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AB-241 • 2026

Wildfire and Vegetation Management Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.

Wildfire and Vegetation Management Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Tangipa
Last action
2026-02-02
Official status
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on how contributions will be used or managed by the fund.

Wildfire and Vegetation Management Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund

This law creates the Wildfire and Vegetation Management Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund, allowing taxpayers to contribute extra money on their tax returns for wildfire and vegetation management.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates the Wildfire and Vegetation Management Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.
  • Allows taxpayers to designate an amount in excess of their tax liability to be transferred to this fund when filing their tax return.
  • Requires the Franchise Tax Board to revise tax forms to include a space for contributions to this new fund if there is room or another voluntary designation is removed.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Taxpayers who wish to contribute extra money to support wildfire and vegetation management efforts.
  • The Franchise Tax Board, which must update tax forms accordingly.

Terms To Know

Voluntary Tax Contribution
Extra money that taxpayers can choose to give when filing their taxes for specific causes or funds.
Franchise Tax Board
The agency responsible for administering California's personal income tax system.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It is not specified how much money will be raised through this fund.
  • Unclear what happens if there isn't enough space on the tax form to include the new contribution option without removing another voluntary designation.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-02 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  2. 2026-01-31 California Legislative Information

    Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.

  3. 2025-03-17 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  4. 2025-02-10 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

  5. 2025-01-15 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 14.

  6. 2025-01-14 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 241, as introduced, Tangipa.
Wildfire and Vegetation Management Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.
Existing law allows an individual taxpayer to contribute amounts in excess of their personal income tax liability for the support of specified funds and accounts, including, among others, to the Native California Wildlife Rehabilitation Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.
This bill would also allow an individual to designate on their tax return that a specified amount in excess of their tax liability be transferred to the continuously appropriated Wildfire and Vegetation Management Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund, which would be created by this bill. The bill would require the Franchise Tax Board to revise the tax return form to include a space for the designation of contributions to the fund when another voluntary designation is removed from the form or there is space, whichever occurs first. By establishing a new continuously
appropriated fund, this bill would make an appropriation.

Current Bill Text

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