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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 118

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Relating to: a tax credit for relocating to this state due to Hurricane Helene or the Los Angeles wildfires. (FE)

Citizenship Fire Income tax — Credit Interstate relations Natural disaster

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill creates a nonrefundable income tax credit for U.S. citizens who resided in the County of Los Angeles, California, or North Carolina up until the Los Angeles wildfires of 2025 or Hurricane Helene of 2024 and who moved to this state due to either of those disasters. The amount of the credit is $10,000 and the credit is effective for tax year 2025. No person who has been convicted of a felony may claim the credit.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Feyen (R)

6 cosponsors

Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Krug (R) , Melotik (R) , Mursau (R) , Rodriguez (R)

Full history

  1. Mar 7, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Feyen; cosponsored by Representatives Duchow, Dittrich, Krug, Melotik, Mursau and Rodriguez

  2. Mar 7, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue

  3. Mar 25, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. May 19, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Feyen

  5. May 19, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Feyen

  6. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1