia. Sales and use taxes. taxes: exemption: food products.
Existing sales and use tax laws impose a tax on retailers measured by the gross receipts from the sale of tangible personal property sold at retail in this state, or on the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property purchased from a retailer for storage, use, or other consumption in this state. These laws provide various exemptions from these taxes, including an exemption for food products for human consumption, as provided. products, which, pursuant to Proposition 163, approved by the voters on November 3, 1992, are required to include, among other items, candy, confectionery, and snack foods.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that defines the term snack food for the purposes of these laws.Assembly Constitutional Amendment 2 of the 201718 Regular Session, if approved by the voters, on and after April 1, 2019, would instead require that any sales or use taxes levied by the state or any of its political subdivisions apply to the sale of, or the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, certain food products for human consumption, which include candy, confectionery, and snack foods. Assembly Constitutional Amendment 2, if approved by the voters, would authorize the Legislature to exempt the sale of, or the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, any food product from sales and use taxes by a statute that becomes operative on or after November 7, 2018.This bill, on and after April 1, 2019, would exempt from those taxes the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of those certain, food products for human consumption subject to those taxes pursuant to Assembly Constitutional Amendment 2 of the 201718 Regular Session, except for food products that are candy, as defined.The Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law authorizes counties and cities to impose local sales and use taxes in conformity with the Sales and Use Tax Law, and existing laws authorize districts, as specified, to impose transactions and use taxes in accordance with the Transactions and Use Tax Law, which generally conforms to the Sales and Use Tax Law. Amendments to the Sales and Use Tax Law are automatically incorporated into the local tax laws.Existing law requires the state to reimburse counties and cities for revenue losses caused by the enactment of sales and use tax exemptions.This bill would provide that, notwithstanding these provisions, no appropriation is made and the state shall not reimburse any local agencies for sales and use tax revenues lost by them pursuant to this bill.This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy, but would become operative on November 7, 2018, only if Assembly Constitutional Amendment 2 of the 201718 Regular Session is submitted to, and approved by, the voters.
Existing sales and use tax laws impose a tax on retailers measured by the gross receipts from the sale of tangible personal property sold at retail in this state, or on the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property purchased from a retailer for storage, use, or other consumption in this state. These laws provide various exemptions from these taxes, including an exemption for food products for human consumption, as provided. products, which, pursuant to Proposition 163, approved by the voters on November 3, 1992, are required to include, among other items, candy, confectionery, and snack foods.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that defines the term snack food for the purposes of these laws.
Assembly Constitutional Amendment 2 of the 201718 Regular Session, if approved by the voters, on and after April 1, 2019, would instead require that any sales or use taxes levied by the state or any of its political subdivisions apply to the sale of, or the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, certain food products for human consumption, which include candy, confectionery, and snack foods. Assembly Constitutional Amendment 2, if approved by the voters, would authorize the Legislature to exempt the sale of, or the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, any food product from sales and use taxes by a statute that becomes operative on or after November 7, 2018.
This bill, on and after April 1, 2019, would exempt from those taxes the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of those certain, food products for human consumption subject to those taxes pursuant to Assembly Constitutional Amendment 2 of the 201718 Regular Session, except for food products that are candy, as defined.
The Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law authorizes counties and cities to impose local sales and use taxes in conformity with the Sales and Use Tax Law, and existing laws authorize districts, as specified, to impose transactions and use taxes in accordance with the Transactions and Use Tax Law, which generally conforms to the Sales and Use Tax Law. Amendments to the Sales and Use Tax Law are automatically incorporated into the local tax laws.
Existing law requires the state to reimburse counties and cities for revenue losses caused by the enactment of sales and use tax exemptions.
This bill would provide that, notwithstanding these provisions, no appropriation is made and the state shall not reimburse any local agencies for sales and use tax revenues lost by them pursuant to this bill.
This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy, but would become operative on November 7, 2018, only if Assembly Constitutional Amendment 2 of the 201718 Regular Session is submitted to, and approved by, the voters.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 6359.05 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:6359.05. (a) On and after April 1, 2019, there are exempted from the taxes imposed by this part the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, food products for human consumption subject to the taxes imposed by this part pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 34 of Article XIII of the California Constitution.(b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to food products that are candy. For purposes of this subdivision, candy means a preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or pieces. Candy shall not include any preparation that contains flour or requires refrigeration.SEC. 2. Notwithstanding Section 2230 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, no appropriation is made by this act and the state shall not reimburse any local agency for any sales and use tax revenues lost by it under this act.SEC. 3. This act provides for a tax levy within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. However, the provisions of this act shall become operative only if Assembly Constitutional Amendment 2 of the 201718 Regular Session is submitted to, and approved by, the voters of California pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 10 of Article II of the California Constitution, and in that event shall become operative on November 7, 2018.SECTION 1.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that defines the term snack food for the purposes of sales and use tax laws.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 6359.05 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:6359.05. (a) On and after April 1, 2019, there are exempted from the taxes imposed by this part the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, food products for human consumption subject to the taxes imposed by this part pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 34 of Article XIII of the California Constitution.(b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to food products that are candy. For purposes of this subdivision, candy means a preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or pieces. Candy shall not include any preparation that contains flour or requires refrigeration.
SECTION 1. Section 6359.05 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
6359.05. (a) On and after April 1, 2019, there are exempted from the taxes imposed by this part the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, food products for human consumption subject to the taxes imposed by this part pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 34 of Article XIII of the California Constitution.(b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to food products that are candy. For purposes of this subdivision, candy means a preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or pieces. Candy shall not include any preparation that contains flour or requires refrigeration.
6359.05. (a) On and after April 1, 2019, there are exempted from the taxes imposed by this part the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, food products for human consumption subject to the taxes imposed by this part pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 34 of Article XIII of the California Constitution.(b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to food products that are candy. For purposes of this subdivision, candy means a preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or pieces. Candy shall not include any preparation that contains flour or requires refrigeration.
6359.05. (a) On and after April 1, 2019, there are exempted from the taxes imposed by this part the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, food products for human consumption subject to the taxes imposed by this part pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 34 of Article XIII of the California Constitution.(b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to food products that are candy. For purposes of this subdivision, candy means a preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or pieces. Candy shall not include any preparation that contains flour or requires refrigeration.
6359.05. (a) On and after April 1, 2019, there are exempted from the taxes imposed by this part the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, food products for human consumption subject to the taxes imposed by this part pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 34 of Article XIII of the California Constitution.
(b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to food products that are candy. For purposes of this subdivision, candy means a preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or pieces. Candy shall not include any preparation that contains flour or requires refrigeration.
SEC. 2. Notwithstanding Section 2230 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, no appropriation is made by this act and the state shall not reimburse any local agency for any sales and use tax revenues lost by it under this act.
SEC. 2. Notwithstanding Section 2230 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, no appropriation is made by this act and the state shall not reimburse any local agency for any sales and use tax revenues lost by it under this act.
SEC. 2. Notwithstanding Section 2230 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, no appropriation is made by this act and the state shall not reimburse any local agency for any sales and use tax revenues lost by it under this act.
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SEC. 3. This act provides for a tax levy within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. However, the provisions of this act shall become operative only if Assembly Constitutional Amendment 2 of the 201718 Regular Session is submitted to, and approved by, the voters of California pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 10 of Article II of the California Constitution, and in that event shall become operative on November 7, 2018.
SEC. 3. This act provides for a tax levy within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. However, the provisions of this act shall become operative only if Assembly Constitutional Amendment 2 of the 201718 Regular Session is submitted to, and approved by, the voters of California pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 10 of Article II of the California Constitution, and in that event shall become operative on November 7, 2018.
SEC. 3. This act provides for a tax levy within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. However, the provisions of this act shall become operative only if Assembly Constitutional Amendment 2 of the 201718 Regular Session is submitted to, and approved by, the voters of California pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 10 of Article II of the California Constitution, and in that event shall become operative on November 7, 2018.
### SEC. 3.
It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that defines the term snack food for the purposes of sales and use tax laws.